Alor Setar City Council
The Alor Setar City Council (Malay: Majlis Bandaraya Alor Setar, abbreviated MBAS) is the city council which administers the city of Alor Setar in the state of Kedah, Malaysia. This council was established after the city was officially granted city status on 21 December 2003. Their jurisdiction covers an area of 333 square kilometres and administrates the whole Kota Setar District (where the Alor Setar city centre is located) and Pokok Sena District in Kedah.
Alor Setar City Council Majlis Bandaraya Alor Setar | |
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| History | |
| Preceded by | Kota Setar Municipal Council |
| Leadership | |
Mayor | YBHG. DATO’ HAJI MOHD YUSRI BIN HAJI MD DAUD, DSDK., SDK., AMK., BCK. |
City Secretary | EN. NASRANKAMIL BIN NOH, AMK., BCK. |
| Motto | |
| Liveable City 2035 (Bandaraya Berdayahuni 2035) | |
| Meeting place | |
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| Jalan Kolam Air, 05675 Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| Website | |
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The council consists of the mayor plus twenty-four councillors appointed to serve a one-year term by the Kedah State Government.
History
Alor Star Sanitary Board was established in 1905. It changed into Alor Star Municipal Board in 1958 and then was upgraded to Kota Setar District Council on 1 March 1976, once again upgraded to Kota Setar Municipal Council on 1 February 1978 and eventually declared as Alor Star City Council on 28 November 2003.
Approaching Alor Star beginning as a “City” in the month of December 2003, complete its age of 268 years since it was established on 31 December 1735. With this, it is proved that Alor Star City is one of the oldest town in the Southeast Asian region.
Appointed mayors of Alor Setar
Since 2003, the city has been led by five mayors. The previous mayors are listed as below:
| No | Mayor | Term start | Term end |
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| 1 | Yusof Nayan | 22 December 2003 | 31 October 2006 |
| 2 | Abdul Mukhti Abdullah | 1 November 2006 | 30 November 2006 |
| 3 | Khazali Din | 1 December 2006 | 16 July 2011 |
| 4 | Mat Noh Ahmad | 17 July 2011 | 15 August 2016 |
| 5 | Mohd Zohdi Saad | 15 August 2016 | Incumbent |
Current appointed councillors
- Fouzi Ali
- Rohaizad Rashid
- Norizan Khazali
- Mokhtar Hasran
- Robi Desa
- Abd Jalil Abdul Majid
- Rozi Jidin
- Ishak Hussain
- Ahmad Fitri Othman
- Mohd Fuad Mohd Isa
- Varatharajoo Krishnan
- Muniandy Ramaya
- Teoh Boon Teong
- Cheah Kee Chong
- Zakaria Nayan
- Abdul Muthalib Harun
- Mohd Guntor Mansor Tobeng
- Abdul Kadir Mohamad
- Lee Seong Joo
- Mohamad Abdullah
- Mohd Kholib Hamid
- Salmah Mt. Isa
