Kota Iskandar (Jawi: كوتا إسكندر) (formerly Johor State New Administrative Centre (JSNAC)) is the administrative centre of the state of

Johor Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan ...

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and its

seat of government The seat of government is (as defined by ''Brewer's Politics'') "the building, complex of buildings or the city from which a government exercises its authority". In most countries, the nation’s capital is also seat of its government, thus that ...

(

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of the Johor state government). It is located in

Iskandar Puteri Iskandar Puteri is a Cities of Malaysia, city which functions as the administrative capital of the state of Johor, Malaysia (Kota Iskandar) and represents the seat of government of the state of Johor (Menteri Besar of Johor, Executive branch & ...

Johor Bahru District The Johor Bahru District is a district located in the southern part of Johor, Malaysia. The heavily suburban/suburbanizing district covers an area of and has a population of 1.71 million. The district capital is Johor Bahru City and the admi ...

and it is the first phase of the Iskandar Puteri project. The Iskandar Puteri project itself is a part of

Iskandar Malaysia Iskandar Malaysia, formerly known as Iskandar Development Region (IDR; ms, Wilayah Pembangunan Iskandar) and South Johor Economic Region (SJER), is the main southern development corridor in Johor, Malaysia. It was established on 8 November 200 ...

. Kota Iskandar was developed by

Cahaya Jauhar Cahaya Jauhar (Cahaya Jauhar Sdn Bhd) is a Government Linked Company in Johor, Malaysia. It is a special vehicle joint venture company between the State of Johor under state-owned Johor State Secretary Incorporation (JSSI) and the Malaysia Feder ...

and the first phase was completed in 2008.

Name

Kota Iskandar was named after the late

Sultan of Johor The Sultan of Johor is a hereditary seat and the sovereign ruler of the Malaysian state of Johor. In the past, the sultan held absolute power over the state and was advised by a ''bendahara''. Currently, the role of ''bendahara'' has been take ...

, Almarhum Sultan Iskandar.

History

On 24 February 2004, the Johor State Government approved to build a new state administrative centre in

Nusajaya Iskandar Puteri is a city which functions as the administrative capital of the state of Johor, Malaysia (Kota Iskandar) and represents the seat of government of the state of Johor (Executive branch & Legislative branch). Situated along the Str ...

, and the seat of government will also migrate to Nusajaya with allocation of 129.5 ha (320 arces) of waterfront site in the 9,700 ha (24,000 arces) Nusajaya site. Originally, the first choice to build the new administrative centre is in

Johor Lama Johor Lama is a mukim in Kota Tinggi District, Johor, Malaysia. It is situated on the banks of Johor River. It was once a thriving port and the old capital of the Johor Sultanate. History Johor Lama is located near the site of the former capit ...

, and will named it as "Johor Perdana". But due to 1997 Asian Economic Crisis, the initial concept plan was cancelled and the state government suffered a setback and many companies collapsed at that time. In 2000, Renong (UEM Land) approached to the state government to allocate a site for free in Nusajata to build the new administrative centre and develop the place jointly with state government. UEM Land also offered to buy the government 20% stake in Prolink Development Sdn Bhd (currently known as Bandar Nusajaya Development Sdn Bhd) that formed to develop Nusajaya, the share purchase would provide the government with the funds to build the place. Kota Iskandar was officially launched by Sultan Iskandar on 19 April 2009. Within the same month, 2,200 civil servants moved to the new complex and the first sitting for Johor legislative assembly happened on 19 June 2009. In February 2010, public transportation was introduced to the area.

Architecture

The administrative centre consists of the State Assembly Building, Chief Minister's and State Secretariat's Office (Dato' Jaafar Muhammad Building). The buildings are based on a Johor-

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and

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architecture. The Chief Minister's and State Secretary Office houses the chief minister's office, state EXCO offices, Secretary of State office and many other departments. It has of office space in a five-storey structure.

Component

Kota Iskandar Mosque The Kota Iskandar Mosque ( ms, Masjid Kota Iskandar) is a Johor's state mosque located at Kota Iskandar, Iskandar Puteri, a Johor State Administrative Centre at Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. It is the second state mosque of Johor after ...

* Sultan Ismail Building (Johor State Parliament)
Dataran Mahkota

Dato' Jaafar Muhammad Building(Chief Minister's and State Secretariat's Office)

Dato' Muhamad Salleh Perang Building (State Department Office)

Bangunan Dato' Muhamad Ibrahim Munsyi (State Department Office)

Bangunan Dato' Abdul Rahman Andak (State Department Office)

Recognition & Awards

* 2012 Malaysia Landscape Architecture Award 2012 - Merit Award, Cluster C2S Complex Kota Iskandar * 2012 Johor Tourism Awards - Anugerah Khas * 2012 Johor Tourism Awards - Best Tourism Website * 2012 Singapore Design Awards - Destination Branding - Silver * 2011 Malaysia Landscape Architecture Award - Excellent Landscape Planning and Development Honour Award * 2011 FIABCI Prix d'Excellence Award - Public Infrastructure / Amenities Runner-Up Paphos, Cyprus * 2010 FIABCI Malaysia Property Award - Public Sector Winner * 2009 A Johor State Tourism Top 10 Attraction * 2007 Malaysian Institute of Planners (MIP) Planning Excellence Award - Planning Innovation Winner

Roads

Lebuh Kota Iskandar Kota Iskandar Highway ( ms, Lebuh Kota Iskandar; Johor state road J239) is a major highway in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, Malaysia. It connects the town of Gelang Patah to Kota Iskandar. Lists of interchanges See also * Transport in Malaysia ...

*Persiaran Dato' Bentara Luar *Persiaran Dewan Negeri *Persiaran Tun Sri Lanang *Persiaran Dato' Menteri *Persiaran Dato' Sri Amar Diraja *Persiaran Laksamana *Lebuh Bahtera

References

Kota Iskandar - Johor's Living Legacy

External links

Tourism Malaysia - Kota Iskandar Johor
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