The Audit Institutions in Malaya has been established during the British Colonial administration in the early 20th Century to strengthen the Government financial management system. At that time, the office of the Auditor General was formed separately into the Federated Malay States and the Straits Settlements. In each of the Federated Malay State, the Institution was known as the Audit Office and was headed by a State Auditor. The headquarters of the Audit Office was situated in Kuala Lumpur and was headed by a Chief Auditor.
A more organised National Audit Institution in respect of the structure and audit scope could be traced back to 1906 when the Auditor General of the Federated Malay