The Kuala Terengganu City Council ( ms, Majlis Bandaraya Kuala Terengganu, abbreviated MBKT) is the
city council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...
which administers
Kuala Terengganu City and
Kuala Nerus District
Kuala Nerus is a district in Terengganu, Malaysia. It is the youngest district in the state, having been declared a separate district in 2014. Formerly it was part of Kuala Terengganu district (North Kuala Terengganu) but still governed by Kuala T ...
in the state of
Terengganu
Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', Jawi: ), formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu, is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l- Īmān'' ("Abode of Faith"). ...
,
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
. This council was established after the city was officially granted city status on 1 January 2008. Their jurisdiction covers an area of 605 square kilometres 1928 as Kuala Terengganu Sanitary Board, 1950 as Kuala Terengganu Town Board, 1979 as Kuala Terengganu Municipal Council, 2008 as Kuala Terengganu City Council
The council consists of the mayor plus twenty-four councillors appointed to serve a one-year term by the Terengganu State Government.
Headquarters
MBKT Tower, formerly known as Darul Iman Tower is a 31-story, 140.8-meter-tall office building in
Kuala Terengganu
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,
Terengganu
Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', Jawi: ), formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu, is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l- Īmān'' ("Abode of Faith"). ...
,
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
. It is
East Coast Economic Region's second tallest building. It serves as the headquarters of the Kuala Terengganu City Council. It is located beside the icon of the city,
Kuala Terengganu Drawbridge
Kuala Terengganu Drawbridge (Malay: ''Jambatan Angkat Kuala Terengganu'', Jawi: جمبتن اڠكت كوالا ترڠڬانو) is a bascule bridge (commonly referred to as a 'drawbridge') in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia, which crosses th ...
.
Appointed mayors of Kuala Terengganu
Since 2008, the city has been led by four mayors. The previous mayors are listed as below:
Current appointed councillors
2020/2022 Session
# Mohd Sidek Abdullah
# Mohd Zabidi Amat
# Tuan Chik Tuan Muda
# Sanusi Md Taib
# Mohd Nordin Mahmood
# Mohamad Iszeham Mat Ali
# Che Sulaiman Ismail
# Mohd Razaki Daud
# Ramli Ismail
# Hassan Wahid
# Azmi A. Rahman
# Mohd Azrin Mohd Aris @ Mohd Aziz
# Chua Kim Huat
# Khairuddin Muhammad
# Wan Mokhtar @ W. Moxtor Wan Kadir
# Mohamad Ubaidah Tengah
# Mohd Shafie Taib
# Ahmad Firdaus Mohd @ Mohd Hamdan
# Pauzai Husain
# Harun Salleh
References
External links
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{{Local governments in Malaysia
Kuala Terengganu
Local government in Terengganu
City councils in Malaysia