Accountant General’s Department of Malaysia (AGD) - Background

Accountant General’s Department of Malaysia (AGD) was established in 1946 with the establishment of the Accountant general’s position under the Ministry of Finance before Malaysia achieved its independence. AGD started with an office in the building of Life Insurance Corporation of India at the junction of Jalan Melaka and Jalan Tun Perak (previously Mountbatten Road) in the centre of Kuala Lumpur. The AGD’s Office was relocated to Sultan Abdul Samad Building and later to Block 8, government offices Complex in Jalan Duta. Now AGD is located at Ministry of Finance Complex, Precint 2, Putrajaya.

Division in AGD are:

1. Accounting Development and Management Division (BPPP)
2. Central Operation and Agencies Management Division (BPOPA)
3. Unclaimed Money Management Division (BWTD)
4. Accrual Accounting Implementation Team (PPPA)
5. Accounting Offices Operation Management Division (BPOPP)
6. Information Technology Management Division (BPTM)
7. Advisory and Consultancy Division (BKP)
8. Internal Audit Management Division (BPAD)
9. Accounting Division, Ministry of Finance (BA MOF)
10. National Accounting Institute (IPN)

In line with its objective to provide efficient and effective service delivery, AGD now has 24 offices in the states and districts to serve the best accounting services to the public.

Leader of AGD

The first Accountant General’s Department of Malaysia was G.G.T. Browne. Since then AGD has been led by 14 Accountant general and a local leadership resumed office in 1967.

Note :

• En. Raslan Mohammad bin Abdullah became the Deputy Accountant General in 1963
• En. Zainul Abidin bin Yahya held the duties of Accountant General from 1989 – 1990