# Ipoh City Council

The Ipoh City Council (Malay: Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh, abbreviated MBI) 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 (Act 171), 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 (Act 172); 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.

### Appointed mayors of Ipoh

| No | Mayor | Term start | Term end |
| 1 | Umar Abu | 27 May 1988 | 31 May 1993 |
| 2 | Ismail Shah Bodin | 1 June 1993 | 31 December 1994 |
| 3 | Ahmad Saleh Sarif | 2 January 1995 | 31 December 1997 |
| 4 | Talaat Husain | 1 February 1998 | 2 December 2002 |
| 5 | Sirajuddin Salleh | 3 December 2002 | 15 April 2004 |
| 6 | Hassan Nawawi Abdul Rahman | 1 May 2004 | 23 July 2006 |
| 7 | Mohd Rafiai Moktar | 24 July 2006 | 5 June 2008 |
| 8 | Roshidi Hashim | 23 July 2008 | 2 January 2014 |
| 9 | Harun Rawi | 2 January 2014 | 30 June 2015 |
| 10 | Zamri Man | 1 July 2015 | 1 July 2019 |
| 11 | Ahmad Suaidi | 1 July 2019 | 31 March 2020 |
| 12 | Rumaizi Baharin | 1 April 2020 | Incumbent |

## Current appointed councillors
### 2023/2024 Session

Source:
| PH (19) | BN (5) |
| DAP (11)  PKR (6)  AMANAH (2) | UMNO (5) |
| Parliament Seat | State Assembly Seat | No. | Zone | Councilor | Alliance | Party |
| P63 Tambun | N24 Hulu Kinta | 1 | Khantan Kuang Kampong Chik Kampung Ulu Chemor Tanah Hitam Changkat Kinding Hospital Bahagia Bandar Baru Putra | Mazlan Abd Rahman | BN | UMNO |
| P63 Tambun | N24 Hulu Kinta | 2 | Tanjong Rambutan Utara Tanjong Rambutan Barat Kampung Tersusun Batu 8 Pakatan Jaya Taman Perpaduan Kampung Tersusun Batu 5 Jalan Tambun Tambun Bandar Sunway Kawasan Polis Hutan Tanjong Rambutan | Norhayati Sani | PH | PKR |
| P63 Tambun | N23 Manjoi | 3 | Kampong Ulu Chepor Kuala Kuang Chemor Indah Pekan Chemor Kampong Chepor Dalam | Faidz Ismail | PH | AMANAH |
| P63 Tambun | N23 Manjoi | 4 | Kampong Sungai Kati Kampong Datuk Ahmad Said Tambahan 2 Selatan Tun Terang Kampung Sungai Tapah Taman Keledang Jaya Kampong Tengku Hussein Kampong Seberang Manjoi Germuda | Ahmad Khair Faizal Yahaya | PH | PKR |
| P63 Tambun | N23 Manjoi | 5 | Meru Meru Jaya Taman Jati Kelabang | Azizul Kama Abd Aziz | BN | UMNO |
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N30 Buntong | 6 | Kampong Baru Buntong Jalan Klian Intan Jalan Silibin Jalan Tun Abdul Razak Taman Lim | Lawrence R.Palanisamy | PH | DAP |
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N30 Buntong | 7 | Kampong Kacang Puteh Desa Rishah Falim Jalan Sungai Pari | Sivam Kalimuthu | PH | DAP |
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N29 Kepayang | 8 | Star Park Fair Park Waller Court Jalan Datuk Onn Jaafar Jalan Bijih Timah Jalan CM Yusof Jalan Raja Ekram Greentown | Wong Kar Keat | PH | DAP |
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N29 Kepayang | 9 | Kampong Pisang Kepayang Mesjid Gunong Lang Gurap Taman Che Wan | Norul Huda Ahmad | BN | UMNO |
