Organization:Board of Engineers Malaysia

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Board of Engineers Malaysia
Lembaga Jurutera Malaysia  (Malay)
马来西亚工程师委员会  (Chinese)
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AbbreviationBEM
FormationAugust 23, 1972; 51 years ago (1972-08-23)
TypeStatutory Authority
Location
Membership
101,478 (2016)[1]
Key people
Datuk Ir. Adanan bin Mohamed Hussain[2]
Parent organization
Ministry of Works (Malaysia)
Websitebem.org.my

The Board of Engineers Malaysia (Malay: Lembaga Jurutera Malaysia, abbrev: BEM) is a statutory authority founded in 1972[3] representing the engineering profession in Malaysia. It has around 101,478[4] members as of 2016 who are either engineers or have a special interest in engineering in Malaysia. The institution aims to raise the prestige of the engineering as well as those involved in the field.

BEM is under the administration of the Ministry of Works (Malaysia) and established under the Registration of Engineers Act 1967.[5] The institute is responsible for the maintenance of the registration of engineering Graduates and Professional Engineers. In addition, BEM also serves as the controller that determines conduct and ethics for those involved with engineering in Malaysia.

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