Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture

Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC)
Kementerian Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya
Coat of arms of Malaysia
Ministry overview
Formed16 May 2013; 12 years ago (2013-05-16)
Preceding Ministry
JurisdictionGovernment of Malaysia
HeadquartersNo. 2, Tower 1, P5/6 Road, Precinct 5, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62200 Putrajaya
Employees3,161 (2017)
Annual budgetMYR 1,567,627,800 (2026)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executives
  • Dato' Shaharuddin bin Abu Sohot, Secretary-General
  • Chua Choon Hwa, Deputy Secretary-General (Tourism)
  • Dato' Mohd Yusri bin Mohd Yusoff, Deputy Secretary-General (Culture)
  • Datuk Surrendren Sathasivam, Deputy Secretary-General (Management)
Child agencies
Websitewww.motac.gov.my
Footnotes
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The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Malay: Kementerian Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya) is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for tourism, culture, archives, library, museum, heritage, arts, theatre, handicraft, visual arts, convention, exhibitions, Islamic tourism and craft.

The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture administers his functions through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and a range of other government agencies. In the Anwar Ibrahim cabinet, the ministry was renamed to Ministry of Tourism with the removal of arts and culture portfolios from the name.

Its headquarters is in Putrajaya.

Organization

  • Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture[1]
    • Deputy Minister
      • Secretary-General
        • Under the Authority of Secretary-General
          • Office of the Legal Adviser
          • Key Performance Indicators and Empowerment of Bumiputera Agenda Unit
          • Integrity Unit
          • Internal Audit Unit
          • Corporate Communications Unit
        • Deputy Secretary-General (Tourism)
          • Tourism Policies and International Relationship Division
          • License and Enforcement Division
          • Industry Development Division
          • Malaysia Tourism Information Centre (MATIC)
        • Deputy Secretary-General (Culture)
          • Cultural Policies Division
          • International Cultural Relationship Division
          • Event Management Division
        • Deputy Secretary-General (Management)
          • Finance Division
          • Human Resources Division
          • Account Division
          • Infrastructure Development Division
          • Information Management Division
          • Management Division
          • State MOTAC Offices

Ministers

Minister Portrait Office Executive Experience
Tiong King Sing Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture
Chiew Choon Man Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture
  • MP for Miri (November 2022 – current)

See also

References