| Sandakan Municipal Council | |
| Native Name: | Majlis Perbandaran Sandakan |
| Native Name A: | (Chinese: 山打根市政委员会) |
| Seal: | Sandakan Municipal Council official logo.svg |
| Jurisdiction: | City of Sandakan |
| Headquarters: | PO Box 221, 90702 Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia |
| Coordinates: | 5.84°N 118.1167°W |
| Chief1 Name: | Henry Idol |
| Chief1 Position: | President |
Sandakan Municipal Council (Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Sandakan, abbreviated MPS; Chinese: 山打根市政委员会) is the municipal council which administrates the city and municipalities area of Sandakan in the state of Sabah, Malaysia.
The municipal council is formed in 1982 following the merger between Sandakan Town Board and Rural District Council on 1 January 1982. The title of "Commissioner" was subsequently replaced with "President" while "Employee" becomes "Secretary".[1] On 1 January 1984, Sandakan District Office was abolished by the state government with some of their previous duties and responsibilities were taken over by the municipal council and the former district officer became deputy president of the council.[1] In April 2018, Sabah Minister of Local Government and State Housing Hajiji Noor said that the Cabinet of Sabah has decided to upgrade the status of the municipal council into Sandakan City Council with the plans supposed to take effect on 1 July.[2] However, following the sudden change of government in the 2018 election, the plans unable to become reality. On 4 September 2018, the President of the council was replaced by a new President with focus are given on other matters.[3] Through the statement by Sabah Deputy Chief Minister and Local Government and Housing Minister Jaujan Sambakong on 5 August 2019, the new government will continue the plan to elevating Sandakan's status as the second city in Sabah.[4] In 2021, the 9th Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has pre-launch Sandakan as the second city in Sabah. The Public Works Minister Bung Moktar Radin said that if everything went smoothly they had planned Sandakan to achieve city status by October 2022.[5]
Since 1982, the town has been led by thirteen presidents. The previous presidents are listed as below:[6]
| No | President | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohd Tahir Jaafar | 1982 | 1983 | |
| 2 | Abdul Ghani Rashid | 1984 | 1986 | |
| 3 | Kamaruddin Linggam | 1986 | 1988 | |
| 4 | Ignatius J. Bantoi | 1988 | 1995 | |
| 5 | Leong Chen Kong | 1995 | 1996 | |
| 6 | Claudius Roman | 1996 | 2000 | |
| 7 | Adeline Leong | 2000 | 2004 | |
| 8 | Yeo Boon Hai | 2004 | 2009 | |
| 9 | Ir. James Wong | 2009 | 2018 | |
| 10 | Hii Chang Lik | 2018 | 2019 | |
| 11 | Wong Foo Tin | 2019 | 2021 | |
| 12 | Benedict Asmat | 2021 | 2023 | |
| 13 | Henry Idol | 2023[7] | Incumbent |