Malaysian Foreign

Policy
 • The ministry of foreign affairs is
called Wisma Putra
• It pursues the national foreign
policy accordance to the
Federal Constitution of
Overview Malaysia
• It aims to protect and promote
the nations interest at
international level
 • Demographics
• International Law

Influencing • Geography
• Defence
Factors • Political Structure
 • Muslim Majority
Demographics • Multi racial country
International
Law
Geography
Defence
Political
Structure
National Interests and
Foreign Policy
 • Preservation of Sovereignty and
Political autonomy, Compliance of the
constitution

• Preservation of national security

• Economic Development and Prosperity

National • Upholding the Rukun Negara – National
Interests Unity Philosophy

• Enhancing the country's image,

influence and power internationally

• Non Interference in affairs of other

nations
 • Anglo Malayan Defence Agreement
(AMDA) with UK
• AMDA ended in 1967 replaced by Five
Power Defence Agreement (FPDA) with
Britian, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia

Foreign Policy & Singapore

• Strongly Pro-commonwealth and Anti-
Communist
• Actively opposed Apartheid in 1961
• Founding Member of ASEAN in 1967 and
OSI in 1969
 • ASEAN
• ASEAN is the cornerstone of the Malaysian
Foreign Policy
• ASEAN community in 2015 increased Malaysia’s
engagement regionally

• Globally
Foreign Policy • Focuses on strengthening bilateral and
multilateral engangements with the world
• Promotes trade, attract foregn investment and
projecting Malaysia as stable and peaceful
• Sharing experience and knowledge with
devoloping countries
 • UN
• Commited to advancing global peace,
security and prosperity as evidenced in
malaysia;’s peacekeeping operations
• Principles of engagement and cooperation,

Foreign Policy not isolationism and unilateral action

• OIC
• Gives importance to the solidarity of the
Ummah
• Promoting South-South cooperation with
devoloping countries and the muslim world
 • Other Agreements
• Engages actively in Non-aligned
Movement (NAM)
Foreign Policy • The Commonwealth

• Group of Seventy Seven (G77)

• Developing Eight (D8)

Indian Foreign Policy