Kuala Lumpur City Hall

Kuala Lumpur City Hall
Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur
Type
Type Local authority of Kuala Lumpur
Leadership
Mayor of Kuala Lumpur Ahmad Fuad Ismail
Meeting place
Kuala Lumpur City Hall building at Jalan Raja Laut

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (Malay: Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, DBKL) is the local authority charged with the administration of Kuala Lumpur. It is an agency under the Federal Territories Ministry of Malaysia.[1]

DBKL 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. Executive power lies with the mayor in the city hall, who is appointed for three years by the Federal Territories Minister since local government elections were suspended in 1970.[2] The current mayor of Kuala Lumpur is Ahmad Fuad Ismail, who has been in office since December 14, 2008.[3]

The headquarters of DBKL is the Kuala Lumpur City Hall building at Jalan Raja Laut. DBKL has another office building, Menara DBKL 3 at Jalan Raja Abdullah as well as 15 branch offices around KL.

Contents

History

The agency was formerly known as Kuala Lumpur Municipal Council (Malay: Majlis Bandaran Kuala Lumpur). During British colonial times and early independence, KL was the capital of the state of Selangor.

Kuala Lumpur later achieved city status in 1972,[4] becoming the first settlement in Malaysia to be granted the status after independence. Later, on February 1, 1974, Kuala Lumpur became a Federal Territory.[5] Kuala Lumpur ceased to be the capital of Selangor in 1978 after the city of Shah Alam was declared as the new state capital.[6]

Kuala Lumpur was administered by a corporation sole called the Federal Capital Commissioner from April 1, 1961 until it was awarded city status in 1972, after which executive power was transferred to the Lord Mayor (Malay:Datuk Bandar).[1]

Executive power lies with the mayor in the city hall, who is appointed for three years by the Federal Territories Minister. This system of appointing the mayor has been in place ever since the local government elections were suspended in 1970.[7]

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

Lord Mayor of Kuala Lumpur

Since 1972, the city has been led by nine mayors. The current mayor of Kuala Lumpur is Ahmad Fuad Ismail, who has been in office since December 14, 2008.[8] The previous mayors are listed as below:

# Name of Mayors In office
1. Tan Sri Dato' Lokman Yusof 1972
2. Tan Sri Yaacob Latiff 1973 - 1983
3. Tan Sri Dato' Elyas Omar 1983 - 1992
4. Dato' Dr. Mazlan Ahmad 1992 - 1995
5. Tan Sri Dato’ Kamaruzzaman Shariff 1995 - 2001
6. Dato' Mohmad Shaid Mohd Taufek 2001 - 2004
7. Dato' Ruslin Hasan 2004 - 2006
8. Dato' Ab. Hakim bin Borhan 2006 - 2008
9. Dato' Seri Ahmad Fuad Ismail 2008 - current

Administration areas

Divisions Areas Maps
Damansara Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Bangsar, Bukit Damansara, Bukit Kiara, Damansara Town Centre, Kerinchi, Bangsar South
Seputeh Pantai Baharu, Kuchai Lama, Taman OUG
Segambut Mont Kiara, Sri Hartamas, Segambut, Sentul
Kepong Kepong, Jinjang
Kuala Lumpur city centre
Setiawangsa Ampang, Setiawangsa
Bandar Tun Razak Maluri, Miharja, Cheras, Bandar Tun Razak, Bandar Sri Pemaisuri
Sungai Besi Bandar Tasik Selatan, Sri Petaling, Bukit Jalil, Sungai Besi

