Malaysian Defence Intelligence Organisation

Malaysian Defence Intelligence Organisation is the military intelligence agency of Malaysia Armed Forces.[1] Its role is said to be equivalent to the US Defense Intelligence Agency. MDIO is headed by an army lieutenant general and consists of tri services military branch such as army intelligence, naval intelligence and air force intelligence.

Malaysian Defence Intelligence Organisation
Pertubuhan Perisikan Pertahanan Malaysia
Malaysian Armed Forces badge
Active1 October 1981 – Present
Country Malaysia
RoleMilitary intelligence
SizeClassified
Part of Malaysian Armed Forces
Commanders
Colonel In ChiefHRH Sultan Muhammad V, Al-Sultan of Kelantan

History

Malaysian Defense Intelligence Organisation (MDIO), formerly known as Defense Intelligence Staff Division (DISD), was established on 1 October 1981 to replace the Joint Intelligence Directorate (JID). Its main objective was to gather and produce intelligence products to counter the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) during the Second Malayan Emergency.

The Director General of MDIO is responsible for reporting to the Chief of Armed Forces, the Minister of Defence, and the National Security Division.[1] Currently, Lt. Gen. Datuk Ahmad Norihan bin Jalal holds the position.[2]

On 23 September 2022, Chief of Defence Forces General Affendi Buang officially changed the name and logo of the Armed Forces Defence Intelligence Staff Division (DISD) to the Malaysian Defence Intelligence Organisation. [3]

Organisation

Malaysian Defence Intelligence Organisation's headquarters is located in Kuala Lumpur. It is responsible for the overall management and administration of the organization.

Notes and references
  1. Mahadzir, Dzirhan (2008). "Securing Southeast Asia: The Politics of Security Sector Reform by Mark Beeson; Alex J.Bellamy Review by: Dzirhan Mahadzir" (PDF). Contemporary Southeast Asia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 30 (2): 338–339. doi:10.1355/cs30-2j. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  2. Ahmad Zahid bin hamidi. The Global Defence Services and Government Security Event (PDF). Kuala Lumpur: Government of Malaysia. pp. 1–9.
  3. "Malaysian Defence Intelligence Organisation". Malaysian Defence. 24 September 2022.
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