Malaysian Armed Forces

Malaysian Armed Forces
Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (Malay)
Crest of the Armed Forces
Flag of the Armed Forces
Founded1 March 1933 (1933-03-01)
Service branches
HeadquartersWisma Pertahanan, Kuala Lumpur
Websitemafhq.mil.my
Leadership
Supreme Commander Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ibrahim
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim
Minister of Defence Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Chief of Defence Forces General Datuk Mohd Nizam Jaffar
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
Reserve personnel51,600
Expenditure
BudgetRM19.7 billion (US$4.37 billion) (FY2024)
Industry
Domestic suppliers
Foreign suppliers
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 reserve forces at 51,600.

The Supreme Commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong; the King of Malaysia.