| Petaling Jaya City Council | |
| Native Name: | (MBPJ) Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya |
| Seal: | Petaling_Jaya_Emblem.svg |
| Preceding1: | Petaling Jaya Municipal Council |
| Jurisdiction: | City of Petaling Jaya |
| Headquarters: | Jalan Yong Shook Lin, 46675 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Motto: | Friendly, Fast and Precise (Mesra, Cepat, dan Tepat) |
| Employees: | 1981 (2023) |
| Budget: | MYR 479,488,450 (2017)[1] |
| Chief1 Name: | Haji Mohamad Zahri Haji Samingon |
| Chief1 Position: | Mayor |
| Chief2 Name: | Aznan Hj Hassan |
| Chief2 Position: | Deputy Mayor |
| Chief3 Name: | Ir. Ismail Hj Shafie |
| Chief3 Position: | Deputy City Secretary (Development) |
| Chief4 Name: | Tuan Mohd Fauzi bin Maarop |
| Chief4 Position: | Deputy City Secretary (Management) |
The council consists of the mayor plus twenty-four councillors appointed to serve a one-year term by the Selangor State Government. MBPJ 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.
In the early 1950s, Kuala Lumpur experienced congestion as a result of a rapid population growth and squatters existing in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. To overcome this problem, the State Government identified "Effingham Estate", a 1,200-acre rubber plantation in Jalan Klang Lama to create a new settlement known as Petaling Jaya.
The party entrusted to govern the new settlement was the District Officer of the Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya Board before being taken over by a statutory body, namely the Petaling Jaya Town Authority at the end of 1954.
Petaling Jaya made history on 1 January 1964 when the Selangor State Government gazetted a Township Board with financial autonomy to govern the city.
On 1 January 1977, Petaling Jaya Town Authority was upgraded to the Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (MPPJ), pursuant to the Local Government Act 1976 by the government. On 20 June 2006, the Petaling Jaya Municipal Council was upgraded as the Petaling Jaya City Council.
Now, the administrative area of MBPJ is 97.2 square kilometres which is rapidly growing. Petaling Jaya has a total population of over 619,925 people and the number of property holding of 217,930. Petaling Jaya is now known as the leading growth centre in Selangor.
The City Council consists of 24 councillors led by a mayor. Councillors are appointed by the Selangor State Executive Council. The Mayor is an officer of the Federal Government appointed by the state administration after obtaining the consent of the Menteri Besar. A mayor works full-time, assisted by a Deputy Mayor and Head of the Departments in setting and implementing the vision, mission, quality policy, objectives and activities of the council. The Council approved a Council legislation draft and forming policies to be implemented by the departments.
Since 1977, the Municipal & city has been led by four mayors. The previous and incumbent mayors are listed as below:
| No. | President & Mayor | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mokhtar Hadi Awang | 1 January 1977 | 18 May 1979 | |
| 2 | Mohamad Azizan Abdullah | 18 May 1979 | 8 April 1989 | |
| 3 | Datin Marsilla Mahmood | 8 April 1989 | 31 December 1992 | |
| 4 | Mat Erendi Rafique | 1 January 1993 | 18 May 1995 | |
| 5 | Amir Haikal Ahmad | 18 May 1995 | 31 December 2004 | |
| 6 | Ahmad Termizi Puteh (Twins Petaling Jaya Municipal Council & Petaling Jaya City Council)[2] | 1 January 2005 | 28 August 2006 | |
| 7 | Mohammad Roslan Sakiman | 28 August 2006 | 1 January 2013 | |
| 8 | Alinah Ahmad | 1 January 2013 | 31 December 2014 | |
| 9 | Mohd. Azizi Mohd. Zain | 1 April 2015 | 4 April 2019 | |
| 10 | Mohd Sayuthi Bakar | 4 April 2019 | 21 October 2021 | |
| 11 | Mohamad Azhan Md. Azmir[3] | 21 October 2021 | 31 January 2024 | |
| 12 | Mohamad Zahri Samingon | 1 February 2024 | Incumbent |
Twenty-one councillors were sworn in on 18 January 2024,[4] while the other four vacancies were filled on 30 April 2024.
| PH (24) | |
| 1 | Suriase Gengiah | PKR | ||
| 2 | Chan Pak Keung | |||
| 3 | Tang Fuie Koh | |||
| 4 | Mohd Ikhshan Mohamad Din | |||
| 5 | Wong Swee Sang | |||
| 6 | Quratulain Atiqah Norzahirul Anuar | |||
| 7 | Leong Chee Cheng | |||
| 8 | Loh Y Lun | |||
| 9 | Yip Sean Yi | |||
| 10 | Christopher Ong Kean Li | PKR | ||
| 11 | Kusaaliny Mahendran | DAP | ||
| 12 | Terence Tan Teck Seng | |||
| 13 | Ng Yih Miin | PKR | ||
| 14 | Sugumaran Annamalai | |||
| 15 | Ahmad Akhir Pawan Chik | |||
| 16 | Tan Wei Kiat | DAP | ||
| 17 | Norah Mansor | PKR | ||
| 18 | Muhammad Nabil Halimi | |||
| 19 | Nalina Nair Rama Krishnan | DAP | ||
| 20 | Ong Yew Thai | |||
| 21 | Rozazitah Ahmad | |||
| 22 | Mohamed Hamka Mohamed Jumah | AMANAH | ||
| 23 | Nurashikin Ali | |||
| 24 | Farhan Shah Ridzuan | PKR |
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The Petaling Jaya City Council is subdivided into twenty-four zones that cover the entire authority.[5] Each zone comprises the different sections of Petaling Jaya.
| Zone | Section(s) | Zone | Section(s) | Zone | Section(s) | |
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| 17 |
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| 10 |
| 18 |
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| 11 |
| 19 |
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| 12 |
| 20 |
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| 13 |
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| 14 |
| 22 |
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| 15 |
| 23 |
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| 16 |
| 24 |
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