Ipoh City Council
The Ipoh City Council is the city council which administers the city of Ipoh in the state of Perak, Malaysia. This council was established after the city was officially granted city status on 27 May 1988. Their jurisdiction covers an area of 643 square kilometres.
The council consists of the mayor plus twenty-four councillors appointed to serve a one-year term by the Perak State Government. MBI 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.
History
Ipoh City Council started as a Sanitary Board in 1893, formed by the British. From its gradual and sturdy development, it obtained its Municipal status on 31 May 1962 and was declared a city on 27 May 1988.In general, the Ipoh City Council as the local authority, is a Corporate Body established under the Local Government Act 1976, being the body responsible for managing the Ipoh City area based on local interest, as well as a local planning authority under the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 ; MBI is directly tasked by Law to formulate and implement development planning policies based on centralised locality in accordance to the policies set by the Government.
Currently, the boundary of the Council covers an area of 643 square kilometres with a population of over 720,000 people. As the state capital of Perak, Ipoh serves as the centre of administration, commerce, sports, finance, politics, religion and education. Now under the leadership of the Mayor, the Ipoh City Council continues its effort to transform the city into a dynamic and distinguished city.
Current appointed councillors
2023/2024 Session
Source:| PH | BN |
| Parliament Seat | State Assembly Seat | No. | Zone | Councilor | Alliance | Party | ||
| P63 Tambun | N24 Hulu Kinta | 1 |
| Mazlan Abd Rahman | BN | UMNO | ||
| P63 Tambun | N24 Hulu Kinta | 2 | Norhayati Sani | PH | PKR | |||
| P63 Tambun | N23 Manjoi | 3 | Faidz Ismail | PH | AMANAH | |||
| P63 Tambun | N23 Manjoi | 4 | Ahmad Khair Faizal Yahaya | PH | PKR | |||
| P63 Tambun | N23 Manjoi | 5 | Azizul Kama Abd Aziz | BN | UMNO | |||
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N30 Buntong | 6 | Lawrence R.Palanisamy | PH | DAP | |||
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N30 Buntong | 7 | Sivam Kalimuthu | PH | DAP | |||
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N29 Kepayang | 8 | Wong Kar Keat | PH | DAP | |||
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N29 Kepayang | 9 | Norul Huda Ahmad | BN | UMNO | |||
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N28 Bercham | 10 | Logiswary Subramaniam | PH | PKR | |||
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N28 Bercham | 11 | Ng Haen Vee | PH | DAP | |||
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N25 Canning | 12 | Lam Yew Tect | PH | DAP | |||
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N25 Canning | 13 | Lee Tze Hoo | PH | DAP | |||
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N27 Pasir Pinji | 14 | Lim Chee Aun | PH | DAP | |||
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N27 Pasir Pinji | 15 | Basri Mohamad Nor | BN | UMNO | |||
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N26 Tebing Tinggi | 16 | Ahmad Fariq Walit Ahmad Puad | PH | DAP | |||
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N26 Tebing Tinggi | 17 | Ahmad Hariri Haji Kamarudin | BN | UMNO | |||
| P66 Batu Gajah | N31 Jelapang | 18 | Tang Cheng Wei | PH | DAP | |||
| P66 Batu Gajah | N31 Jelapang | 19 | Tan Seong Peng | PH | DAP | |||
| P66 Batu Gajah | N32 Menglembu | 20 | Chen Jian Cong | PH | DAP | |||
| P71 Gopeng | N44 Sungai Rapat | 21 | Syamsul Effendey Abd Rahim | PH | AMANAH | |||
| P71 Gopeng | N45 Simpang Pulai | 22 | Chung Cum Cheong | PH | PKR | |||
| P71 Gopeng | N45 Simpang Pulai | 23 | Mohamed Helmi Mohamed Fuzi | PH | PKR | |||
| P71 Gopeng | N45 Simpang Pulai | 24 | Zuraidah Zakaria | PH | PKR |
Departments
- Pejabat Korporat Bandaraya
- Jabatan Kesihatan
- Jabatan Perlesenan dan Penguatkuasaan
- Jabatan Penilaian & Pengurusan Harta
- Jabatan Kejuruteraan
- Jabatan Perancang
- Jabatan Kewangan
- Jabatan Landskap & Rekreasi
- Jabatan Hal Ehwal Komuniti
- Jabatan Bangunan
- Jabatan Khidmat Pengurusan
- Pejabat Penasihat Undang-Undang
- Pejabat Audit Dalaman
- Pejabat Pesuruhjaya Bangunan
- Pejabat OSC
- Pejabat Pembangunan Projek Khas Bandaraya
Administration Area
Below are the administration area for Ipoh City Council which further breakdown into 24 zones.Former Appointed Councillors
1 Mei 2021-30 April 2023 Session
Source:| BN | PN |
| Parliament Seat | State Assembly Seat | No. | Zone | Councilor | Alliance | Party | ||
| P63 Tambun | N24 Hulu Kinta | 1 |
| Mazlan Abd Rahman | BN | UMNO | ||
| P63 Tambun | N24 Hulu Kinta | 2 | Puteri Holijah Muhamad Rali | PN | BERSATU | |||
| P63 Tambun | N23 Manjoi | 3 | Mohammad Sharif | PN | BERSATU | |||
| P63 Tambun | N23 Manjoi | 4 | Syed Mohd Noor Hisam Syed Hassan | PN | PAS | |||
| P63 Tambun | N23 Manjoi | 5 | Azizul Kama Abd Aziz | BN | UMNO | |||
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N30 Buntong | 6 | Jayagopi M.Subramaniam | BN | MIC | |||
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N30 Buntong | 7 | Ganesan Athinarayanan | PN | BERSATU | |||
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N29 Kepayang | 8 | Mohammad Iskandar Abdul Rahman | PN | BERSATU | |||
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N29 Kepayang | 9 | Norul Huda Ahmad | BN | UMNO | |||
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N28 Bercham | 10 | Mohd Rafaad Razalli | PN | PAS | |||
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N28 Bercham | 11 | Ho Wai Mun | BN | MCA | |||
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N25 Canning | 12 | Thilak Raj Gunasekaran | PN | PAS | |||
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N25 Canning | 13 | Kamarulzaman Abdullah | BN | UMNO | |||
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N27 Pasir Pinji | 14 | Richard Ng | PN | BERSATU | |||
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N27 Pasir Pinji | 15 | Khoo Boon Chuan | BN | MCA | |||
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N26 Tebing Tinggi | 16 | Ahmad Hariri Kamarudin | BN | UMNO | |||
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N26 Tebing Tinggi | 17 | Nor Afzainizam Salleh | PN | BERSATU | |||
| P66 Batu Gajah | N31 Jelapang | 18 | Jaya Ganesh Selvaraju | BN | MIC | |||
| P66 Batu Gajah | N31 Jelapang | 19 | Chan Soon Yip | BN | MCA | |||
| P66 Batu Gajah | N32 Menglembu | 20 | Mahader Ahmad Mohammad Ayob | PN | BERSATU | |||
| P71 Gopeng | N44 Sungai Rapat | 21 | Abu Bakar Haji Hussian | PN | PAS | |||
| P71 Gopeng | N45 Simpang Pulai | 22 | Mohd Nasri Shaari | BN | UMNO | |||
| P71 Gopeng | N45 Simpang Pulai | 23 | Mohamad Annuar Baharudin | BN | UMNO | |||
| P71 Gopeng | N45 Simpang Pulai | 24 | Azmi Murad Mohamad Yusof | PN | PAS |