Kuala Lumpur administration looks after the city's health care, building control, planning and economic development. The mayor is the executive head of the city and is appointed for a term of 3 years.
Kuala Lumpur administration operates under Malaysia's Federal Territories Ministry. The local administration of Kuala Lumpur looks after the health care, environment protection, sanitation, town planning, building control and economic development in the city. It is also responsible for the maintenance of urban infrastructure. The mayor of Kuala Lumpur, who presides over the City Hall, holds the executive power of the city.
Kuala Lumpur is the seat of the Malaysian Parliament. The Parliament of Malaysia is composed of Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) and Dewan Negara (House of Senate). Kuala Lumpur is represented by 11 members in the Parliament of Malaysia. The Members of the Parliament are elected for a term of 5 years.
Mayors of Kuala Lumpur
The mayors of Kuala Lumpur are the executive head of the city, who are appointed for a period of 3 years. The mayor is elected by Federal Territories Minister. Datuk Abdul Hakim Borhan is the present mayor of Kuala Lumpur, who is serving his first term of office as
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the mayor. He was elected for a term of three years in 2006.
Given below are some of the earlier mayors of Kuala Lumpur:
Datuk Mohmad Shaid Mohd Taufek
Tan Sri Yaakob Latiff
Datuk Ruslin Hasan
Tan Sri Dato Elyas Omar
Tan Sri Dato Kamaruzzaman Shariff
Dato Dr Mazlan Ahmad
Tan Sri Dato Lokman Yusof
City Hall of Kuala Lumpur
The City Hall of Kuala Lumpur is the seat of the city's mayor. It falls under the jurisdiction of Federal Territories Ministry of Malaysia. Also known as Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, the City Hall looks after the law and order in the city. It has two headquarters at Jalan Raja Laut and Jalan Raja Abdullah.
The City Hall of Kuala Lumpur features health, administrative, human resources, mechanical engineering, tourism and sports, building, planning, transportation and treasury departments that cater to the requirements of the city. It has many branch offices that are spread across the city. Some of its branch offices are at Sri Hartamas, Kepong, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, Bandar Tasik Selatan, Bangsar and Sri Petaling.
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