Wisma Putra is another name for the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia is the Malaysian government ministry which oversees the foreign relations of Malaysia. The current ministry is based in Putrajaya with Datuk Seri Anifah Aman as Minister, Senator A...

. It is also the name of the RM

Malaysian ringgit

The Malaysian ringgit is the currency of Malaysia. It is divided into 100 sen...

170 million Ministry of Foreign Affairs complex located at the country’s administrative capital, 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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The name Wisma Putra was given to the original Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Jalan Wisma Putra, Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

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 back in 1966. The entire Ministry moved to Putrajaya on 17 September 2001. The name "Putra" was given in honour of Malaysia’s father of independence, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, whose official residence as Chief Minister

Chief Minister

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 of the Federation of Malaya

Federation of Malaya

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 was on the same spot.

When the Ministry eventually moved to a bigger complex in Putrajaya, it carried the name Wisma Putra to Putrajaya.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs is Anifah Aman

Anifah Aman

Dato' Sri Anifah bin Haji Aman is the current Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation , which is part of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition and a Member of Parliament representing Kimanis in Sabah...

. His office is in Wisma Putra.