# 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.
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 & Mayor | Term start | Term end |
| 1 | Mokhtar Hadi Awang | 1 January 1977 | 18 May 1979 |
| 2 | Mohamad Azizan Abdullah | 18 May 1979 | 8 April 1989 |
| 3 | Datin Marsilla Mahmood | 8 April 1989 | 31 December 1992 |
| 4 | Mat Erendi Rafique | 1 January 1993 | 18 May 1995 |
| 5 | Amir Haikal Ahmad | 18 May 1995 | 31 December 2004 |
| 6 | Ahmad Termizi Puteh (Twins Petaling Jaya Municipal Council & Petaling Jaya City Council ) | 1 January 2005 | 28 August 2006 |
| 7 | Mohammad Roslan Sakiman | 28 August 2006 | 1 January 2013 |
| 8 | Alinah Ahmad | 1 January 2013 | 31 December 2014 |
| 9 | Mohd. Azizi Mohd. Zain | 1 April 2015 | 4 April 2019 |
| 10 | Mohd Sayuthi Bakar | 4 April 2019 | 21 October 2021 |
| 11 | Mohamad Azhan Md. Azmir | 21 October 2021 | 31 January 2024 |
| 12 | Mohamad Zahri Samingon | 1 February 2024 | Incumbent |

## Current councillors

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

### 2024-2025 Term

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

## Departments and Units

| 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. 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

| 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 |

### 2018–2020 term

| Zones | Councillor | Party |
| Zone 1 | Suriase Gengiah | PKR |
| Zone 2 | Chan Pak Keung | PKR |
| Zone 3 | Tang Fuie Koh | PKR |
| Zone 4 | Anwar Nekhan | PKR |
| Zone 12 | Derek John Fernandez | PKR |
| Zone 13 | Ong Swee Long | PKR |
| Zone 14 | Sugumaran Annamalai | PKR |
| Zone 15 | Ermeemarianna Saadon | PKR |
| Zone 17 | Ahmad Akhir Pawan Chik | PKR |
| Zone 18 | Raja Fairuz Raja Mazlan | PKR |
| Zone 21 | Puan Rozazitah Binti Ahmad | PKR |
| Zone 5 | Quratulain Atiqah Norzahirul Anuar | DAP |
| Zone 6 | Sakinah Bibi Nagoor | DAP |
| Zone 7 | Leong Chee Cheng | DAP |
| Zone 8 | Wong Swee Sang | DAP |
| Zone 9 | Loyis Uding | DAP |
| Zone 10 | Elaine Magdaline Nathaniel | DAP |
| Zone 11 | N. K Thayalan | DAP |
| Zone 16 | Terence Tan Teck Seng | DAP |
| Zone 19 | Farhan Haziq Mohamed | DAP |
| Zone 20 | Ong Yew Thai | DAP |
| Zone 22 | Rahibah Che Omar | AMANAH |
| Zone 23 | Zamri Mohamad | AMANAH |
| Zone 24 | Mohamad Shakirien Dato’ Abd Razak | PPBM |

## Sports

* MBPJ FC