Groundwork for the establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia dates back to 1956. In managing, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), as it was initially called, a pioneer batch of 11 career diplomats was sent to Britain and Australia for training. In 1966, the Ministry was renamed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and moved from the Sultan Abdul Samad Building to a new complex known as Wisma Putra at Bukit Petaling, Kuala Lumpur.

The Ministry of Housing and Local Government was established on 24 May 1964 as the Ministry of Local Government and Housing. Following a Cabinet reshuffle on 18 July 1978, the Ministry was renamed the Ministry of Housing and Local Government. This was the result of a merger between the Ministry of Housing and Rural Development and the Department of Local Government which was previously part of the Ministry of Local Government and the Federal Territory.

The early formation of the Ministry of Youth and Sports begun in 1953 with the incorporation of the Culture Division under the Department of Public Welfare. At that time, The Culture Division was given the role and responsibility of handling all matters relating to the youth affairs in Malaysia.

The Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security has undergone its own history and has gone through various name change from the Department of Home Affairs, Ministry of Interior and Justice, Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Internal Security, Ministry of Home Affairs and now known as the Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security.

The Ministry of Information Communications and Culture (KPKK) is a ministry that combines the previous Ministry of Information, Ministry of Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage and the Communications component from the Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications.

The establishment of the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM) is a manifestation of the country’s aspirations, pursuant to the Fourth World Conference on Women, which was held in Beijing in 1995, and has been implemented in accordance to the document entitled “Platform for Action For The Development of Women towards the Year 2000″.

Ministry of Defence was established on 31 August 1957 and officially began operations in a building located on Brockman Road (now Jalan Dato ‘Onn), Kuala Lumpur. This building also houses offices of the first Minister of Defence Tun Haji Abdul Razak bin Datuk Hussein who served from 31 August 1957 until 22 September 1970.

Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry is entrusted with the responsibility to develop the agriculture and agro food sector as a competitive entity and significant contributor to Malaysia’s income.

Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperative And Consumerisme (MDTCC) formulates policies, strategies and reviews matters related to the development of domestic trade and consumerism.

Ministry of Rural and Regional Development is responsible for advancing rural communities throughout Malaysia. The ministry intends to form a progressive society through consistent rural development. It also aims to generate a progressive rural community through strengthening human capital, infrastructure and competitive economy in a consistent environment.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs(Kementerian Luar Negeri) or Wisma Putra takes care of Malaysia’s international relations and foreign policies. Wisma Putra’s core function is to safeguard Malaysia’s interests and placing Malaysia’s foreign policy to the fore through bilateral diplomacy, open regionalism and participation in the multilateral network of global diplomacy. Malaysia has a network of 105 diplomatic missions spanning around the globe.

This is a list of Malaysia’s government ministries and departments.