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Spymaster | Malaysia
General Mohd Razali Alias, guardian of Malaysia's revamped military intelligence

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Published on 21.02.2025 at 05:00 GMT 4 min read Lire en français

General Mohd Razali Alias, Director of the Malaysian Defence Intelligence Organisation (MDIO). © Mindef Malaysia/X

Mohd Razali Alias's job as head of Malaysian military intelligence is focused on modernising the service and protecting his country's sovereignty, while also striking the right balance with the political powers that be.

General Mohd Razali Alias has been at the head of the Malaysian Defence Intelligence Organisation (MDIO) since 1 December 2023, tasked like his predecessor Ahmad Norihan bin Jalal with transforming an agency historically geared towards countering the communist insurgency into a key player in protecting Malaysia's sovereignty.

The organisation wants to make this clear, announcing last autumn that it would start working with the media to disseminate news and information. The MDIO's head of psychological

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General Mohd Razali Alias, guardian of Malaysia's revamped military intelligence

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Spymaster | Malaysia
General Mohd Razali Alias, guardian of Malaysia's revamped military intelligence

Spymaster | Brunei
Colonel Haji Mohd Hasreen, Brunei's spymaster forging a place in a challenging region

Malaysia, Philippines
Sulu heirs double down on threat to invite other countries to occupy Sabah state

France, Italy, Russia, Vietnam
Vietnam turns to European underwater tech

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China, Malaysia, Singapore
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Malaysia
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