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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.

Kuala Lumpur City Hall Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur

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1 History 1.1 Lord Mayor of Kuala Lumpur 2 Administration areas 3 Departments 4 Branch offices 5 References 6 External links

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Local authority of Kuala Lumpur Leadership

Mayor of Kuala Lumpur

Ahmad Fuad Ismail

Meeting place

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.

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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.
Kuala Lumpur City Hall building at Jalan Raja Laut

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 1972 1973 - 1983 1983 - 1992 1992 - 1995 2001 - 2004 2004 - 2006 2006 - 2008

1. Tan Sri Dato' Lokman Yusof 2. Tan Sri Yaacob Latiff 3. Tan Sri Dato' Elyas Omar 4. Dato' Dr. Mazlan Ahmad 6. Dato' Mohmad Shaid Mohd Taufek 7. Dato' Ruslin Hasan 8. Dato' Ab. Hakim bin Borhan

5. Tan Sri Dato Kamaruzzaman Shariff 1995 - 2001

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9. Dato' Seri Ahmad Fuad Ismail

2008 - current

Divisions Damansara Seputeh Segambut Kepong Kuala Lumpur city centre Setiawangsa Bandar Tun Razak Sungai Besi Ampang, Setiawangsa Pantai Baharu, Kuchai Lama, Taman OUG Mont Kiara, Sri Hartamas, Segambut, Sentul Kepong, Jinjang

Areas Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Bangsar, Bukit Damansara, Bukit Kiara, Damansara Town Centre, Kerinchi, Bangsar South

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Maluri, Miharja, Cheras, Bandar Tun Razak, Bandar Sri Pemaisuri Bandar Tasik Selatan, Sri Petaling, Bukit Jalil, Sungai Besi

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Jabatan Pengurusan Sumber Manusia (Human Resources Department) Jabatan Pentadbiran (Administrative Department) Jabatan Kerja Awam (Public Works Department) Jabatan Kebudayaan, Kesenian, Pelancongan Dan Sukan (Culture, Heritage, Tourism, and Sports Department) Jabatan Arkitek (Architect Department) Jabatan Kesihatan (Health Department) Jabatan Kejuruteraan Mekanikal (Mechanical Engineering Department) Jabatan Penilaian Dan Pengurusan Harta Jabatan Ukur Bahan (Measurement Department) Jabatan Keselamatan dan Penguatkuasaan (Safety and Enforcement Department) Jabatan Kewangan (Treasury Department) Jabatan Pengurusan Perumahan (Housing Management Department)

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13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36.

Jabatan Pelan Induk (Planning Department) Jabatan Pengangkutan Bandar (City Transportation Department) Jabatan Saliran Dan Pengurusan Sungai (Drainage and River Management) Jabatan Pembangunan dan Pengurusan Peniaga Kecil (Small Hawkers Management Department) Jabatan Perancang Bandar (City Planning Department) Jabatan Bangunan (Building Department) Jabatan Pelesenan (Licensing Department) Jabatan Hal Ehwal Undang-Undang (Legal Affairs Department) Jabatan Seni Taman Dan Kawalan Pembersihan Bandar (Park and Cleaning Control Department) Jabatan Perancangan Ekonomi & Penyelarasan Pembangunan (Economic Planning Department) Jabatan Teknologi Maklumat Dan Komunikasi (Information Technology and Communications Department) Jabatan Pembangunan Komuniti Dan Sosial (Community and Social Department) Unit Penyenggaraan Bangunan (Building Maintenance Unit) Unit Rekabentuk Bandar dan Warisan (City and Heritage Design Unit) Unit Pembangunan Hartanah (Property Development Unit) Unit Audit (Internal Audit Unit) Unit Berkuda (Mounted Unit) Pejabat-Pejabat Cawangan (Branch office) Pustaka Peringatan Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur Memorial Museum) Perpustakaan Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur City Library) Panggung Bandaraya (City Theatre) Mahkamah Bandaraya (City Court) Pusat Latihan DBKL (DBKL Training Centre) - Bandar Tun Razak Rumah Rehat DBKL (DBKL Rest House) - Port Dickson and Fraser's Hill

Taman Tun Dr Ismail Sri Hartamas Bangsar Kepong Segambut Sentul Setapak Titiwangsa Bandar Tun Razak

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Bandar Tasik Selatan Cheras Sri Petaling Taman OUG Seputeh

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