Does Malaysia have mandatory military service?

Selective / de jure only

Selective / de jure only

Malaysia is one of 5 countries classified “Selective / de jure only” for military conscription — 3% of the 192 with data. (Also searched as the draft, national service.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Conscription
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Brunei
No conscription
Indonesia
No conscription
Singapore
Active conscription
Cambodia
Active conscription
Philippines
No conscription
Vietnam
Active conscription

Other laws in Malaysia

Death Penalty
Retained / in use
School Corporal Punishment
Legal
Jury Trials
Not used

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