Prime Minister's Department
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The Prime Minister's Department is a federal government ministry in Malaysia. It is headed by the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Prime Minister of Malaysia
The Prime Minister of Malaysia is the indirectly elected head of government of Malaysia. He is officially appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the head of state, who in HM's judgment is likely to command the confidence of the majority of the members of that House of Representatives , the...

 followed by other ministers in the Prime Minister's Department. The Department consists of the Prime Minister's Office, the Deputy Prime Minister's Office and more than 50 other government agencies and entities. The Prime Minister's Department was established in July 1957. Its headquarters are in Perdana Putra
Perdana Putra
The Perdana Putra is a building in Putrajaya, Malaysia which houses the office complex of the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Located on the main hill in Putrajaya, it has become synonymous with the executive branch of the Malaysian federal government.- History :...

, Putrajaya
Putrajaya
Putrajaya is a planned city, located 25km south of Kuala Lumpur, that serves as the federal administrative centre of Malaysia. The seat of government was shifted in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya, due to the overcrowding and congestion in the Kuala Lumpur areas...

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Minister's in the Prime Minister's Department

Minister Agency
Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz
Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz
Dato' Seri Mohamed Nazri bin Tan Sri Abdul Aziz is a Malaysian politician from the United Malays National Organisation , and is a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of parliamentary affairs. In June 2005 Nazri caused controversy when he shouted the phrase "bloody racist" 28...

Law and Parliament
Koh Tsu Koon
Koh Tsu Koon
Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon is a Malaysian politician. He was the Chief Minister of Penang from 1990 to 2008 and is currently a member of the Dewan Negara, the upper house of the Malaysian Parliament...

National Unity and Performance Management
Nor Mohamed Yakcop
Nor Mohamed Yakcop
Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop is currently the Malaysian Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, in charge of Economic Planning Unit. He was the prior Minister of Finance II, a post he has held since 2004 until 9 April 2009...

Economic Planning Unit (EPU)
Jamil Khir Baharom
Jamil Khir Baharom
Dato' Seri Jamil Khir bin Baharom is a retired major general in the Military Religious Corps of Malaysia who is currently a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Islamic Affairs...

Islamic Affairs
Idris Jala
Idris Jala
Dato' Sri Idris Jala, who is from the Kelabit ancestry, is the current Minister without Portfolio in the Prime Minister's Department and chief executive officer of the Performance Management and Delivery Unit . He is a Senator in the Dewan Negara, upper house of parliament.Before that, Idris used...

Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu)
G. Palanivel Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU), National Institute Of Public Administration (INTAN), Public Complaints Bureau

Other agencies

Other important agencies or governmental bodies that fall within the purview of the Prime Minister's Department are, among others, the Attorney General's Chambers, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission ' ) is a government agency in Malaysia that investigates and prosecutes corruption in the public and private sectors...

, Election Commission of Malaysia, Department of Islamic Development, Public Service Department, Keeper of the Rulers' Seal
Keeper of the Rulers' Seal
The Keeper of the Rulers' Seal is the officer in Malaysia charged with custody and use of the Rulers' Seal of Malaysia on behalf of the Conference of Rulers. The Rulers' Seal is the symbol of the traditional authority of the royal institutions in Malaysia, namely the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the...

, the Judicial Appointments Commission, Economic Planning Unit and the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency , the Malaysian Coast Guard version, is the principal government agency tasked with maintaining law and order and coordinating search and rescue operations in the Malaysian Maritime Zone and on the high seas. It is in effect the Coast Guard of Malaysia...

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