Department of Federal Territories

The Department of Federal Territories (Malay: Jabatan Wilayah Persekutuan), abbreviated JWP, was[1] a ministry and now a department under the Prime Minister's Department of the Government of Malaysia that is in charge of overseeing the administration and development of all three Federal Territories in Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya.

Department of Federal Territories
Jabatan Wilayah Persekutuan
(JWP)
Coat of arms of Malaysia
Department overview
Formed1979 (1979)
Preceding Department
JurisdictionGovernment of Malaysia
HeadquartersBlock 1 & Block 2, Menara Seri Wilayah, Precint 2, 62100 Putrajaya, Malaysia.
MottoCheerful Territories, Prosperous People (Wilayah Ceria, Rakyat Sejahtera)
Employees346 (2017)
Annual budgetMYR 1,161,449,500 (2017)
Department executives
  • Rosida Jaafar, Secretary-General
  • Che Roslan Che Daud, Deputy Secretary-General (Planning and Development)
  • Parang Abai @ Thomas, Deputy Secretary-General (Management and Socio-Economic)
Websitewww.jwp.gov.my
Footnotes
Department of Federal Territories on Facebook

It is based in Putrajaya with Adnan Md Ikshan as the Secretary-General.[2]

Organisation
  • Prime Minister
    • Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
      • Director General
        • Under the Authority of Director General
          • Corporate Communication Unit
          • Legal Advisor Office
          • Key Performance Indicator Unit
          • Integrity Unit
          • Internal Audit Unit
          • Federal Territory of Labuan Native Court
        • Deputy Secretary-General (Planning and Development)
          • Policy Planning Division
          • Development Management Division
          • Strategic Development Division
          • Water Resources Planning and Development Division
        • Deputy Secretary-General (Management and Socio-Economic)
          • Finance Division
          • Account Division
          • Socio-Economic Division
          • Management Services Division
          • Information Management Division

Federal agencies

The existing local governments and administrators of the federal territories are placed under the jurisdiction of the ministry. As the ministry is created for the task of coordinating and supervising the administrations, no significant changes were imposed on these agencies. Notable agencies under the ministry are:

  1. Kuala Lumpur City Hall, or Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL). (Official site)
  2. Putrajaya Corporation, or Perbadanan Putrajaya (PPJ). (Official site)
  3. Labuan Corporation, or Perbadanan Labuan (PL). (Official site)
  4. Kampong Bharu Development Corporation, or Perbadanan Pembangunan Kampong Bharu (PKB). (Official site)
  5. Federal Territories Sports Council, or Majlis Sukan Wilayah Persekutuan (WIPERS). (Official site)
  6. Federal Territories Director of Land and Mines Office, or Pejabat Pengarah Tanah dan Galian Wilayah Persekutuan (PPTG). (Official site)

Key legislation

The Ministry of Federal Territories is responsible for administration of several key Acts:

History

Kuala Lumpur was declared a city on 1 February 1972 while the Federal Territory (FT) Ministry was established in 1978. When Labuan Corporation was established in 1984 there was a need to amalgamate both constituencies under one umbrella - hence the FT Ministry was re- established the second time in 1987.

Putrajaya Corporation was set up on 1 February 2001.

On 27 March 2004, following a cabinet reshuffle by the then Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the Federal Territory and Klang Valley Planning and Development Division was upgraded to a full-fledged ministry. Its responsibility expanded to include jurisdiction over the territories of Labuan and Putrajaya.

On 14 February 2006, Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique was appointed the FT Minister. Under the leadership of Zulhasnan, a strategic plan that focused on development plans for all three constituencies was created.

On 23 October 2009, when the 2010 Budget presentation, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced that the functions and responsibilities of the Ministry of Federal Territories strengthened and expanded to eradicate urban poverty throughout the country and city welfare program. In this regard, on 13 November 2009, the Ministry of Federal Territories became officially known as the Ministry of Federal Territories and Urban Well-being (Malay: Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan dan Kesejahteraan Bandar). After the 2013 elections, the urban well-being function of the ministry was transferred to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, and the ministry was renamed once again to the Ministry of Federal Territories.

On 22 December 2022, the Federal Territories Ministry was officially restructured into the Federal Territories Department under the purview of the Prime Minister's Department.[3]

Administration

Summaries of the federal territories and local agencies administering them are listed as below:

Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory of Labuan Federal Territory of Putrajaya
Administrator Kuala Lumpur City Hall Labuan Corporation Putrajaya Corporation
Gazetted 1 February 1974 16 April 1984 1 February 2001
Area
(km²)		 243.65 92 46
Population 1,479,388 78,000 45,000
The Federal Territories
Total area 381.65
Total population 1,602,388
Overall population density 4198.6 per km²


On 26 May 2006, the three federal territories were further consolidated with the introduction of a common flag and anthem. In the 2006 Sukma Games (Malaysian games) - Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya competed as a unified contingent.

Organisation

Upper management in the ministry is classified to include the Minister, Deputy Minister, Parliamentary Secretary, Chief Secretary, and the two Deputies Chief Secretary. The Deputies Chief Secretary manage the numerous working divisions of the ministry. For the local agencies of the federal territories, they are under the administration of their respective heads (Mayor for Kuala Lumpur, Chairmen for Putrajaya and Labuan). These agencies are under the supervision of the Chief Secretary.



Simplified organisational chart of the Ministry of the Federal Territories, Malaysia

See also

References
  1. "Ministry of Federal territories restructured". Free Malaysia Today News. 2022-12-22.
  2. "Ministry of Federal Territories - Top Management".
  3. "Former FT ministry now a department, says Govt Chief Sec". The Star. Retrieved 2023-03-28.

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