Kuala Lumpur City Hall

3°9′8.8″N 101°41′39.0″E

Kuala Lumpur City Hall

Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur ديوان بندراي کوالا لومڤور‎
DBKL Tower, the administrative offices of the DBKL.
Agency overview
Formed	1 February 1972; 52 years ago (1972-02-01)
Preceding agencies	Kuala Lumpur Municipal Council Kuala Lumpur Federal Capital Commission
Jurisdiction	City of Kuala Lumpur
Headquarters	Menara DBKL 1, Jalan Raja Laut, 50350 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Motto	Ready to Contribute towards an Excellent City (Bersedia Menyumbang Bandaraya Cemerlang)
Annual budget	MYR 2.905 billion (2018)[1]
Agency executive	Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Mayor
Website	www.dbkl.gov.my/en/

The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (Malay: Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, abbreviated DBKL; Jawi: ديوان بندراي کوالا لومڤور‎) is the city council which administers the city of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. This council was established after the city was officially granted city status on 1 February 1972. Their jurisdiction covers an area of 243 square kilometres.

The council consists of the mayor plus fifteen members of the city advisory board appointed to serve a one-year term by the Minister of Territories.^[2] The current mayor of Kuala Lumpur is Maimunah Mohd Sharif, who has been in office since 15 August 2024.^[3][4]

History

The agency was formerly known as Kuala Lumpur Municipal Council formed in 1957 to take over the role of Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board.(Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Lumpur). During British colonial times and early independence, Kuala Lumpur had been the capital of the country as well as the state of Selangor.

On 1 April 1961, the name changed into Kuala Lumpur Federal Capital Commission (Malay: Suruhanjaya Ibu Kota Persekutuan).

Kuala Lumpur later achieved city status on 1 February 1972, becoming the first settlement in Malaysia to be granted the status after independence. The name changed into Kuala Lumpur City Hall (Malay: Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur). Later, on 1 February 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.

Kuala Lumpur was administered by a corporation sole called the Federal Capital Commissioner (Malay: Pesuruhjaya Ibu Kota Persekutuan) from 1 April 1961 until it was awarded city status on 1 February 1972, after which executive power was transferred to the Mayor (Malay: Datuk Bandar).

Executive power lies with the mayor in the city hall, who is appointed for three years by the Minister of Federal Territories. This system of appointing the mayor and councillor has been in place ever since the local government elections were suspended in 1970.^[2]

On 14 May 1990, Kuala Lumpur celebrated 100 years of local council. The new Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur flag and anthem were introduced.^[6] Kuala Lumpur City Hall launched its own coat of arms (officially called a crest) on 31 January 1992, which is a modification of the coat of arms of the former municipal council that incorporated the city's emblem in use since Kuala Lumpur became a city.^[7][8]

Appointed mayors of Kuala Lumpur

Since 1972, the city has been led by fifteen mayors. The previous mayors are listed as below:^[9]

#	Mayor	Term start	Term end
1.	Lokman Yusof	1 February 1972 (1972-02-01)	15 May 1972 (1972-05-15)
2.	Yaacob Abdul Latiff	16 May 1972 (1972-05-16)	30 November 1980 (1980-11-30)
3.	Elyas Omar	1 December 1980 (1980-12-01)	16 November 1992 (1992-11-16)
4.	Mazlan Ahmad	17 November 1992 (1992-11-17)	14 December 1995 (1995-12-14)
5.	Kamaruzzaman Shariff	14 December 1995 (1995-12-14)	12 December 2001 (2001-12-12)
6.	Mohmad Shaid Mohd Taufek	14 December 2001 (2001-12-14)	12 December 2003 (2003-12-12)
7.	Ruslin Hasan	14 December 2003 (2003-12-14)	12 December 2005 (2005-12-12)
8.	Ab. Hakim Borhan	14 December 2005 (2005-12-14)	12 December 2007 (2007-12-12)
9.	Ahmad Fuad Ismail	14 December 2007 (2007-12-14)	16 July 2013 (2013-07-16)
10.	Ahmad Phesal Talib	18 July 2013 (2013-07-18)	16 July 2015 (2015-07-16)
11.	Mhd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz	17 July 2015 (2015-07-17)	30 September 2018 (2018-09-30)
12.	Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan	2 October 2018 (2018-10-02)	1 October 2020
13.	Mahadi Che Ngah	1 October 2020 (2020-10-01)	31 March 2023 (2023-03-31)
14.	Kamarulzaman Mat Salleh	17 April 2023 (2023-04-17)	14 August 2024 (2024-08-14)
15.	Maimunah Mohd Sharif	15 August 2024 (2024-08-15)	Incumbent