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N28 Bercham | 10 | Kampong Tawas Kampung Tawas Utara Tasek Tasek Dermawan | Logiswary Subramaniam | PH | PKR |
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N28 Bercham | 11 | Bercham Selatan Dermawan Utara Kampong Bercham Bercham Timor | Ng Haen Vee | PH | DAP |
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N25 Canning | 12 | Canning Garden Barat Canning Garden Timor Taman Ipoh Barat Taman Ipoh Simee Barat Simee Timor Taman Wah Keong | Lam Yew Tect | PH | DAP |
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N25 Canning | 13 | Lumba Kuda Taman Cempaka Desa Cempaka Taman Ipoh Selatan Taman Ipoh Timor | Lee Tze Hoo | PH | DAP |
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N27 Pasir Pinji | 14 | Pinji Lane Selatan Pinji Lane Utara Pasir Pinji Utara Pasir Pinji Selatan Kampar Road Housing Trust | Lim Chee Aun | PH | DAP |
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N27 Pasir Pinji | 15 | Taman Pengkalan Jaya Pasir Puteh Selatan Pasir Puteh Baru Pasir Puteh Utara Jalan Bendahara | Basri Mohamad Nor | BN | UMNO |
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N26 Tebing Tinggi | 16 | Kampong Seri Kinta Kuala Pari Hilir Tebing Tinggi Sungai Kinta Kampong Paloh Jalan Tun Perak Jalan Sultan Yusof Jalan Dato Maharaja Lela Tebing Sungai Kinta | Ahmad Fariq Walit Ahmad Puad | PH | DAP |
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N26 Tebing Tinggi | 17 | Pengkalan Barat Pengkalan Gate Pengkalan Pegoh | Ahmad Hariri Haji Kamarudin | BN | UMNO |
| P66 Batu Gajah | N31 Jelapang | 18 | Jelapang Tengah Bukit Kledang Taman Pertama Taman Rishah | Tang Cheng Wei | PH | DAP |
| P66 Batu Gajah | N31 Jelapang | 19 | Silibin Jelapang Jelapang Selatan Jelapang Barat Jelapang Utara Jelapang Timor | Tan Seong Peng | PH | DAP |
| P66 Batu Gajah | N32 Menglembu | 20 | Lahat Bukit Merah Selatan Bukit Merah Barat Daya Bukit Merah Tengah Bukit Merah Barat Bukit Merah Timor Menglembu Selatan Menglembu Barat Menglembu Lama Bandar Baru Menglembu Awana | Chen Jian Cong | PH | DAP |
| P71 Gopeng | N44 Sungai Rapat | 21 | Sungai Rokam Sungai Rapat Rapat Jaya Desa Pakatan Desa Pelancongan Sri Rahmat Sri Jaya Kampong Pisang Ara Payong | Syamsul Effendey Abd Rahim | PH | AMANAH |
| P71 Gopeng | N45 Simpang Pulai | 22 | Rapat Setia Baru Rapat Setia Gunung Rapat Selatan Gunung Rapat Utara | Chung Cum Cheong | PH | PKR |
| P71 Gopeng | N45 Simpang Pulai | 23 | Taman Ipoh Jaya Pekan Razaki Kampong Seri Ampang Ampang Baharu Taman Ampang | Mohamed Helmi Mohamed Fuzi | PH | PKR |
| P71 Gopeng | N45 Simpang Pulai | 24 | Botani Taman Taufik Taman Bersatu Simpang Pulai Kampong Sengat | 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 (COB)
* Pejabat OSC (One Stop Centre)
* Pejabat Pembangunan Projek Khas Bandaraya

