Petaling Jaya City Council

The Petaling Jaya City Council (Malay: Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya, abbreviated MBPJ) is the city council which administers the city of Petaling Jaya in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. This council was established after the city was officially granted city status on 20 June 2006. Their jurisdiction covers an area of 97.2 square kilometres.

Petaling Jaya City Council
(MBPJ) Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya
Agency overview
Formed20 June 2006 (2006-06-20)
Preceding agency
  • Petaling Jaya Municipal Council
JurisdictionCity of Petaling Jaya
HeadquartersJalan Yong Shook Lin, 46675 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
MottoFriendly, Fast and Precise (Mesra, Cepat, dan Tepat)
Employees1981 (2023)
Annual budgetMYR 479,488,450 (2017)[1]
Agency executives
  • Haji Mohamad Zahri Haji Samingon, Mayor
  • Aznan Hj Hassan, Deputy Mayor
  • Ir. Ismail Hj Shafie, Deputy City Secretary (Development)
  • Tuan Mohd Fauzi bin Maarop, Deputy City Secretary (Management)
Websitewww.mbpj.gov.my

The council consists of the mayor plus twenty-four councillors appointed to serve a one-year term by the Selangor State Government. MBPJ 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

In the early 1950s, Kuala Lumpur experienced congestion as a result of a rapid population growth and squatters existing in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. To overcome this problem, the State Government identified "Effingham Estate", a 1,200-acre rubber plantation in Jalan Klang Lama to create a new settlement known as Petaling Jaya.

The party entrusted to govern the new settlement was the District Officer of the Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya Board before being taken over by a statutory body, namely the Petaling Jaya Town Authority at the end of 1954.

Petaling Jaya made history on 1 January 1964 when the Selangor State Government gazetted a Township Board with financial autonomy to govern the city.

On 1 January 1977, Petaling Jaya Town Authority was upgraded to the Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (MPPJ), pursuant to the Local Government Act 1976 by the government. On 20 June 2006, the Petaling Jaya Municipal Council was upgraded as the Petaling Jaya City Council.

Now, the administrative area of MBPJ is 97.2 square kilometres which is rapidly growing. Petaling Jaya has a total population of over 619,925 people and the number of property holding of 217,930. Petaling Jaya is now known as the leading growth centre in Selangor.

The City Council consists of 24 councillors led by a mayor. Councillors are appointed by the Selangor State Executive Council. The Mayor is an officer of the Federal Government appointed by the state administration after obtaining the consent of the Menteri Besar. A mayor works full-time, assisted by a Deputy Mayor and Head of the Departments in setting and implementing the vision, mission, quality policy, objectives and activities of the council. The Council approved a Council legislation draft and forming policies to be implemented by the departments.

Presidents & Mayors of Petaling Jaya

Since 1977, the Municipal & city has been led by four mayors. The previous and incumbent mayors are listed as below:

No.President & MayorTerm startTerm end
1Mokhtar Hadi Awang1 January 197718 May 1979
2Mohamad Azizan Abdullah18 May 19798 April 1989
3Datin Marsilla Mahmood8 April 198931 December 1992
4Mat Erendi Rafique1 January 199318 May 1995
5Amir Haikal Ahmad18 May 199531 December 2004
6Ahmad Termizi Puteh (Twins Petaling Jaya Municipal Council & Petaling Jaya City Council )[2]1 January 200528 August 2006
7Mohammad Roslan Sakiman28 August 20061 January 2013
8Alinah Ahmad1 January 201331 December 2014
9Mohd. Azizi Mohd. Zain1 April 20154 April 2019
10Mohd Sayuthi Bakar4 April 201921 October 2021
11Mohamad Azhan Md. Azmir[3]21 October 202131 January 2024
12Mohamad Zahri Samingon1 February 2024Incumbent

Current councillors

2024-2025 Term
  PH (24)

Twenty-one councillors were sworn in on 18 January 2024,[4] while the other four vacancies were filled on 30 April 2024.

Zone Councillor Party
1 Suriase Gengiah PKR
2 Chan Pak Keung
3 Tang Fuie Koh
4 Mohd Ikhshan Mohamad Din
5 Wong Swee Sang DAP
6 Quratulain Atiqah Norzahirul Anuar
7 Leong Chee Cheng
8 Loh Y Lun
9 Yip Sean Yi
10 Terence Tan Teck Seng
11 Kusaaliny Mehendran
12 Ahmad Akhir Pawan Chik PKR
13 Ng Yih Miin
14 Sugumaran Annamalai
15 Christopher Ong Kean Li
16 Tan Wei Kiat DAP
17 Norah Mansor PKR
18 Muhammad Nabil Halimi
19 Nalina Nair Rama Krishnan DAP
20 Ong Yew Thai
21 Rozazitah Ahmad PKR
22 Mohamed Hamka Mohamed Jumah AMANAH
23 Nurashikin Ali
24 Farhan Shah Ridzuan PKR

Departments and Units
Department of Landscape and Urban Greenery in Kelana Jaya.
Departments Units
  • Management Services
  • Treasury
  • Valuation & Property Management
  • Licensing
  • Enforcement
  • Building Control
  • Development Planning
  • Engineering
  • Landscape
  • Health & Environmental Services
  • Solid Waste & Public Cleaning
  • Community Development   
  • Corporate Communication
  • Information Technology
  • Internal Audit
  • One Stop Centre
  • Commissioner of Buildings
  • Integrity

    City Council Zones

    The Petaling Jaya City Council is subdivided into twenty-four zones that cover the entire authority.[5] Each zone comprises the different sections of Petaling Jaya.