Current city council

Top management

As of August 2024^[update][10]

1. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Mayor
2. Mohamad bin Hamim, executive director (Project Management)
3. Ismadi bin Sakirin, executive director (Socio-Economic Development)
4. Zulkurnain bin Hassan, executive director (Planning)
5. Vacant, executive director (Management)

City advisory board

The city advisory board makes recommendations on Council's strategic policy and priorities, governance policy and structure, financial planning and budgeting, fiscal policy including revenue and tax policies, intergovernmental and international relations, Council and its operations, and human resources and labour relations.

As of August 2024^[update]:^[11]

Post	Name
Chairman	Kamarulzaman Mat Salleh
Member	Mohd Shafei Bin Abdullah
	Izudin bin Ishak
	Noridah binti Abdul Rahim
	Tong Nguen Khoong
	Ismail bin Ngah
	Afdlin Shauki bin Aksan
	Abdul Basir bin V Kunhimohamed
	Hayatul Kamil bin Termudi
	Jayakumar A/L R. Muniandy
	Leong Ooi Kuan
	Lai Chen Heng

Departments

Sectors	Departments
Management	Finance Department Human Resource Management Department Administration Department Information Management Department Property Management and Valuation Department
Socio-Economic Development	Enforcement Department Housing Management and Community Development Department Licensing and Petty Traders Development Department Health and Environment Department Culture, Arts and Sports Department
Project Management	Project Implementation and Building Maintenance Department Civil Engineering and Urban Transportation Department Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Department Landscape and Recreation Development Department Quantity Surveying Department
Planning	City Planning Department Infrastructure Planning Department Economic Planning and Development Department Building Control Department
Other Departments	Legal and Prosecution Department Corporate Planning Department Internal Audit Department Integrity Department

DBKL headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, located along Jalan Raja Laut.

Branch office

• Bandar Tun Razak
• Batu
• Bukit Bintang
• Cheras
• Kepong
• Lembah Pantai
• Segambut
• Seputeh
• Setiawangsa
• Titiwangsa
• Wangsa Maju

List of legislations

As of 10 August 2018^[update][12]

