The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS)

The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS), formerly the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, was established in 1964. The Ministry’s main function is to contribute to the development of youth policy, through its position as chair of the NYCC, and to serve as the policy’s key implementation body.

The Ministry’s political leaderships is provided by three Members of Parliament: a Minister, a Deputy Minister, and a Parliamentary Secretary. The Ministry has a Secretary General, a Deputy Secretary General, and Officers from the administrative and the diplomatic corps. The divisions of the Ministry are the Youth Division, the Sports Division, Skill Developement Division and Rakan Muda (Youth Partner) Division. Each headed by a Deputy Director General or equivalent. We will focus on the Youth Division.

The Youth Division consists of the following departments:
• Youth Economic Development Sector;
• Youth NGO Development Department; and
* Youth Leadership Development Sector.
At the state level, the MOYS is represented by the Director of the State
Youth and Sports Department. District Youth and Sports Officers are also
present at the local level.