Ministry of Home Affairs (Malaysia)

The Ministry of Home Affairs (Kementerian Dalam Negeri), abbreviated KDN, MOHA, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for home affairs: law enforcement, public security, public order,  population registry, immigration, foreign workers, management of societies, anti-drug, publication / printing / distribution of printed materials, film control, management of volunteer, rehabilitation and implementation of punishment.

The Minister of Home Affairs administers his functions through the Ministry of Home Affairs and a range of other government agencies. The current Minister of Home Affairs is Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, whose term began on 3 December 2022.

Organisation

 * Minister of Home Affairs
 * Deputy Minister
 * Second Deputy Minister
 * Secretary-General
 * Under the Authority of Secretary-General
 * Legal Advisor Office
 * Internal Audit Division
 * Strategic Planning Division
 * Corporate Communication Division
 * Integrity Unit
 * Deputy Secretary-General (Policy and Enforcement)
 * Immigration Affairs Division
 * National Registration and Societies Division
 * Foreign Worker Management Division
 * Institute of Public Security of Malaysia
 * The Council for Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants through National Strategic Office to the council (NSO MAPO) Division
 * International Relations Division
 * Deputy Secretary-General (Security)
 * Film Censorship Control and Enforcement Division
 * Publication and Quranic Texts Control Division
 * Security and Public Order Division
 * Prisons, Anti-Drug and Civil Defence Division
 * National Key Results Area Division
 * Police and Border Security Division
 * Parole Board Secretariat
 * Prevention of Crime Board Secretariat
 * Prevention of Terrorism Board Secretariat
 * Deputy Secretary-General (Management)
 * Senior Under-Secretary (Management)
 * Human Resources Management Division
 * Information Management Division
 * Management Services and Asset Division
 * Parliament and Cabinet Division
 * Police Force Commission Secretariat
 * Senior Under-Secretary (Development and Procurement)
 * Finance Division
 * Account Division
 * Procurement Division
 * Development Division

Federal departments

 * 1) Royal Malaysia Police (RMP), or Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM). (Official site)
 * 2) Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) or "Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia" (APMM)
 * 3) Malaysian Prison Department (PRIDE), or Jabatan Penjara Malaysia. (Official site)
 * 4) Immigration Department of Malaysia, or Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia (JIM). (Official site)
 * 5) Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCOM) or Kawasan Keselamatan Khas Pantai Timur Sabah. (Official Site)
 * 6) National Registration Department of Malaysia, or Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara Malaysia (JPN). (Official site)
 * 7) The Registry of Societies Malaysia (ROS), or Jabatan Pendaftar Pertubuhan Malaysia (JPPM). (Official site)
 * 8) The People's Volunteer Corps, or Jabatan Sukarelawan Malaysia (RELA). (Official site)

Federal agencies

 * 1) National Anti-Drug Agency, or Agensi Antidadah Kebangsaan (AADK). (Official site)
 * 2) Institute of Public Security of Malaysia (IPSOM) or Institut Keselamatan Awam Malaysia
 * 3) Council for Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants, or Majlis Antipemerdagangan Orang dan Antipenyeludupan Migran (MAPO).
 * 4) Prevention of Crime Board, or Lembaga Pencegahan Jenayah.
 * 5) Parole Board, or Lembaga Parol.
 * 6) Film Censorship Board, or Lembaga Penapis Filem. (Official site)
 * 7) Prevention of Terrorism Board, or Lembaga Pencegahan Keganasan.
 * 8) National Printing Malaysian Limited, or Percetakan Nasional Malaysia Berhad (PNMB). (Official site)

Key legislation
The Ministry of Home Affairs is responsible for administration of several key Acts:
 * Registration of Criminals and Undesirable Persons Act 1969 [Act 7]
 * Sedition Act 1948 [Act 15]
 * National Registration Act 1959 [Act 78]
 * Official Secrets Act 1972 [Act 88]
 * Passports Act 1966 [Act 150]
 * Registration of Births and Deaths (Special Provisions) Act 1975 [Act 152]
 * Immigration Act 1959/63 [Act 155]
 * Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 [Act 164]
 * Explosives Act 1957 [Act 207]
 * Registration of Adoptions Act 1952 [Act 253]
 * Prevention of Crime Act 1959 [Act 297]
 * Protected Areas and Protected Places Act 1959 [Act 298]
 * Births and Deaths Registration Act 1957 [Act 299]
 * Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 [Act 301]
 * National Defence Fund (Dissolution and Transfer) Act 1984 [Act 305]
 * Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985 [Act 316]
 * Printing of Qur'anic Texts Act 1986 [Act 326]
 * Societies Act 1966 [Act 335]
 * Police Act 1967 [Act 344]
 * Criminal Justice Act 1953 [Act 345]
 * Registration of Guests Act 1965 [Act 381]
 * Prison Act 1995 [Act 537]
 * Criminal Procedure Code [Act 593]
 * Film Censorship Act 2002 [Act 620]
 * National Anti Drugs Agency Act 2004 [Act 638]
 * Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 [Act 736]
 * Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 [Act 747]
 * Malaysia Volunteers Corps Act 2012 [Act 752]
 * Prevention of Terrorism Act 2015 [Act 769]
 * Special Measures Against Terrorism in Foreign Countries Act 2015 [Act 770]

Policy Priorities of the Government of the Day

 * National Home Affairs Policy

Functions of the ministry
The functions of the ministry can be categorised into the following 12 key areas:


 * 1) Security and Public Order
 * 2) Maritime Security
 * 3) Registration
 * 4) Immigration and Foreign Workers
 * 5) Management of Societies
 * 6) Border security
 * 7) Anti-Drugs
 * 8) Publication and Qur'anic Text Control
 * 9) Film Control
 * 10) Management of Volunteers
 * 11) Rehabilitation and Implementation of Punishment
 * 12) Crime prevention
 * 13) Terrorism prevention

Legal Framework
The Federal Constitution allows Parliament to make laws related to internal security that include:
 * police; criminal investigation; registration of criminals; public order;
 * fire and rescue; fire safety; inflammable substances; pyrotechinques
 * civil defence; emergency management; emergency preparedness
 * immigration services; passports; visas
 * prisons; reformatories; remand homes; places of detention; probation of offenders; juvenile offenders;
 * preventive detention; restriction of residence;
 * maritime security; maritime search and rescue
 * disaster management; disaster preparedness; disaster relief
 * border security; anti smuggling
 * intelligence services; and
 * national registration.