No.	Acts	Subsidiary Legislations
1.	Akta Ibu Kota Persekutuan 1960	(1)	Peraturan-Peraturan Lembaga Penasihat Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur 1989
		(2)	Perintah Ibu Kota Persekutuan (Kawasan Bandaraya) 1974
2.	Akta Kerajaan Tempatan 1976	(1)	Bayaran-Bayaran Yang Kena Dibayar Untuk Kelewatan Membayar Kadar
		(2)	Bayaran-Bayaran Bagi Waran Tahanan
		(3)	UUK (Lembu Kerbau) Perbandaran Kuala Lumpur 1968
		(4)	UUK Pengendali Makanan (WP) 1979
		(5)	UUK Kedai Gunting Rambut & Pendandan Rambut (WP) 1979
		(6)	UUK Stor Kayu & Kerja Kayu (WP) 1981
		(7)	UUK Kolam Renang (WP) 1981
		(8)	UUK Pemungutan, Pembuangan & Pelupusan Sampah-Sarap (WP) 1981
		(9)	Pemberitahuan Mengenai Fi Bagi Pelupusan Sampah-Sarap Di Longgokan Sampah
		(10)	UUK Iklan (WP) 1982
		(11)	UUK Pelesenan Tempat Letak Kereta Persendirian (WP) 1982
		(12)	UUK Pasar (WP) 1984
		(13).	UUK Pelesenan Establisymen Makanan (WPKL) 1985
		(14)	Pengisytiharan Di Bawah Seksyen 81(K)
		(15)	UUK Kedai Dobi (WPKL) 1985
		(16)	UUK Kerajaan Tempatan (Mengkompaunkan Kesalahan-Kesalahan) (WPKL) 1986
		(17)	UUK Tandas Awam (WPKL) 1986
		(18)	Pemberitahuan Caj Bagi Penggunaan Tandas Awam
		(19)	UUK Pelesenan Tred, Perniagaan & Perindustrian (WPKL) 1986
		(20)	Kaedah-Kaedah Pegawai DBKL (Kelakuan & Tatatertib) 1989
		(21)	UUK Pelesenan Penjaja & Gerai (WPKL) 1989
		(22)	UUK Kerajaan Tempatan (Iklan Pilihanraya) (WPKL) 1990
		(23)	UUK Pelesenan Anjing & Rumah Pembiakan Anjing (WPKL) 1991
		(24)	UUK Vandalisme (WPKL) 1991
		(25)	UUK Larangan Meludah (WPKL) 1991
		(26)	Kaedah-Kaedah Pegawai Penguatkuasaan DBKL (Kelakuan & Tatatertib) 1992
		(27)	UUK Kerajaan Tempatan (Dataran Merdeka) (WPKL) 1992
		(28)	UUK Bahagian VIII Lembaga Bandaran Kuala Lumpur (Pembatalan) 1993
		(29)	UUK Pengangkutan Bahan (WPKL) 1997
		(30)	UUK Perumahan Awam (WPKL) 2000
		(31)	UUK Pasar Borong (WPKL) 2002
		(32)	UUK Establismen Kecantikan Dan Kesihatan (WPKL) 2003
		(33)	UUK Taman (WPKL) 2012
		(34)	UUK Krematorium (WPKL) 2013
3.	Akta Jalan, Parit & Bangunan 1974	(1)	UUK Kerjatanah (WPKL) 1988
		(2)	UUK Bangunan (WPKL) 1985
		(3)	UUK Jalan, Parit & Bangunan (Mengkompaun Kesalahan-Kesalahan) (WPKL) 1985
		(4)	UUK Jalan, Parit & Bangunan (Mendapatkan Tunggakan) (WPKL) 1990
		(5)	Perisytiharan Di Bawah Seksyen 97 - Premis Yang Boleh Diperiksa Pada Wakru Malam
4.	Akta (Perancangan) Wilayah Persekutuan 1982	(1)	Kaedah-Kaedah Ranchangan (Pembangunan) 1970
		(2)	Kaedah-Kaedah (Perancangan) (Kelas-Kelas Kegunaan) Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur 1980
		(3)	Kaedah-Kaedah (Perancangan) (Zon & Kepadatan) Wilayah Persekutuan 1985
		(4)	Kaedah-Kaedah (Perancangan) Wilayah Persekutuan (Mengkompaunkan Kesalahan) 1986
		(5)	Kaedah-Kaedah (Perancangan) (Lembaga Rayuan) Wilayah Persekutuan 1997
		(6)	Pengecualian Di Bawah Kaedah 14 KaedahKaedah Ranchangan (Pembangunan) 1970
		(7)	Kaedah-Kaedah (Perancangan) WPKL (Tatacara Untuk Pemulangan Caj Pembangunan) 2007
		(8)	Kaedah-Kaedah (Perancangan) Caj Pembangunan Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur 2013
5.	Akta Pengangkutan Jalan 1987	(1)	Kaedah-Kaedah Lalulintas Jalan 1959
		(2)	Kaedah-Kaedah Lalulintas Jalan (Saiz, Warna & Jenis) 1959
		(3)	Kaedah-Kaedah Kenderaan Barangan (Memuatkan & Memunggah) (Kuala Lumpur) 1962
		(4)	Perintah Lalulintas Jalan (Peruntokan Mengenai Tempat Letak Kereta) (Ibu Kota) 1969
		(5)	Perintah Lalulintas Jalan (Peruntukan Terminal Bas) (Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur) 1973
		(6)	Perintah Lalulintas Jalan (Letak Kereta Bermeter) (Wilayah Persekutuan) 1984
		(7)	Perintah Pengangkutan Jalan (Larangan Ke Atas Penggunaan Jalan) (Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur) 1989
		(8)	Perintah Had Laju (Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur) 1989
		(9)	Perintah Pengangkutan Jalan (Kenderaan Bergerak Perlahan) (Larangan Ke Atas Penggunaan Jalan)(Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur) 1994
		(10)	Kaedah-Kaedah Lalulintas Jalan (Mata Demerit) 1997
		(11)	Perintah Pengangkutan Jalan (Larangan Ke Atas Penggunaan Jalan) (Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur)(No. 4) 1997
		(12)	Kaedah-Kaedah Pengangkutan Jalan (Pengkompaunan Kesalahan) 2003
		(13)	Kaedah-Kaedah Pengangkutan Jalan (Notis Di Bawah Subseksyen 53(1)) 2003
		(14)	Perintah Pengangkutan Jalan (Perhentian Teksi) (WPKL) 2007
		(15)	Kaedah-Kaedah Pengangkutan Jalan (Fi Bagi Pengapitan, Pengalihan dan Penahanan Motor) 2012
6.	Akta Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur 1971
7.	Akta Perlembagaan (Pindaan) (No. 2) 1973
8.	Akta Hiburan (Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur) 1992	(1)	Kaedah-Kaedah Hiburan (WPKL) 1993
		(2)	Kaedah-Kaedah Hiburan (WPKL) (Mengkompaunkan Kesalahan) 1993
		(3)	Perintah Hiburan (WPKL) (Perisytiharan) 1994
		(4)	Perintah Hiburan (WPKL) (Perisytiharan) 2012
		(5)	Kaedah-Kaedah Pusat Siber dan Kafe Siber (WPKL) 2012
9.	Akta Hotel (Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur) 2003	(1)	Peraturan-Peraturan Hotel (WPKL) (Pengkompaunan Kesalahan) 2005

