Department of Tourism was first set up under the Ministry of Trade of Malaysia in 1959. The inclusion of the principal objectives of tourism into the country’s 2nd Malaysia Plan 1971-1975 further emphasized the role of tourism in the economy. In the 1980’s government support for tourism continued with the establishment of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in 1987.
On 20 May 1992, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism was renamed Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism or MoCAT. In April 2004, MoCAT was split to facilitate the establishment of a separate ministry i.e the Ministry of Tourism (MoTour) which was responsible solely for matters related to tourism. This development reflected the government’s seriousness in promoting tourism as one of the key major income earners for the country.
On 15 May 2013, MoTour was transformed to Ministry of Tourism and Culture (MOTAC) after the 13th General Election. This is to serve the close connection between tourism and culture in efforts to promote Malaysia as a top-of-the-mind destination, in line with its ever popular tagline “Malaysia, Truly Asia”. On the 2nd July 2018, this Ministry was renamed as the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia as announced by YAB Prime Minister during the Cabinet Formation after the 14th General Election.
Vision
Mission
Empowering the Tourism Industry Ecosystem and Culture Inclusiveness
Meet Our Team
Pegawai Tadbir & Diplomatik
Unit Pentadbiran, Kewangan dan Pembangunan Prasarana
Mohd Rasikin Bin Mohamed
Assistant Administrative Officer
rasikin@motac.gov.my
Sherinhazlin Binti Supardi
Assistant Administrative Officer
sherinhazlin@motac.gov.my
Zahariah binti Ahmad
Administrative Assistant (Financial)
zahariah@motac.gov.my
Nursuriati Binti Shamsul Baharin
Administrative Assistant
nursuriati@motac.gov.my
Siti Nooratiqah Liyana Binti Ahmad
Administrative Assistant
nooratiqah@motac.gov.my
Mohd Khairulhafiz bin Rosli
Driver
khairulhafiz@motac.gov.my
Unit Perlesenan dan Penguatkuasaan Pelancongan
Fadilah binti Othaman
Assistant Administrative Officer
fadilah.othaman@motac.gov.my
Hamimah binti Kodiron
Assistant Administrative Officer
hamimah@ motac.gov.my
Fatin Najwa binti Umor
Administrative Assistant
fatinnajwa@ motac.gov.my
Siti Raihana binti Abdullah
Administrative Assistant
sitiraihana@ motac.gov.my
Selventhiran a/l Sekaran
MySTEP
selven@ motac.gov.my
Siti Nuraqilah binti Roslan
MySTEP
aqilahr@ motac.gov.my
Unit Pembangunan Industri
Saipol Anuar bin Abd Wahid
Assistant Administrative Officer
saipol@ motac.gov.my
Maslinda binti Efendi
MySTEP
maslinda@ motac.gov.my
Aras 2 Kiri, Wisma PERKESO
Jalan Susur 5 Off Jalan Tun Abdul Razak
Larkin
80200 Johor Bahru
Johor Darul Takzim
Tel: 07 2233 171 Fax: 07 221 2704