Claim: The Mayor of Penang Island was a position first held by Patahiyah Ismail in 2015 an was succeeded by Maimunah Mohd Sharif who later was appointed as Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme which aims to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities.
Evidence: Patahiyah Ismail 2015 – 2017 Maimunah Mohd Sharif 2017 – 2018 However, Maimunah's tenure as the Mayor of Penang Island lasted for only a year, following her concurrent appointment as the Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres; Maimunah thus became the first Asian to be elected for the role. It is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. 1 
Patahiyah Ismail, who became the first female Mayor of Penang Island in 2015, held the position until 2017, when she was succeeded by Maimunah Mohd Sharif. However, Maimunah's tenure as the Mayor of Penang Island lasted for only a year, following her concurrent appointment as the Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres; Maimunah thus became the first Asian to be elected for the role. It is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. To date, the Penang Island City Council has been headed by three successive mayors.