Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development

Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development
Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat
(KPWKM)
كمنترين ڤمباڠونن وانيتا، كلوارڬ دان مشاركت
Coat of arms of Malaysia

KPWKM Tower (formerly Lot 4G11)
Ministry overview
Formed17 January 2001 (2001-01-17)
Preceding Ministry
JurisdictionGovernment of Malaysia
HeadquartersKPWKM Tower, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 4, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62100 Putrajaya
Employees7,888 (2017)
Annual budgetMYR 4,187,963,600 (2026)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Lim Hui Ying, Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development
Ministry executives
  • Datuk Dr. Maziah Che Yusoff, Secretary-General
  • Farah Adura binti Hamidi, Deputy Secretary-General (Operations)
  • Mohd Daud bin Mohd Arif, Deputy Secretary-General (Strategic)
Websitewww.kpwkm.gov.my
Footnotes
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The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (Malay: Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat; Jawi: كمنترين ڤمباڠونن وانيتا، كلوارڬ دان مشاركت‎), abbreviated KPWKM, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia responsible for social welfare: children, women, family, community, older people, destitute, homeless, disaster victim, disabled. The ministry determines the policies and direction to achieve the goals of gender equality, family development and a caring society in line with Malaysia's commitment towards the United Nations' Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the Beijing Declaration.