Ministry of Rural Development, Sarawak (MRD) / Maghfirah Mohd Yunus

Ministry of Rural Development Sarawak was first established on 2 January 1998 with the name of Ministry of Rural and Land Development Sarawak and given responsibilities which involving planning, coordination and monitoring of rural development programs financed by the Federal Ministry of Rural and Cooperative Development. Due to a cabinet reshuffle on 1 July 2004, the Ministry was split into two separate entities namely Ministry of Rural Development and Ministry of Land Development each headed by a full-fledged Minister whom assisted by an Assistant Minister. Then, in October 2009, both Ministries had become totally two different ministries, each of which has their own Minister and Permanent Secretary. Since then, Ministry of Rural Development Sarawak or also known as MRD only focuses on the rural area developments and progress. As we know, Ministry of Rural Development is one of the local ministries we have in Sarawak. Currently, MRD is situated within Bangunan Baitulmakmur located in Petrajaya with some other ministries. MRD usually cooperate with district offices and resident offices in dealing with the people for a better coverage as MRD only situated in Kuching. But as for now, the applications or any matters related to MRD still under control and can be handles with a good cooperation from various parties. In bringing development to people in rural area in Sarawak, MRD focuses in 3 main matters which are road, water and electricity and also providing aids for houses repairs and builds.