Tawau Municipal Council Explained

Tawau Municipal Council
Native Name:Majlis Perbandaran Tawau
Native Name A:(Chinese: 斗湖市议会)
Seal:Tawau Emblem vectorised.svg
Jurisdiction:Town of Tawau
Headquarters:PO Box 412, 91007 Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia
Coordinates:4.2449°N 117.891°W
Chief1 Name:Pang Pick Lim @ Joseph
Chief1 Position:President

Tawau Municipal Council (Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Tawau, abbreviated MPT; Chinese: 斗湖市议会) is the municipal council which administrates the town and municipalities area of Tawau in the state of Sabah, Malaysia.

History

The municipal council is formed in 1982 following the merged between Tawau Town Board and Rural District Council on 1 January 1982.[1] When Resident's office was abolished in the year, the chairman's office was taken over by an officer from the Public Service titled "Commissioner". In addition to being the Chairman, the commissioner is also the Head of Department before the commissioner title was replaced by the President and work officers of the municipal secretary following the establishment of the municipal council.[1]

President of Tawau Municipal Council (Presiden)

Since 1982, the town has been led by several presidents. The previous presidents are listed as below:

No President Term start Term end
Ismail Mayakob 15 January 2009[2] 27 January 2016
Alijus Sipil 28 January 2016[3] 11 June 2019
Amrullah Kamal 12 June 2019[4] 2020
Arnold Joibi 2020 10 December 2021
Pang Pick Lim @ Joseph 11 December 2021[5] Incumbent

References

  1. Web site: Sejarah Penubuhan Majlis Perbandaran Tawau. History of the Establishment of Tawau Municipal Council. Malay. Tawau Municipal Council. 4 April 2017. 1 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190601082845/http://www.mpt.sabah.gov.my/pages/sejarah.html. 1 June 2019. dead.
  2. Web site: Alijus is new Tawau Municipal Council president. The Borneo Post. PressReader. 29 January 2016. 1 June 2019.
  3. Web site: Alijus in Tawau Council boss. Daily Express. 29 January 2016. 1 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190601084603/http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=106424. 1 June 2019. dead.
  4. Web site: Ex-DBKK director general is new Tawau Municipal Council president. The Borneo Post. 13 June 2019. 20 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190620140212/https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/06/13/ex-dbkk-director-general-is-new-tawau-municipal-council-president/. 20 June 2019. dead.
  5. Web site: Joseph Pang is new Tawau Council President. Chok. Christy. Daily Express. 4 December 2021. 2 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240102113318/https://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/182786/joseph-pang-is-new-tawau-council-president/. 2 January 2024. dead.