Past Management Members

As of 2 October 2018^[update]

• Top Management

1. Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan, Mayor
2. Mohd Najib Mohd, executive director (Project Management)
3. Mahadi Che Ngah, executive director (Planning)
4. Ibrahim Yusoff, executive director (Socio-Economic Development)
5. Mustafa Mohd Nor, executive director (Management)

• City advisory board

1. Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan, Chairman
2. Abdul Ghani Pateh Akhir, Member
3. Fateh Iskandar Mohamed Mansor, Member
4. Ezumi Harzani Ismail, Member

References

1. "DBKL allocates RM2.9b under 2018 budget | Malay Mail".
2. "Malaysia's towns and cities are governed by appointed mayors". City Mayors. 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2006.
3. "New KL mayor Maimunah brings 'new energy' to City Hall, says Fahmi". The Star. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
4. "Maimunah dilantik Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur mulai 15 Ogos". Astro Awani (in Malay). 1 October 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
5. "Kuala Lumpur". Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007. Columbia University Press. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
6. "100 Years Kuala Lumpur Local Authority".
7. "DBKL: Buku Penerangan".
8. "Information Book City Hall Kuala Lumpur".
9. "Portal Rasmi Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur – Agensi Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan".
10. "Pengurusan Tertinggi". Portal Rasmi Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
11. "Ahli Lembaga Penasihat Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur". Portal Rasmi Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
12. List of Legislations

External links

• Official Website of Kuala Lumpur City Hall