Sultan Ibrahim Building

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Sultan Ibrahim Building is Johor's state secretariat building, where state government departments are housed. It is located at Bukit Timbalan in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The building was constructed between 1936 and 1939. It was officially opened by the late Sultan Ibrahim of Johor a year later. In 1942, when the Japanese occupied Malaysia, its Japanese Imperial Army used it as a fotress and a command centre to spy on the British activities in Singapore which was attacked days later. Its architecture combines colonial and Malay architecture with its Moorish design and tower making it a landmark in Johor Bahru. The building houses the Menteri Besar's (Chief Minister) office and State Assembly hall.