The Kuala Lumpur City Hall ( ms, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur,

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DBKL) is the

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which administers the city of

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. 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

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plus fifteen members of the city advisory board appointed to serve a one-year term by the Minister of Territories. The current

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is Mahadi Che Ngah, who has been in office since 1 October 2020.

History

The agency was formerly known as Kuala Lumpur Municipal Council (

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: ''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

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. On 1 April 1961, the name changed into Kuala Lumpur Federal Capital Commission (

: ''Suruhanjaya Ibu Kota Persekutuan''). Kuala Lumpur later achieved

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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 (

: ''Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur''). Later, on 1 February 1974, Kuala Lumpur became a

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. Kuala Lumpur ceased to be the capital of

in 1978 after the city of

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was declared as the new state capital. Kuala Lumpur was administered by a

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called the Federal Capital Commissioner (

: ''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

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(

: ''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. On 14 May 1990, Kuala Lumpur celebrated 100 years of local council. The new Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur flag and anthem were introduced.

Appointed mayors of Kuala Lumpur

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

Current city council

Top management

#Mahadi Che Ngah, Mayor #Azmi Abdul Hamid, executive director (Project Management) #Sulaiman Mohamed, executive director (Planning) #Anwar Mohd. Zain, executive director (Socio-Economic Development) #Kamarulzaman Mat Salleh, executive director (Management)

City advisory board

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. This session serves from 2020-2022, :

Departments

Branch office

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

List of legislations

List of Legislations
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Past Management Members

*Top Management #

Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan Datuk Seri Nor Hisham bin Ahmad Dahlan is a Malaysian civil servant who served as 12th Mayor of Kuala Lumpur. Honours * ** Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (D.P.M.S.) - Dato’ (2012) * ** Grand Commander of the Order of t ...

, Mayor #Mohd Najib Mohd, executive director (Project Management) #Mahadi Che Ngah, executive director (Planning) #Ibrahim Yusoff, executive director (Socio-Economic Development) #Mustafa Mohd Nor, executive director (Management) *City advisory board #

, Chairman #

Abdul Ghani Pateh Akhir Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; ar, عبد ال, ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word '' Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix '' al / el'' (, mea ...

, Member #Fateh Iskandar Mohamed Mansor, Member # Ezumi Harzani Ismail, Member

References

External links

Official Website of Kuala Lumpur City Hall
{{Authority control Buildings and structures in Kuala Lumpur

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City councils in Malaysia Ministry of Territories (Malaysia) 1972 establishments in Malaysia