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Malaysian Armed Forces
Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (Malay)
Crest of the Armed Forces
Flag of the Armed Forces
Founded1 March 1933; 91 years ago (1933-03-01)
Service branches
  • Malaysian Armed Forces Malaysian Army
  • Malaysian Armed Forces Royal Malaysian Navy
  • Malaysian Armed Forces Royal Malaysian Air Force
HeadquartersWisma Pertahanan, Kuala Lumpur
Websitemafhq.mil.my
Leadership
Supreme CommanderMalaysian Armed Forces Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ibrahim
Prime MinisterMalaysia Anwar Ibrahim
Minister of DefenceMalaysia Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Chief of Defence ForcesMalaysian Armed Forces General Tan Sri Mohammad Ab Rahman
Personnel
Military age18
Available for
military service
15,919,573, age 18–49 (2023 est.)
Fit for
military service
13,209,858, age 18–49 (2023 est.)
Reaching military
age annually
541,943 (2023 est.)
Active personnel113,000[1][2]
Reserve personnel51,600[1][2]
Expenditures
BudgetRM 19.7 billion (US$4.37 billion) (FY2024)[3]
Industry
Domestic suppliers
  • DefTech
  • Mildef International Technologies
  • Weststar Defence Industries
  • Sapura
  • Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation
  • Destini Berhad
  • Gading Marine
  • Labuan Shipyard and Engineering
  • Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering
  • AIROD
  • ATSC
  • CTRM
  • SME Aerospace
  • SME Ordnance
  • Aegis Malinnov
Foreign suppliers
  • Malaysian Armed Forces Brazil
  • Malaysian Armed Forces Canada
  • Malaysian Armed Forces China
  • Malaysian Armed Forces European Union
  • Malaysian Armed Forces Indonesia
  • Malaysian Armed Forces Japan
  • Malaysian Armed Forces Norway
  • Malaysian Armed Forces Pakistan
  • Malaysian Armed Forces Russia
  • Malaysian Armed Forces South Africa
  • Malaysian Armed Forces South Korea
  • Malaysian Armed Forces  Switzerland
  • Malaysian Armed Forces Thailand
  • Malaysian Armed Forces Turkey
  • Malaysian Armed Forces United Arab Emirates
  • Malaysian Armed Forces United Kingdom
  • Malaysian Armed Forces United States[4]
Related articles
HistoryMilitary history of Malaysia
RanksMilitary ranks of Malaysia

The Malaysian Armed Forces (Abbr.: MAF; Malay: Angkatan Tentera Malaysia; Jawi: اڠكتن تنترا مليسيا), are the armed forces of Malaysia, consists of three branches; the Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy and the Royal Malaysian Air Force. The number of MAF active personnel is 113,000 along with the reserve forces at 51,600.[1][2] The Supreme Commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong; the King of Malaysia.

  1. ^ a b c International Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). The Military Balance 2023. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 270. ISBN 1000910709.
  2. ^ a b c International Institute for Strategic Studies (25 February 2021). The Military Balance 2021. London: Routledge. p. 281. ISBN 9781032012278.
  3. ^ Grevatt, Jon; Macdonald, Andrew (28 February 2023). "Malaysia proposes strong budget increase with eye on military procurement". Jane's. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Arms Transfers". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

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