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te Executive Council Meanwhile, in Sabah the state is divided into number of residencies
and each residency is divided to districts. For public service in the
In Peninsular Malaysia, the executive power is practiced by the Council states, appointments are made by the individual State Public Service
of State (MMK) or EXCO in the name of the Rulers or Governors. The Commission except for Perlis, Penang, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan, of
body is known as Supreme Council in Sarawak and in Sabah it is known which its officers are appointed by the Public Service Commission of
as the Cabinet. MMK is led by the Minister or the Chief Minister who Malaysia.
is appointed by the Sultan or King or Governors among the members
of the State Assembly who support the majority of the members of Department
the Assembly. MMK consists of members of the State Legislative
Assembly that have been selected and three Government Officers, There are departments at the state level which are divided into two
State Financial Officer and State Legal Adviser. The number of State types, namely State departments and Federal departments. The
Legislative Assembly who leads the EXCO is different according to the state departments are further divided into two categories, namely,
constitution of each state. departments which are responsible to the state government and the
state department which are responsible to both state and Federal
State Legislative Assembly governments.
The power of the State Legislative Assembly is to pass laws and approved • State Department in Peninsular Malaysia
by the Ruler / Sultan / Governor. Section 4, Clause 8 of the Federal
Constitution of Malaysia states that the State Legislative Assembly The State department which is responsible to the state government is
must consist a majority of the members elected through the elections. the department that is responsible for the state administration. The key
The role of the Ruler / Sultan / Governor is to act as the legal authorities departments that are included in this category are the State Secretary’s
who will only present at certain special occasions such as the opening Office, State Financial Office, Office of the Legal Adviser of the state and
of the State Legislative Assembly. The main task of the Ruler / Sultan the State Economic Planning Unit.
/ Governor is to call for the members to convene, stop or dissolve the
Assembly. A person cannot become a member of the State Legislative • State Departments in Sabah and Sarawak
Assembly for more than one electoral section at a time. State Legislative
Assembly will run for five years from its first meeting. When the State Sabah and Sarawak have more departments as the 1963 Malaysia
Legislative Assembly is dissolved, a state level election will be held Agreement has given more powers to both the states compared to
within 60 days in Peninsular Malaysia and 90 days in Sabah and Sarawak. the other states in the Peninsular Malaysia. However, through the
consolidation process, most of the departments have gradually being
State Government Administrative Machinery placed under the responsibility of the Federal Government. The main
departments that remained in the responsibility of the state government
A state is divided into several districts to facilitate good governance. are the same departments in Peninsular Malaysia. The difference is the
The districts are divided into few sub-districts. In Sarawak, before being main state department of Sabah which is known as the Chief Minister’s.
divided into districts, it is divided into sections. The Head of the Division
is called the Resident and District Chief is called the District Officer. Department and the State Secretary’s Office in Sarawak does not
directly liaise on matters of public service as with the State Secretary’s
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and each residency is divided to districts. For public service in the
In Peninsular Malaysia, the executive power is practiced by the Council states, appointments are made by the individual State Public Service
of State (MMK) or EXCO in the name of the Rulers or Governors. The Commission except for Perlis, Penang, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan, of
body is known as Supreme Council in Sarawak and in Sabah it is known which its officers are appointed by the Public Service Commission of
as the Cabinet. MMK is led by the Minister or the Chief Minister who Malaysia.
is appointed by the Sultan or King or Governors among the members
of the State Assembly who support the majority of the members of Department
the Assembly. MMK consists of members of the State Legislative
Assembly that have been selected and three Government Officers, There are departments at the state level which are divided into two
State Financial Officer and State Legal Adviser. The number of State types, namely State departments and Federal departments. The
Legislative Assembly who leads the EXCO is different according to the state departments are further divided into two categories, namely,
constitution of each state. departments which are responsible to the state government and the
state department which are responsible to both state and Federal
State Legislative Assembly governments.
The power of the State Legislative Assembly is to pass laws and approved • State Department in Peninsular Malaysia
by the Ruler / Sultan / Governor. Section 4, Clause 8 of the Federal
Constitution of Malaysia states that the State Legislative Assembly The State department which is responsible to the state government is
must consist a majority of the members elected through the elections. the department that is responsible for the state administration. The key
The role of the Ruler / Sultan / Governor is to act as the legal authorities departments that are included in this category are the State Secretary’s
who will only present at certain special occasions such as the opening Office, State Financial Office, Office of the Legal Adviser of the state and
of the State Legislative Assembly. The main task of the Ruler / Sultan the State Economic Planning Unit.
/ Governor is to call for the members to convene, stop or dissolve the
Assembly. A person cannot become a member of the State Legislative • State Departments in Sabah and Sarawak
Assembly for more than one electoral section at a time. State Legislative
Assembly will run for five years from its first meeting. When the State Sabah and Sarawak have more departments as the 1963 Malaysia
Legislative Assembly is dissolved, a state level election will be held Agreement has given more powers to both the states compared to
within 60 days in Peninsular Malaysia and 90 days in Sabah and Sarawak. the other states in the Peninsular Malaysia. However, through the
consolidation process, most of the departments have gradually being
State Government Administrative Machinery placed under the responsibility of the Federal Government. The main
departments that remained in the responsibility of the state government
A state is divided into several districts to facilitate good governance. are the same departments in Peninsular Malaysia. The difference is the
The districts are divided into few sub-districts. In Sarawak, before being main state department of Sabah which is known as the Chief Minister’s.
divided into districts, it is divided into sections. The Head of the Division
is called the Resident and District Chief is called the District Officer. Department and the State Secretary’s Office in Sarawak does not
directly liaise on matters of public service as with the State Secretary’s
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