| Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Negara اڬنسي ڤڠوروسن بنچان نڬارا | |
| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 1 October 2015; 10 years ago (2015-10-01) |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Malaysia |
| Headquarters | Aras B1, 6 & 7, Blok D5, Kompleks D Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan, Presint 1, 62502Putrajaya |
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| Parent Department | Prime Minister's Department |
| Website | www |
TheNational Disaster Management Agency (Malay:Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Negara;Jawi:اڬنسي ڤڠوروسن بنچان نڬارا; officially abbreviated asNADMA) is anemergency management agency of theMalaysian Government. It functioned as a coordinator for government agencies involved in disaster enforcement.[1][2][3] NADMA is placed under thePrime Minister's Department of Malaysia, which allows it to coordinate emergency management efforts carried out by other agencies such as theMalaysian Armed Forces (ATM),Royal Malaysian Police,Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM),Fire and Rescue Department,Malaysia Volunteers Corps Department (RELA) and theSocial Welfare Department of Malaysia (JKM).[1]
Following a series of extraordinary disaster incidents, particularly themonsoon floods in 2014 which caused major destruction in several states, theDeputy Prime Minister of Malaysia,Muhyiddin Yassin, announced the government's intention to reform the disaster management agency on 14 March 2015 while attending the United Nations World Conference on Disaster Reduction in Japan[4] and was agreed upon by the Cabinet on 26 August 2015 and a decision was made to establish NADMA where the country's disaster planning and implementation machinery can be managed more efficiently, effectively and reach all levels of society, especially disaster victims.[5]
NADMA was established on 1 October 2015[6] from the merger of theNational Security Council's (NSC) Disaster Management Division, the Prime Minister's Department's Post-Flood Recovery Unit and theSpecial Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART).[7] It began operations on 1 January 2016, with its roles to coordinates with all existing bodies engaged in disaster operations, including relief works. Ot also taking over the disaster management roles which previously carried out by both NSC and the PM's Department at the national, regional and international levels.[8][9]
Among of NADMA's functions are:
UMNO Supreme Council member,Ahmad Shabery Cheek in December 2021 questioned the statement by the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Special Duties),Abdul Latiff Ahmad that NADMA is not involved in disaster management. He hopes that the Abdul Latiff's statement that NADMA only manages flood compensation is misquoted.[10]