Departments

  1. Jabatan Pengurusan Sumber Manusia (Human Resources Department)
  2. Jabatan Pentadbiran (Administrative Department)
  3. Jabatan Kerja Awam (Public Works Department)
  4. Jabatan Kebudayaan, Kesenian, Pelancongan Dan Sukan (Culture, Heritage, Tourism, and Sports Department)
  5. Jabatan Arkitek (Architect Department)
  6. Jabatan Kesihatan (Health Department)
  7. Jabatan Kejuruteraan Mekanikal (Mechanical Engineering Department)
  8. Jabatan Penilaian Dan Pengurusan Harta
  9. Jabatan Ukur Bahan (Measurement Department)
  10. Jabatan Keselamatan dan Penguatkuasaan (Safety and Enforcement Department)
  11. Jabatan Kewangan (Treasury Department)
  12. Jabatan Pengurusan Perumahan (Housing Management Department)
  13. Jabatan Pelan Induk (Planning Department)
  14. Jabatan Pengangkutan Bandar (City Transportation Department)
  15. Jabatan Saliran Dan Pengurusan Sungai (Drainage and River Management)
  16. Jabatan Pembangunan dan Pengurusan Peniaga Kecil (Small Hawkers Management Department)
  17. Jabatan Perancang Bandar (City Planning Department)
  18. Jabatan Bangunan (Building Department)
  19. Jabatan Pelesenan (Licensing Department)
  20. Jabatan Hal Ehwal Undang-Undang (Legal Affairs Department)
  21. Jabatan Seni Taman Dan Kawalan Pembersihan Bandar (Park and Cleaning Control Department)
  22. Jabatan Perancangan Ekonomi & Penyelarasan Pembangunan (Economic Planning Department)
  23. Jabatan Teknologi Maklumat Dan Komunikasi (Information Technology and Communications Department)
  24. Jabatan Pembangunan Komuniti Dan Sosial (Community and Social Department)
  25. Unit Penyenggaraan Bangunan (Building Maintenance Unit)
  26. Unit Rekabentuk Bandar dan Warisan (City and Heritage Design Unit)
  27. Unit Pembangunan Hartanah (Property Development Unit)
  28. Unit Audit (Internal Audit Unit)
  29. Unit Berkuda (Mounted Unit)
  30. Pejabat-Pejabat Cawangan (Branch office)
  31. Pustaka Peringatan Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur Memorial Museum)
  32. Perpustakaan Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur City Library)
  33. Panggung Bandaraya (City Theatre)
  34. Mahkamah Bandaraya (City Court)
  35. Pusat Latihan DBKL (DBKL Training Centre) - Bandar Tun Razak
  36. Rumah Rehat DBKL (DBKL Rest House) - Port Dickson and Fraser's Hill

Branch offices

References

  1. ^ a b "Kuala Lumpur City Hall". Ministry of Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing. http://www.kwp.gov.my/cmsen/3rdLevel.asp?catid=7&parentid=268&contentid=269. Retrieved 2010-09-18. 
  2. ^ "Malaysia's towns and cities are governed by appointed mayors". City Mayors. 2006. http://www.citymayors.com/government/malaysia_government.html. Retrieved 2006-10-09. 
  3. ^ "About KL City Hall - History". Kuala Lumpur City Hall. http://www.dbkl.gov.my/v6/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=123&Itemid=29&lang=en. Retrieved 2010-09-18. 
  4. ^ "Destinations: Kuala Lumpur". Tourism Malaysia. http://travel.tourism.gov.my/consumer/destinations/history.asp?state=kl. Retrieved 2007-12-16. 
  5. ^ "Kuala Lumpur". Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007. Columbia University Press. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-KualaLum.html. Retrieved 2007-12-06. 
  6. ^ "Sejarah Shah Alam" (in Malay). Shah Alam City Council. Archived from the original on October 26, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071026082733/http://www.mbsa.gov.my/mbsa/shah+alam/sejarah.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-14. 
  7. ^ "Malaysia's towns and cities are governed by appointed mayors". City Mayors. 2006. http://www.citymayors.com/government/malaysia_government.html. Retrieved 2006-10-09. 
  8. ^ "About KL City Hall - History". Kuala Lumpur City Hall. http://www.dbkl.gov.my/v6/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=123&Itemid=29&lang=en. Retrieved 2010-09-18. 

External links

Official City Hall web site