Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture

{{Short description|Government ministry of Malaysia}}

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| agency_name = Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture

| nativename = Kementerian Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya

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| seal_caption = Coat of arms of Malaysia

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| image = File:Putrajaya Malaysia Ministry-of-Tourism-and-Culture-01.jpg

| formed = {{start date and age|2013|5|16|df=y}}

| type = Ministry

| preceding1 = Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture

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| jurisdiction = Government of Malaysia

| headquarters = No. 2, Tower 1, P5/6 Road, Precinct 5, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62200 Putrajaya

| employees = 3,161 (2017)

| budget = MYR 1,083,562,100 (2024)

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| region_code = MY

| minister1_name = Tiong King Sing

| minister1_pfo = Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture

| deputyminister1_name = Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan

| deputyminister1_pfo = Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture

| chief1_name = Datuk Shaharuddin Abu Sohot

| chief1_position = Secretary-General

| chief2_name = Yasmeen Yasim

| chief2_position = Deputy Secretary-General (Tourism)

| chief3_name = Mohd Yusri Mohd Yusoff

| chief3_position = Deputy Secretary-General (Culture)

| chief4_name = Vacant

| chief4_position = Deputy Secretary-General (Management)

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| child1_agency = National Department for Culture and Arts

| child2_agency = Tourism Malaysia

| child3_agency = National Archives of Malaysia

| child4_agency = National Library of Malaysia

| child5_agency = Istana Budaya

| website = {{URL|https://motac.gov.my|www.motac.gov.my}}

| footnotes = {{facebook|MyMOTAC}}

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The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture ({{langx|ms|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{{Cite web |title=Carta Organisasi - Portal Rasmi Kementerian Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya |url=https://www.motac.gov.my/profil/carta-organisasi |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=www.motac.gov.my}}
  • 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

See also

References

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