# Ministry of Home Affairs (Malaysia)

The Ministry of Home Affairs (Malay: Kementerian Dalam Negeri; Jawi: كمنترين دالم نڬري‎), 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
*** 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

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

### Federal agencies

* National Anti-Drug Agency, or Agensi Antidadah Kebangsaan (AADK). (Official site)
* Institute of Public Security of Malaysia (IPSOM) or Institut Keselamatan Awam Malaysia
* Council for Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants, or Majlis Antipemerdagangan Orang dan Antipenyeludupan Migran (MAPO).
* Prevention of Crime Board, or Lembaga Pencegahan Jenayah.
* Parole Board, or Lembaga Parol.
* Film Censorship Board, or Lembaga Penapis Filem. (Official site)
* Prevention of Terrorism Board, or Lembaga Pencegahan Keganasan.
* 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:
* Security and Public Order
* Maritime Security
* Registration
* Immigration and Foreign Workers
* Management of Societies
* Border security
* Anti-Drugs
* Publication and Qur'anic Text Control
* Film Control
* Management of Volunteers
* Rehabilitation and Implementation of Punishment
* Crime prevention
* 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.