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Kuala Lumpur City Hall

Kuala Lumpur City Hall

Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur
DBKL Tower, the administrative offices of the DBKL.
Agency overview
Formed	1 February 1972; 52 years ago (1972-02-01)
Preceding agencies	Kuala Lumpur Municipal Council Kuala Lumpur Federal Capital Commission
Jurisdiction	City of Kuala Lumpur
Headquarters	Menara DBKL 1, Jalan Raja Laut, 50350 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Motto	Ready to Contribute towards an Excellent City (Bersedia Menyumbang Bandaraya Cemerlang)
Annual budget	MYR 2.905 billion (2018)[1]
Agency executive	Kamarulzaman Mat Salleh, Mayor
Website	www.dbkl.gov.my/en/

The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (Malay: Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, abbreviated DBKL) is the city council which administers the city of Kuala LumpurinMalaysia. This council was established after the city was officially granted city status on 1 February 1972. Their jurisdiction covers an area of 243 square kilometres.

The council consists of the mayor plus fifteen members of the city advisory board appointed to serve a one-year term by the Minister of Territories.^[2] The current mayor of Kuala LumpurisKamarulzaman Mat Salleh, who has been in office since 17 April 2023.^[3][4]

History[edit]

The agency was formerly known as Kuala Lumpur Municipal Council formed in 1957 to take over the role of Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board.(Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Lumpur). During British colonial times and early independence, Kuala Lumpur had been the capital of the country as well as the state of Selangor.

On 1 April 1961, the name changed into Kuala Lumpur Federal Capital Commission (Malay: Suruhanjaya Ibu Kota Persekutuan).

Kuala Lumpur later achieved city status on 1 February 1972, becoming the first settlement in Malaysia to be granted the status after independence. The name changed into Kuala Lumpur City Hall (Malay: Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur). Later, on 1 February 1974, Kuala Lumpur became a Federal Territory.^[5] Kuala Lumpur ceased to be the capital of Selangor in 1978 after the city of Shah Alam was declared as the new state capital.

Kuala Lumpur was administered by a corporation sole called the Federal Capital Commissioner (Malay: Pesuruhjaya Ibu Kota Persekutuan) from 1 April 1961 until it was awarded city status on 1 February 1972, after which executive power was transferred to the Mayor (Malay: Datuk Bandar).

Executive power lies with the mayor in the city hall, who is appointed for three years by the Minister of Federal Territories. This system of appointing the mayor and councillor has been in place ever since the local government elections were suspended in 1970.^[2]

On 14 May 1990, Kuala Lumpur celebrated 100 years of local council. The new Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur flag and anthem were introduced.^[6] Kuala Lumpur City Hall launched its own emblem on 31 January 1992, incorporated the city's emblem in use since Kuala Lumpur became a city.^[7][8]

Appointed mayors of Kuala Lumpur[edit]

Since 1972, the city has been led by twelve mayors. The previous mayors are listed as below:^[9]

Current city council[edit]

Top management[edit]

As of July 2023^[update][10]

1. Kamarulzaman Mat Salleh, Mayor
2. Mohamad Hanim, executive director (Project Management)
3. Azmi Abdul Hamid, executive director (Socio-Economic Development)
4. Khairul Anuar Mhd. Juri, executive director (Management)
5. Vacant, executive director (Planning)

City advisory board[edit]

The city advisory board makes recommendations on Council's strategic policy and priorities, governance policy and structure, financial planning and budgeting, fiscal policy including revenue and tax policies, intergovernmental and international relations, Council and its operations, and human resources and labour relations.

As of July 2023^[update]:^[11]

Departments[edit]

Branch office[edit]

• Bandar Tun Razak
• Batu
• Bukit Bintang
• Cheras
• Kepong
• Lembah Pantai
• Segambut
• Seputeh
• Setiawangsa
• Titiwangsa
• Wangsa Maju

List of legislations[edit]

As of 10 August 2018^[update][12]

Past Management Members[edit]

As of 2 October 2018^[update][edit]

• Top Management

1. Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan, Mayor
2. Mohd Najib Mohd, executive director (Project Management)
3. Mahadi Che Ngah, executive director (Planning)
4. Ibrahim Yusoff, executive director (Socio-Economic Development)
5. Mustafa Mohd Nor, executive director (Management)

• City advisory board

1. Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan, Chairman
2. Abdul Ghani Pateh Akhir, Member
3. Fateh Iskandar Mohamed Mansor, Member
4. Ezumi Harzani Ismail, Member

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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• Official Website of Kuala Lumpur City Hall