## Administration Area

Below are the administration area for Ipoh City Council which further breakdown into 24 zones.
| ZONE 1A Klebang Jaya Klebang Putra Klebang Restu Klebang Prima ZONE 1B Taman Chemor Sinaran Bunga Raya Chemor Sejahtera Chemor Idaman ZONE 2 Taman Meru Meru 2B Meru 2C ZONE 3 Tawas Tasek Ipoh Groove ZONE 4 Meru Raya Halaman Meru Permai Meru Impian Meru Damai Meru Perdana ZONE 5 Bercham Tasek Dermawan ZONE 6 Jelapang Taman Pertama Rishah ZONE 7 Taman Jati Meru 3C Meru Jaya Gerbang Meru Indah | ZONE 8 Tembok Cherry Garden Lim Garden ZONE 9 Kepayang Fair Park Bandar Ipoh Raya ZONE 10 Kampung Simee Ipoh Garden Canning Garden ZONE 11A Bandar Baru Tambun Taman Koperasi Bandar Sunway Ipoh ZONE 11B Taman Perpaduan Taman Pakatan Jaya Bercham Jaya Taman Malar Taman Hiburan Taman Saga Taman Bagus Taman Mewah Lembah Perpaduan Permai ZONE 12 Buntong Silibin ZONE 13 Greentown Pekan Lama Medan Kidd ZONE 14 Cempaka Taman Golf Lumba Kuda | ZONE 15 Sungai Rokam Ipoh Jaya Ampang ZONE 16 Pekan Baru Tebing Tinggi Pasir Pinji ZONE 17 Menglembu Falim ZONE 18 Pasir Putih Seri Kinta Kuala Pari ZONE 19 Kampung Sungai Rapat Pengkalan Pegoh Pengkalan Gate ZONE 20 Gunung Rapat Rapat Setia Taman Song Choon ZONE 21 Lahat Bukit Merah ZONE 22 Sengat Rapat Jaya Changkat Larang |

