Mayor of Kuala Lumpur

Mayor of Kuala Lumpur
Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur
Incumbent
Dato' Seri Maimunah Mohd Sharif
since 15 August 2024
Kuala Lumpur City Hall
StyleYang Berbahagia
Member ofKuala Lumpur City Advisory Board
Reports toDepartment of Federal Territories
SeatTingkat 28, Menara DBKL 1, Jalan Raja Laut, 50350 Kuala Lumpur
Term lengthTwo years
Constituting instrumentCity of Kuala Lumpur Act 1971 [Act 59]
Federal Capital Act 1960 [Act 190]
Inaugural holderLokman Yusof
Formation1 February 1972; 52 years ago (1972-02-01)
Websitewww.dbkl.gov.my

The Mayor of Kuala Lumpur (Malay: Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur) is the chief executive for the local government of Kuala Lumpur, the capital and largest city of Malaysia. Each year, the Mayor of Kuala Lumpur presents the Kuala Lumpur city budget to the Kuala Lumpur City Hall. The mayor is charged with managing an annual budget of MYR 2.905 billion (as of 2018).

Chronological list

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Appointed mayors of Kuala Lumpur

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Since 1972, the city has been led by 14 mayors. The previous mayors are listed as below:[1]

No. Mayor Term of office
Took office Left office Time in office
1. Lokman Yusof 1 February 1972 (1972-02-01) 13 May 1972 (1972-05-13) 103 days
2. Yaacob Abdul Latiff 1 July 1972 (1972-07-01) 31 October 1980 (1980-10-31) 8 years, 123 days
3. Elyas Omar 1 November 1980 (1980-11-01) 17 September 1992 (1992-09-17) 11 years, 322 days
4. Mazlan Ahmad 17 November 1992 (1992-11-17) 12 December 1995 (1995-12-12) 3 years, 26 days
5. Kamaruzzaman Shariff 13 December 1995 (1995-12-13) 13 December 2001 (2001-12-13) 6 years, 1 day
6. Mohmad Shaid Mohd Taufek 14 December 2001 (2001-12-14) 13 December 2003 (2003-12-13) 2 years, 0 days
7. Ruslin Hasan 14 December 2003 (2003-12-14) 13 December 2005 (2005-12-13) 2 years, 0 days
8. Ab Hakim Borhan 14 December 2005 (2005-12-14) 13 December 2007 (2007-12-13) 2 years, 0 days
9. Ahmad Fuad Ismail 14 December 2007 (2007-12-14) 13 July 2013 (2013-07-13) 5 years, 216 days
10. Ahmad Phesal Talib 18 July 2013 (2013-07-18) 16 July 2015 (2015-07-16) 1 year, 364 days
11. Mhd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz 18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) 30 September 2018 (2018-09-30) 3 years, 75 days
12. Datuk Seri
Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 30 September 2020 (2020-09-30) 1 year, 365 days
13. Datuk Seri
Mahadi Che Ngah
1 October 2020 (2020-10-01) 31 March 2023 (2023-03-31) 2 years, 182 days
14. Datuk Seri
Kamarulzaman Mat Salleh
(b.1964)
17 April 2023 (2023-04-17) 14 August 2024 (2024-08-14) 1 year, 120 days
15. Dato' Seri
Maimunah Mohd Sharif
(b.1961)
15 August 2024 (2024-08-15) Incumbent 100 days

References

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  1. ^ "#Jubli Emas: Kenali Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur". 12 January 2022.