The Kuala Terengganu City Council (Malay: Majlis Bandaraya Kuala Terengganu, abbreviated MBKT) is the city council which administers Kuala Terengganu City and Kuala Nerus District in the state of Terengganu, Malaysia. This council was established after the city was officially granted city status on 1 January 2008. Their jurisdiction covers an area of 605 square kilometres 1928 as Kuala Terengganu Sanitary Board, 1950 as Kuala Terengganu Town Board, 1979 as Kuala Terengganu Municipal Council, 2008 as Kuala Terengganu City Council.
The council consists of the mayor plus twenty-four councillors appointed to serve a one-year term by the Terengganu State Government.
Headquarters
MBKT Tower, formerly known as Darul Iman Tower is a 30-story, 140.8-meter-tall government office building located in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia. It is the East Coast Economic Region's sixth-tallest building, and serves as the headquarters of the Kuala Terengganu City Council. It is also located besides the Kuala Terengganu Drawbridge.
Appointed mayors of Kuala Terengganu
Since 2008, the city has been led by four mayors. The previous mayors are listed as below:
| No | President & Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mat Razali Kassim | 1 January 2008 | 31 January 2009 |
| 2 | Adzlan Mohd Dagang | 1 February 2009 | 31 December 2014 |
| 3 | Mohamad Kamil Othman | 1 January 2015 | 6 September 2016 |
| 4 | Mohd Zulkifli Abu Bakar | 6 September 2016 | 31 December 2017 |
| 5 | Samiun Salleh | 1 January 2018 | 15 January 2019 |
| 6 | Shahidan Embok | 16 January 2019 | 9 May 2021 |
| 7 | Rozali Salleh | 10 May 2021 | 31 May 2022 |
| 8 | Rosli Latif | 1 June 2022 | Incumbent |
Current appointed councillors
2020/2022 Session [1]
- Mohd Sidek Abdullah
- Mohd Zabidi Amat
- Tuan Chik Tuan Muda
- Sanusi Md Taib
- Mohd Nordin Mahmood
- Mohamad Iszeham Mat Ali
- Che Sulaiman Ismail
- Mohd Razaki Daud
- Ramli Ismail
- Hassan Wahid
- Azmi A. Rahman
- Mohd Azrin Mohd Aris @ Mohd Aziz
- Chua Kim Huat
- Khairuddin Muhammad
- Wan Mokhtar @ W. Moxtor Wan Kadir
- Mohamad Ubaidah Tengah
- Mohd Shafie Taib
- Ahmad Firdaus Mohd @ Mohd Hamdan
- Pauzai Husain
- Harun Salleh
References
- ^ "Councilor's Profile". Majlis Bandaraya Kuala Terengganu. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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