Seremban City Council ( ms, Majlis Bandaraya Seremban, abbreviated MBS) is the city council in

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which administers

Seremban Seremban (Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Soghomban'', ''Somban''; Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ) is a city in the Seremban District and the capital of the state of Negeri Sembilan in Peninsular Malaysia. The city's administration is run by the Seremban Muni ...

, the state capital of

Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan'') is a state in Malaysia which lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the s ...

and the surrounding areas in the

Seremban District The Seremban District is one of 7 districts in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. This is where the capital of Negeri Sembilan, Seremban is located. Seremban District shares a border with Sepang and Hulu Langat Districts, Selangor to the north, Jelebu D ...

since 1 January 2020. This agency is under the Negeri Sembilan State Government.

History

Dewan Majlis Bandaraya Seremban (220709)

Seremban Sanitary Board and Seremban Town Board

The town of Seremban was previously administered by the Sanitary Board ( ms, Lembaga Kesihatan) in 1897, which was upgraded into the Town Board ( ms, Lembaga Bandaran) in 1946 following rapid post-war development of the town.

Seremban Town Council, 1953–1979

Seremban Town Board was upgraded to the Seremban Town Council ( ms, Majlis Bandaran Seremban) in 1953. From 1954 until 22 July 1965, the Seremban Town Council was led by a president ( ms, Yang Di Pertua) in the office yearly, occasionally sitting for more than a year. Like all local governments in Malaysia, it held annual local elections during that period. On 23 July 1965, the

Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan The Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan or First Minister of Negeri Sembilan is the head of government in the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan. According to the convention, the Menteri Besar is the leader of the majority party or largest coalition ...

took over the post of the president of the Seremban Town Council, which subsequently became the president of the Seremban Municipal Council ( ms, Majlis Perbandaran Seremban) when the town of Seremban was accorded municipality status on 1 March 1979.

Seremban Municipal Council, 1979–2019

The trend of sitting Menteri Besar heading the council was overturned in 1998, when the head of the council was an independent individual.

Seremban District Council, 1979–2002

Meanwhile, the Seremban District Council ( ms, Majlis Daerah Seremban) was established on 1 January 1979 through the merger of 6 Local Authorities outside Seremban town itself, which are: * Pajam Local Council (established in 1957) * Mantin Local Council (established in 1958) * Rantau Local Council Town Board (established in 1959) *

Nilai Nilai is a town located in Seremban District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, close to the border with Selangor. It is the northern suburb within the Seremban metropolitan area. Due to its proximity to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, it ...

Local Council Town Board (established in 1959) * Broga Local Council Town Board (established in 1959) * Labu Local Council Town Board (established in 1959) 7 Presidents have led the council throughout its history.

Nilai Municipal Council, 2002–2019

The Seremban District Council was upgraded to the Nilai Municipal Council ( ms, Majlis Perbandaran Nilai) on 2 February 2002. It administered eight

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(communes) in Seremban District and was led by 3 presidents before merger. * Mukim Setul * Mukim Labu * Mukim Rantau * Mukim Lenggeng * Mukim Pantai * Part of

Rasah Rasah is a mukim in Seremban District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Places of worship There are places of worship for many faiths in Rasah. The most prominent one is Rasah Shri Mahamariamman Temple, situated in the foothills near Tuanku Ja'af ...

* Part of

Ampangan Ampangan is a mukim in Seremban District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is possible that Ampangan comes from the Malay word "Empangan" which means dam. Ampangan has a ''pasar malam'' (night market) on every Tuesday and Friday evening. People in ...

* Part of metropolitan

Seremban City Council, 2020–present

Seremban Municipal Council and Nilai Municipal Council merged to form the Seremban City Council on 1 January 2020.

Functions

Like all local governments in Malaysia, MBS is responsible for public health and sanitation, waste removal and management, town planning, environmental protection and building control, social and economic development and general maintenance functions of urban infrastructure. The main headquarters is located at the intersection between Persiaran Forest Heights 1 and Jalan Seremban-Tampin in Forest Heights, Rahang, immediately south of downtown Seremban. There are also branches at Bandar Baru Nilai, Jalan Keliling and Jalan Tengku Kursiah.

Mayor of the Seremban City Council

Departments

The council is made up of 11 departments and 7 units as follows.

References

External links

MBS Official Website
{{Local governments in Malaysia

City councils in Malaysia Seremban