The country’s civil service comprises 1,305,976 personnel as of Sept 24, says federal territories minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa.
She said the data, which excludes police and military personnel, reflects positions with permanent warrants and is subject to updates by agencies’ human resource officers.
In a written parliamentary reply, Zaliha said the education ministry has the most number of staff at 511,345, or 39.15% of all civil servants.
This is followed by the health ministry with 267,149 personnel (20.45%), while the higher education ministry employs 104,838 (8.03%).
Other ministries and departments with significant numbers include the home ministry (60,145), Prime Minister’s Department (43,632), rural and regional development ministry (24,097), agriculture and food security ministry (20,514), and finance ministry (20,242).
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