{"id":101493,"date":"2026-01-27T10:58:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T01:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.tdmtc.tokyo\/?page_id=101493"},"modified":"2026-02-03T14:43:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T05:43:48","slug":"ismail-bin-mahedin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tdmtc.tokyo\/en\/ismail-bin-mahedin\/","title":{"rendered":"ISMAIL BIN MAHEDIN"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As the Assistant Director of the Policy Planning and Coordination Division at the Malaysia Civil Defense Force (MCDF) Headquarters, I have dedicated my career to strengthening the operational framework of national disaster management<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> . <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Over the past five months, I participated in the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Disaster Management Programme 2025<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b> in Japan, an intensive exposure period that allowed me to benchmark Malaysia’s mechanisms coordination against international best practices<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> .<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My extensive learning in Japan was centered on a “whole-of-society” approach, integrating robust institutional governance with a disciplined operational mindset<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> . <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>I was exposed to practical frameworks at the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Disaster Management Training Center (DMTC), University of Tokyo<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b> , specifically the checklist-driven methodology of the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>NUMADA Disaster Management Field Guide<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span> . <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>This experience provided a critical lens to evaluate MCDF’s role as the Secretariat at the State (JPBN) and District (JPBD) levels under <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>NADMA Directive No. 1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Act 221<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span> .<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

These insights culminated in my capstone project: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>“Enhancing Disaster Management: Field Guide for Malaysia Civil Defense Force (MCDF) as Secretariat at State and District Levels”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span> . <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>This project addresses critical operational gaps such as inconsistent PKOB activation times and fragmented inter-agency reporting<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> . <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The output is a highly structured, two-part solution<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> :<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. The MCDF Disaster Management Field Guide:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b> A unified manual that systematically aligns MCDF’s 21 core functions with the five domains of the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Incident Command System (ICS)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b> , replacing narrative SOPs with 47 distinct, checklist-driven tasks<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> .<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Institutionalizing Preparedness:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b> A Training-of-Trainers (ToT) model and simulation program designed to reduce PKOB activation times by <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>20-30%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b> and ensure documentation quality across all jurisdictions <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    By translating Japanese precision into the Malaysian context, this work aims to shift our national posture from reactive response to proactive resilience, ensuring that the MCDF Secretariat functions as a professional, standardized, and credible coordinating force for the rakyat<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> .<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    For further information, collaboration, or discussion related to this work, I can be contacted through :<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Email: ismailmahedin@civildefence.gov.my<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Whatsapps : +60198884877<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Tiktoker (First Day Class in KL)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Tiktoker (Teaser DMP Programme)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Tiktoker (Teaser DMP Programme)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Tiktoker (Kick-off DMP to Penang)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Tiktoker (Presentation 47 Disaster Activities in Penang)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Tiktoker (Presentation Malaysia Disaster Framework in Penang)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Tiktoker (Backhoe Exam)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Tiktoker (EOC Exam)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Tiktoker (Presentation To JPA)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Tiktoker (Presentation to NADMA)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Tiktoker (38 Visit Location in Japan)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the Assistant Director of the Policy Planning and Co […]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-101493","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tdmtc.tokyo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/101493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tdmtc.tokyo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tdmtc.tokyo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tdmtc.tokyo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tdmtc.tokyo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101493"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tdmtc.tokyo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/101493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101497,"href":"https:\/\/www.tdmtc.tokyo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/101493\/revisions\/101497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tdmtc.tokyo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

    Tiktoker (See You in Japan)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n