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.

Ipoh City Council Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh
Flag of Ipoh City Council
Type
Type	local government of Ipoh
History
Founded	1962
Preceded by	Ipoh Municipal Council
Leadership
Mayor	Rumaizi Baharin since 1 April 2020
Secretary	Mohd Zakuan Zakaria since Not defined
Structure
Seats	24
Political groups	Councillors:   DAP (10)   PKR (4)   AMANAH (4)   BERSATU (4)   NGO (2)
Length of term	July 2018 - July 2019
Motto
Ipoh Clean, Green and Progressive (Ipoh Bersih, Hijau, dan Maju)
Meeting place
MBI Building Jalan Sultan Abdul Jalil, Greentown, 30450 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia 4.59866°N 101.08992°E
Website
mbi.gov.my/en
Constitution
Local Government Act 1976

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 in 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

updating

Departments

1. Pejabat Korporat Bandaraya
2. Jabatan Kesihatan
3. Jabatan Perlesenan dan Penguatkuasaan
4. Jabatan Penilaian & Pengurusan Harta
5. Jabatan Kejuruteraan
6. Jabatan Perancang
7. Jabatan Kewangan
8. Jabatan Landskap & Rekreasi
9. Jabatan Hal Ehwal Komuniti
10. Jabatan Bangunan
11. Jabatan Khidmat Pengurusan
12. Pejabat Penasihat Undang-Undang
13. Pejabat Audit Dalaman
14. Pejabat Pesuruhjaya Bangunan (COB)
15. Pejabat OSC (One Stop Centre)
16. Pejabat Pembangunan Projek Khas Bandaraya

Administration Area

Below are the administration area for Ipoh City Council which further breakdown into 24 zones.[1]

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

References

1. "JAWATANKUASA PERWAKILAN PENDUDUK (JPP) | Portal Rasmi Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh (MBI)". www.mbi.gov.my (in Malay). Retrieved 17 August 2018.

External links

• Official website