Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture

The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Malay: 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.

Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC)

Kementerian Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya
Coat of arms of Malaysia
Ministry overview
Formed	16 May 2013 (2013-05-16)
Preceding Ministry	Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture
Jurisdiction	Government of Malaysia
Headquarters	No. 2, Tower 1, P5/6 Road, Precinct 5, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62200 Putrajaya
Employees	3,161 (2017)
Annual budget	MYR 1,567,627,800 (2026)
Minister responsible	Dato Sri Tiong King Sing, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture
Deputy Minister responsible	Chiew Choon Man, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture
Ministry executives	Dato' Shaharuddin bin Abu Sohot, Secretary-General Chua Choon Hwa, Deputy Secretary-General (Tourism) Dato' Mohd Yusri bin Mohd Yusoff, Deputy Secretary-General (Culture) Datuk Surrendren Sathasivam, Deputy Secretary-General (Management)
Child agencies	National Department for Culture and Arts Tourism Malaysia National Archives of Malaysia Islamic Tourism Center (Malaysia) Istana Budaya
Website	www.motac.gov.my
Footnotes
Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture on Facebook

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
  • 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

Ministers

Minister	Portrait	Office	Executive Experience
Tiong King Sing		Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture	MP for Bintulu (November 1999 – current) Chairman of the Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (April 2008 – June 2013) Special Envoy of the Prime Minister to East Asia (January 2014 – June 2018) Special Envoy of the Prime Minister to China (April 2020 – November 2022) MLA for Dudong (November 2021 – current)
Chiew Choon Man		Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture	MP for Miri (November 2022 – current)

See also

• Minister of Tourism (Malaysia)

External links

• Official website
• Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture on Facebook