Zaliha: Malaysia has over 1.3 million civil servants


THE country’s civil service currently employs a total of 1,305,976 personnel, according to data from the Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS) as of Sept 24, 2025, says Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa (pic).

The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) said in a parliamentary written reply that the data covers actual established posts with permanent warrants and excludes personnel from the police and armed forces service schemes.

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