Kuala Lumpur City Hall
The Kuala Lumpur City Hall 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 Federal Territories. The current mayor of Kuala Lumpur is Maimunah Mohd Sharif, who has been in office since 15 August 2024.
History
The agency was formerly known as Kuala Lumpur Municipal Council formed in 1948 to take over the role of Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board. During British colonial times and early independence, Kuala Lumpur had been the capital of the country as well as the state of Selangor.Kuala Lumpur later achieved city status on 1 February 1972, becoming the first settlement in Malaysia to be granted the status after Malaya's independence in 1957, and the second city in Malaysia after George Town. The name was changed into Kuala Lumpur City Hall. Later, on 1 February 1974, Kuala Lumpur became a Federal Territory. Kuala Lumpur ceased to be the capital of Selangor in 1978 after the city of Shah Alam was declared as the new state capital.
Since 1 April 1961, with the coming into operation of the Federal Capital Act 1960, local elections in Kuala Lumpur was abolished and the municipality was put under a federally controlled corporation sole called the "Commissioner of the Federal Capital of Kuala Lumpur", headed by a Commissioner with the same title, and assisted by an advisory board.
On 1 February 1972, with Kuala Lumpur gaining its city status, the city's executive head was renamed as "Commissioner of the City of Kuala Lumpur" under the City of Kuala Lumpur Act 1971, also commonly known as Mayor of Kuala Lumpur in English.
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.
On 14 May 1990, Kuala Lumpur celebrated 100 years of local council. The new Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur flag and anthem were introduced. Kuala Lumpur City Hall launched its own coat of arms on 31 January 1992, which is a modification of the coat of arms of the former municipal council. It incorporated the city's emblem in use since Kuala Lumpur became a city.
Appointed mayors of Kuala Lumpur
Since 1972, the city has been led by fifteen mayors. The previous mayors are listed as below:| # | Mayor | Term start | Term end | - |
| 1. | Lokman Yusof | - | ||
| 2. | Yaacob Abdul Latiff | - | ||
| 3. | Elyas Omar | - | ||
| 4. | Mazlan Ahmad | - | ||
| 5. | Kamaruzzaman Shariff | - | ||
| 6. | Mohmad Shaid Mohd Taufek | - | ||
| 7. | Ruslin Hasan | - | ||
| 8. | Ab. Hakim Borhan | - | ||
| 9. | Ahmad Fuad Ismail | - | ||
| 10. | Ahmad Phesal Talib | |||
| 11. | Mhd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz | - | ||
| 12. | Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan | 1 October 2020 | - | |
| 13. | Mahadi Che Ngah | - | ||
| 14. | Kamarulzaman Mat Salleh | - | ||
| 15. | Maimunah Mohd Sharif | - | ||
| 16. | Fadlun Mak Ujud | Incumbent | - |
Current city council
Top management
- Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Mayor
- Mohamad bin Hamim, executive director
- Ismadi bin Sakirin, executive director
- Zulkurnain bin Hassan, executive director
- Vacant, executive director
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.| Post | Name | Political Parties |
| Chairman | Maimunah Mohd Sharif | Independent |
| Member | Mohd Shafei Abdullah | BN-UMNO |
| Member | Izudin bin Ishak | BN-UMNO |
| Member | Noridah binti Abdul Rahim | Independent |
| Member | Tong Nguen Khoong | Independent |
| Member | Ismail bin Ngah | Independent |
| Member | Afdlin Shauki Aksan | PH-PKR |
| Member | Abdul Basir bin V Kunhimohamed | PH-PKR |
| Member | Hayatul Kamil bin Termudi | PH-AMANAH |
| Member | Jayakumar A/L R. Muniandy | PH-PKR |
| Member | Leong Ooi Kuan | PH-DAP |
| Member | Lai Chen Heng | PH-PKR |
| Member | - | - |
| Member | - | - |
Branch office
- Bandar Tun Razak
- Batu
- Bukit Bintang
- Cheras
- Kepong
- Lembah Pantai
- Segambut
- Seputeh
- Setiawangsa
- Titiwangsa
- Wangsa Maju
Past Management Members
- Top Management
- Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan, Mayor
- Mohd Najib Mohd, executive director
- Mahadi Che Ngah, executive director
- Ibrahim Yusoff, executive director
- Mustafa Mohd Nor, executive director
- City advisory board
- Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan, Chairman
- Abdul Ghani Pateh Akhir, Member
- Fateh Iskandar Mohamed Mansor, Member
- Ezumi Harzani Ismail, Member