Ministry of Works (Malaysia)


The Ministry of Works, abbreviated KKR, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for public works, highway authority, construction industry, engineers, architects and quantity surveyors.
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Organisation

  • Minister of Works
  • *Deputy Minister of Works
  • **Secretary-General
  • ***Under the Authority of Secretary-General
  • ****Legal Advisor's Office
  • ****Internal Audit Unit
  • ****Integrity Unit
  • ****Corporate Communication Unit
  • ***Deputy Secretary-General
  • ****Highway Planning Division
  • ****Policy and International Division
  • ****Development and Privatization Division
  • ****Facilities Management Division
  • ***Deputy Secretary-General
  • ****Human Resources Management Division
  • ****Management Services Division
  • ****Account Division
  • ****Finance Division
  • ****Corporate Planning Division
  • ****Information Management Division

Federal department

  1. Malaysian Public Works Department, or Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia.

Federal agencies

  1. Malaysian Highway Authority, or Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia.
  2. Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia, or Lembaga Pembangunan Industri Pembinaan Malaysia.
  3. Board of Engineers Malaysia, or Lembaga Jurutera Malaysia.
  4. Board of Architects Malaysia, or Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia.
  5. Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia, or Lembaga Juruukur Bahan Malaysia.

Key legislation

The Ministry of Works is responsible for administration of several key acts of parliament.

History

In 1954, the British government took several measures to separate the administration of the Malay Peninsula from its main administration centralised in Singapore. This marked the beginning point where the local government departments in the Malay Peninsula were permitted to implement their own policies and programs respectively. In 1956, the chief minister and several ministers were appointed to lead the Federation of Malay Peninsula.
In the same year, several ministries were formed including the Ministry of Works, which then was originally named the Ministry of Works, Post and Telecom. Sardon bin Haji Jubir was the first minister to lead this ministry. The functions and responsibilities of the Public Works Department were retained and put under the purview of the ministry’s administration. In 1957, the ministry was reorganised and renamed the Ministry of Works and Transportation.
The rapid progress made in the country's development and socioeconomic condition during the 1970s resulted in the increase of the ministry’s functions and roles. With the addition of new roles, the Ministry was renamed once more to the Ministry of Works and Public Amenities in 1978. However, in line with the specialisation of responsibilities, the government renamed the ministry as the Ministry of Works Malaysia in the 1980s.