    Zone Section(s) Zone Section(s) Zone Section(s)
    1
    • PJU 8 (Damansara Perdana)
    • PJU 9 (Bandar Sri Damansara)
    • PJU 10 (Damansara Damai)
    		 9
    • Seksyen 17A
    • Seksyen 19 (Taman Gee Huat)
    • SS 20 (Taman Paramount)
    		 17
    • PJS 1 (Petaling Utama)
    • PJS 3 (Taman Medan)
    2
    • PJU 6 (Bandar Utama)
    • PJU 7 (Mutiara Damansara)
    • Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara
    		 10
    • Seksyen 16
    • Seksyen 17
    		 18
    • PJS 2 (Kampung Medan)
    • PJS 4 (Taman Medan)
    3
    • PJU 4 (Kwasa Damansara)
    • PJU 5 (Kota Damansara)
    		 11
    • Seksyen 11
    • Seksyen 12
    • Seksyen 13
    		 19
    • Seksyen 20 (Damansara Kim)
    • Seksyen 21 (Damansara Utama)
    • Seksyen 22 (Damansara Jaya)
    4
    • PJU 1A (Ara Damansara)
    • PJU 2 (Taman Perindustrian Jaya)
    • PJU 3 (Tropicana)
    • Sunway Damansara (Seksyen 12, Seksyen 13 & Seksyen 14)
    		 12
    • Seksyen 5 (Bukit Gasing)
    • Seksyen 10
    		 20
    • SS 1 (Kampung Tunku)
    • SS 3 (Taman Subang)
    • SS 9A (Sungei Way)
    5
    • SS 21 (Damansara Utama)
    • SS 22 & 22A (Damansara Jaya)
    		 13
    • Seksyen 6
    • Seksyen 7
    • Seksyen 9 (Taman Jaya)
    • Seksyen 52 (New Town)
    		 21
    • SS 5 & 6 (Kelana Jaya)
    6
    • SS 23 (Taman Sea)
    • SS 24 (Taman Megah)
    • SS 26 (Taman Mayang Jaya)
    		 14
    • Seksyen 8
    • Seksyen 14
    • Seksyen 51A (Asia Jaya)
    		 22
    • SS 7 (Kelana Jaya)
    • SS 11 (Kelab Golf Negara Subang)
    7
    • PJU 1 (Dataran Prima)
    • SS 25 (Taman Mayang)
    • SS 4 (Kelana Jaya)
    		 15
    • Seksyen 2, 3 & 4 (Old Town)
    • Seksyen 51
    		 23
    • SS 8 & 9 (Sungei Way)
    • SS 10
    8
    • SS 2
    		 16
    • Seksyen 1 & 1A (Old Town)
    • Seksyen 18
    		 24
    • PJS 5 (Taman Desaria)
    • PJS 6 (Kampung Lindungan)
    • Minor part of PJS 7 (Bandar Sunway East)
    • PJS 8 (Bandar Sunway)
    • PJS 10 (Bandar Sunway North)

    Former councillors

    2023 term [6]
    Zone No. Member Party
    PKR 11 | DAP 10 | AMANAH 3
    1 Suriase Gengiah PKR
    2 Chan Pak Keung PKR
    3 Tang Fuie Koh PKR
    4 Mohd Ikhsan Mohamad Din PKR
    12 Derek John Fernandez PKR
    13 Bryan Ng Yih Miin PKR
    14 Sugumaran Annamalai PKR
    15 Ermeemarianna Saadon PKR
    17 Norah Mansor PKR
    18 Ahmad Akhir Pawan Chik PKR
    21 Rozazitah Binti Ahmad PKR
    5 Quratulain Atiqah Norzahirul Anuar DAP
    6 Sakinah Bibi Nagoor DAP
    7 Leong Chee Cheng DAP
    8 Wong Swee Sang DAP
    9 Yip Sean Yi DAP
    10 Medaline Chang She Yun DAP
    11 N. K Thayalan Krishnasamy DAP
    16 Terence Tan Teck Seng DAP
    19 Nalina Nair Rama Krishan DAP
    20 Ong Yew Thai DAP
    22 Rahibah Che Omar AMANAH
    23 Zamri Mohamad AMANAH
    24 Ridzuan Ahmad@Awang AMANAH


    PKR (11), DAP (10), AMANAH (2), BERSATU (1)

    2018–2020 term [7][8]
    ZonesCouncillorParty
    Zone 1Suriase GengiahPKR
    Zone 2Chan Pak KeungPKR
    Zone 3Tang Fuie KohPKR
    Zone 4Anwar NekhanPKR
    Zone 12Derek John FernandezPKR
    Zone 13Ong Swee LongPKR
    Zone 14Sugumaran AnnamalaiPKR
    Zone 15Ermeemarianna SaadonPKR
    Zone 17Ahmad Akhir Pawan ChikPKR
    Zone 18Raja Fairuz Raja MazlanPKR
    Zone 21Puan Rozazitah Binti AhmadPKR
    Zone 5Quratulain Atiqah Norzahirul AnuarDAP
    Zone 6Sakinah Bibi NagoorDAP
    Zone 7Leong Chee ChengDAP
    Zone 8Wong Swee SangDAP
    Zone 9Loyis UdingDAP
    Zone 10Elaine Magdaline NathanielDAP
    Zone 11N. K ThayalanDAP
    Zone 16Terence Tan Teck SengDAP
    Zone 19Farhan Haziq MohamedDAP
    Zone 20Ong Yew ThaiDAP
    Zone 22Rahibah Che OmarAMANAH
    Zone 23Zamri MohamadAMANAH
    Zone 24Mohamad Shakirien Dato’ Abd RazakPPBM

    Sports

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