Govt to consolidate MAF veterans’ associations to improve aid distribution, says Adly Zahari

The Malaysian Ministry of Defence intends to consolidate over 300 Malaysian Armed Forces veterans' associations into 100 units, enhancing the efficiency of assistance distribution and coordination with the government.

This initiative, to be spearheaded by the National Veterans Council and the Veterans Affairs Department, aims to improve welfare support while potentially increasing allocations.

The ministry also plans to incorporate veterans into roles within the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency, utilizing their existing skills to streamline training processes, and considers reallocating former military personnel as forest rangers to optimize government resources and capitalize on their expertise.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) plans to streamline and consolidate more than 300 registered Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) veterans’ associations to facilitate the distribution of assistance to the group, said its Deputy Minister Adly Zahari.

He said under the initiative, to be implemented by the National Veterans Council and the Veterans Affairs Department (JHEV), the number of associations would be reduced to 100, with the associations operating under parent associations to enable government assistance schemes to be coordinated more effectively.

“At the same time, the ministry is also considering increasing the contributions or allocations that we have provided.

“We also hope the state governments will continue to support and encourage veterans’ associations, as JHEV’s focus is on ensuring the welfare of veterans,” he said during the question-and-answer session in the Dewan Rakyat today.

He was responding to a supplementary question from Commander (Rtd) Nordin Ahmad Ismail (PN-Lumut), who wanted to know what steps the ministry or JHEV was taking to coordinate the registration of veterans’ associations with state governments.

In response to a supplementary question from RSN Rayer (PH-Jelutong) on the possibility of re-employing veterans at the country’s main entry points, Adly said the government had begun recruiting veterans into the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) this year.

“When AKPS recruits veterans, we can shorten the training process by up to six months because they already have expertise in national defence.

“Similarly, air force veterans with technical expertise can be readily absorbed into the defence industry,” he said.

Adly said the ministry had also allocated funds under Budget 2026 and Budget 2027 to enable former military personnel to be recruited as forest rangers.

He said the move would not only help reduce government expenditure but also make use of veterans’ expertise in the security sector and safeguard national sovereignty. — Bernama

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马来西亚国防部计划将 300 多个马来西亚武装部队退伍军人协会合并为 100 个单位，以提高援助分配效率并加强与政府的协调。

这项由国家退伍军人委员会和退伍军人事务部牵头的计划旨在改善福利支持，并有可能增加拨款。

该部还计划将退伍军人纳入马来西亚边境管制和保护机构的岗位，利用他们现有的技能简化培训流程，并考虑将前军人重新分配为森林巡护员，以优化政府资源并充分利用他们的专业知识。

吉隆坡，10 月 20 日——国防部副部长阿德利·扎哈里表示，国防部计划精简和合并 300 多个已注册的马来西亚武装部队退伍军人协会，以方便向该群体提供援助。

他表示，根据这项由国家退伍军人理事会和退伍军人事务部（JHEV）实施的计划，协会数量将减少到100个，这些协会将在母协会的领导下运作，以便更有效地协调政府援助计划。

“与此同时，该部也在考虑增加我们提供的捐款或拨款。

“我们也希望各州政府继续支持和鼓励退伍军人协会，因为JHEV的重点是确保退伍军人的福利，”他在今天国会下议院的问答环节中说道。

他是在回答退役指挥官诺丁·艾哈迈德·伊斯梅尔（PN-Lumut）的补充提问，后者想知道该部或JHEV正在采取哪些步骤来协调退伍军人协会与州政府的注册事宜。

针对 RSN Rayer（PH-Jelutong）提出的关于在国家主要入境点重新雇用退伍军人的可能性的补充问题，Adly 表示，政府今年已经开始招募退伍军人加入马来西亚边境管制和保护机构 (AKPS)。

“当AKPS招募退伍军人时，我们可以将培训过程缩短多达六个月，因为他们已经具备国防方面的专业知识。

“同样，拥有技术专长的空军退伍军人也可以很容易地被国防工业吸纳，”他说。

阿德利表示，该部还在 2026 年和 2027 年预算中拨款，以便招募退伍军人担任森林巡护员。

他表示，此举不仅有助于减少政府开支，还能充分利用退伍军人在安全领域的专业知识，维护国家主权。——马新社

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