Alor Setar City Council

Alor Setar City Council Majlis Bandaraya Alor Setar
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
Jalan Kolam Air, 05675 Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Website
pbt.kedah.gov.my/index.php/majlis-bandaraya-alor-setar/

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.

The council consists of the mayor plus twenty-four councillors appointed to serve a one-year term by the Kedah State Government. It also has offices within Menara MBAS, the tallest building in the city.

Office

MBAS Tower
Menara MBAS
MBAS Tower
Former names	Holiday Villa Alor Setar
Alternative names	Menara City Plaza, City Plaza, Holiday Villa, Menara Kuning
Record height
Tallest in Kedah from 1994 to 1997[I]
Preceded by	Alor Ria @ Sentosa Tower
Surpassed by	Alor Setar Tower
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Government office
Location	Jalan Tunku Ibrahim, Alor Setar
Country	Malaysia
Coordinates	6°07′04″N 100°22′13″E
Groundbreaking	1983
Construction started	1984
Topped-out	1989
Completed	1994
Opening	2007
Cost	-
Owner	Alor Setar City Council
Height
Architectural	106.1 m (348 ft)
Tip	106.1 m (348 ft)
Roof	106.1 m (348 ft)
Top floor	95 m (312 ft)
Technical details
Structural system	Reinforced concrete
Floor count	22
Floor area	9,538 m2 (102,670 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	-
Developer	-
Structural engineer	-
Main contractor	-
Known for	Second tallest building in Kedah

MBAS Tower, formerly known as Holiday Villa Alor Setar is a 22-story, 106.1-meter-tall government office building in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia. It is Kedah's tallest building. It serves as the offices of the Alor Setar City Council. It is located in the Alor Setar's central business district.

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
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

1. Fouzi Ali
2. Rohaizad Rashid
3. Norizan Khazali
4. Mokhtar Hasran
5. Robi Desa
6. Abd Jalil Abdul Majid
7. Rozi Jidin
8. Ishak Hussain
9. Ahmad Fitri Othman
10. Mohd Fuad Mohd Isa
11. Varatharajoo Krishnan
12. Muniandy Ramaya
13. Teoh Boon Teong
14. Cheah Kee Chong
15. Zakaria Nayan
16. Abdul Muthalib Harun
17. Mohd Guntor Mansor Tobeng
18. Abdul Kadir Mohamad
19. Lee Seong Joo
20. Mohamad Abdullah
21. Mohd Kholib Hamid
22. Salmah Mt. Isa

External links

• Official website