## Former Appointed Councillors
### July 2018-July 2019 Session

| PH (22) | NGO (2) |
| DAP (10)  AMANAH (4)  BERSATU (4)  PKR (4) |

### 1 Mei 2021-30 April 2023 Session

Source:
| BN (12) | PN (12) |
| UMNO (7)  MCA (3)  MIC (2) | BERSATU (7)  PAS (5) |
| Parliament Seat | State Assembly Seat | No. | Zone | Councilor | Alliance | Party |
| P63 Tambun | N24 Hulu Kinta | 1 | Khantan Kuang Kampong Chik Kampung Ulu Chemor Tanah Hitam Changkat Kinding Hospital Bahagia Bandar Baru Putra | Mazlan Abd Rahman | BN | UMNO |
| P63 Tambun | N24 Hulu Kinta | 2 | Tanjong Rambutan Utara Tanjong Rambutan Barat Kampung Tersusun Batu 8 Pakatan Jaya Taman Perpaduan Kampung Tersusun Batu 5 Jalan Tambun Tambun Bandar Sunway Kawasan Polis Hutan Tanjong Rambutan | Puteri Holijah Muhamad Rali | PN | BERSATU |
| P63 Tambun | N23 Manjoi | 3 | Kampong Ulu Chepor Kuala Kuang Chemor Indah Pekan Chemor Kampong Chepor Dalam | Mohammad Sharif | PN | BERSATU |
| P63 Tambun | N23 Manjoi | 4 | Kampong Sungai Kati Kampong Datuk Ahmad Said Tambahan 2 Selatan Tun Terang Kampung Sungai Tapah Taman Keledang Jaya Kampong Tengku Hussein Kampong Seberang Manjoi Germuda | Syed Mohd Noor Hisam Syed Hassan | PN | PAS |
| P63 Tambun | N23 Manjoi | 5 | Meru Meru Jaya Taman Jati Kelabang | Azizul Kama Abd Aziz | BN | UMNO |
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N30 Buntong | 6 | Kampong Baru Buntong Jalan Klian Intan Jalan Silibin Jalan Tun Abdul Razak Taman Lim | Jayagopi M.Subramaniam | BN | MIC |
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N30 Buntong | 7 | Kampong Kacang Puteh Desa Rishah Falim Jalan Sungai Pari | Ganesan Athinarayanan | PN | BERSATU |
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N29 Kepayang | 8 | Star Park Fair Park Waller Court Jalan Datuk Onn Jaafar Jalan Bijih Timah Jalan CM Yusof Jalan Raja Ekram Greentown | Mohammad Iskandar Abdul Rahman | PN | BERSATU |
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N29 Kepayang | 9 | Kampong Pisang Kepayang Mesjid Gunong Lang Gurap Taman Che Wan | Norul Huda Ahmad | BN | UMNO |
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N28 Bercham | 10 | Kampong Tawas Kampung Tawas Utara Tasek Tasek Dermawan | Mohd Rafaad Razalli | PN | PAS |
| P65 Ipoh Barat | N28 Bercham | 11 | Bercham Selatan Dermawan Utara Kampong Bercham Bercham Timor | Ho Wai Mun | BN | MCA |
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N25 Canning | 12 | Canning Garden Barat Canning Garden Timor Taman Ipoh Barat Taman Ipoh Simee Barat Simee Timor Taman Wah Keong | Thilak Raj Gunasekaran | PN | PAS |
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N25 Canning | 13 | Lumba Kuda Taman Cempaka Desa Cempaka Taman Ipoh Selatan Taman Ipoh Timor | Kamarulzaman Abdullah | BN | UMNO |
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N27 Pasir Pinji | 14 | Pinji Lane Selatan Pinji Lane Utara Pasir Pinji Utara Pasir Pinji Selatan Kampar Road Housing Trust | Richard Ng | PN | BERSATU |
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N27 Pasir Pinji | 15 | Taman Pengkalan Jaya Pasir Puteh Selatan Pasir Puteh Baru Pasir Puteh Utara Jalan Bendahara | Khoo Boon Chuan | BN | MCA |
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N26 Tebing Tinggi | 16 | Kampong Seri Kinta Kuala Pari Hilir Tebing Tinggi Sungai Kinta Kampong Paloh Jalan Tun Perak Jalan Sultan Yusof Jalan Dato Maharaja Lela Tebing Sungai Kinta | Ahmad Hariri Kamarudin | BN | UMNO |
| P64 Ipoh Timur | N26 Tebing Tinggi | 17 | Pengkalan Barat Pengkalan Gate Pengkalan Pegoh | Nor Afzainizam Salleh | PN | BERSATU |
| P66 Batu Gajah | N31 Jelapang | 18 | Jelapang Tengah Bukit Kledang Taman Pertama Taman Rishah | Jaya Ganesh Selvaraju | BN | MIC |
| P66 Batu Gajah | N31 Jelapang | 19 | Silibin Jelapang Jelapang Selatan Jelapang Barat Jelapang Utara Jelapang Timor | Chan Soon Yip | BN | MCA |
| P66 Batu Gajah | N32 Menglembu | 20 | Lahat Bukit Merah Selatan Bukit Merah Barat Daya Bukit Merah Tengah Bukit Merah Barat Bukit Merah Timor Menglembu Selatan Menglembu Barat Menglembu Lama Bandar Baru Menglembu Awana | Mahader Ahmad Mohammad Ayob | PN | BERSATU |
| P71 Gopeng | N44 Sungai Rapat | 21 | Sungai Rokam Sungai Rapat Rapat Jaya Desa Pakatan Desa Pelancongan Sri Rahmat Sri Jaya Kampong Pisang Ara Payong | Abu Bakar Haji Hussian | PN | PAS |
| P71 Gopeng | N45 Simpang Pulai | 22 | Rapat Setia Baru Rapat Setia Gunung Rapat Selatan Gunung Rapat Utara | Mohd Nasri Shaari | BN | UMNO |
| P71 Gopeng | N45 Simpang Pulai | 23 | Taman Ipoh Jaya Pekan Razaki Kampong Seri Ampang Ampang Baharu Taman Ampang | Mohamad Annuar Baharudin | BN | UMNO |
| P71 Gopeng | N45 Simpang Pulai | 24 | Botani Taman Taufik Taman Bersatu Simpang Pulai Kampong Sengat | Azmi Murad Mohamad Yusof | PN | PAS |