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INTRODUCTION
Ministry of Defence was established on 31 August 1957 and officially began
operations in a building located in Brockman Road (now Jalan Dato’ Onn),
Kuala Lumpur. This building also housed the office of the first Defence Minister,
the late Tun Abdul Razak bin Datuk Hussein, who served from 31 August
1957 to 22 September 1970. The first building of the Ministry of Defence was
constructed by the Federal Government at a cost of RM122,000.00 and was
officially opened by Tun Haji Abdul Razak bin Datuk Hussein on 18 March 1960.
The building constructed in Jalan Padang Tembak also housed the Chiefs and
Officers of the Malaysian Armed Forces of the three services. The Ministry of
Defence is led by the Minister of Defence and assisted by a Deputy Minister.
The organization of the Ministry of Defence consists of two main services.
First, is the Public Service which is headed by the Secretary General and the
Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) is headed by Chief of the Armed Forces.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND
ACTIVITIES
NSTP 2.0
NSTP 2.0 launching ceremony was
officiated by Dato’ Hishammuddin
Tun Hussien, Minister of Defense on 24
April 2016 at Esplanade KLCC Park.
The event was significant following the
success of the initiative to transform
NSTP which has been implemented since
2015 in cooperation with the Ministry of
Youth and Sports (KBS), Performance
Management & Delivery Unit (PEMANDU),
other ministries, government agencies,
NGOs and others.
National Service Training Program (NSTP
2.0) is one of the focuses of the Ministry
of Defense in 2016 under the MINDEF
Roadmap 2016. In order to ensure the
effectiveness of NSTP 2.0 in 2016, the
National Service Training Department has
listed four main focuses that should be
given priority and until October 2016, a
total of 50 programs were implemented
under NSTP 2.0.
INTRODUCTION
Ministry of Defence was established on 31 August 1957 and officially began
operations in a building located in Brockman Road (now Jalan Dato’ Onn),
Kuala Lumpur. This building also housed the office of the first Defence Minister,
the late Tun Abdul Razak bin Datuk Hussein, who served from 31 August
1957 to 22 September 1970. The first building of the Ministry of Defence was
constructed by the Federal Government at a cost of RM122,000.00 and was
officially opened by Tun Haji Abdul Razak bin Datuk Hussein on 18 March 1960.
The building constructed in Jalan Padang Tembak also housed the Chiefs and
Officers of the Malaysian Armed Forces of the three services. The Ministry of
Defence is led by the Minister of Defence and assisted by a Deputy Minister.
The organization of the Ministry of Defence consists of two main services.
First, is the Public Service which is headed by the Secretary General and the
Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) is headed by Chief of the Armed Forces.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND
ACTIVITIES
NSTP 2.0
NSTP 2.0 launching ceremony was
officiated by Dato’ Hishammuddin
Tun Hussien, Minister of Defense on 24
April 2016 at Esplanade KLCC Park.
The event was significant following the
success of the initiative to transform
NSTP which has been implemented since
2015 in cooperation with the Ministry of
Youth and Sports (KBS), Performance
Management & Delivery Unit (PEMANDU),
other ministries, government agencies,
NGOs and others.
National Service Training Program (NSTP
2.0) is one of the focuses of the Ministry
of Defense in 2016 under the MINDEF
Roadmap 2016. In order to ensure the
effectiveness of NSTP 2.0 in 2016, the
National Service Training Department has
listed four main focuses that should be
given priority and until October 2016, a
total of 50 programs were implemented
under NSTP 2.0.

