Kulai Municipal Council

Kulai Municipal Council (, MPKU) is the local authority of Kulai District in Johor, Malaysia since 21 April 2004. It was formerly known as Kulai District Council (, MDK) from 1 January 1976 until 20 April 2004. Over the years, its administrative area increases from 123 km2 to 747 km2.

The council covers nine towns in Kulai District, namely: Kulai, Saleng, Senai, Seelong, Sengkang, Sedenak, Kelapa Sawit, Ayer Bemban and Bukit Batu. These towns had their own local councils prior to merger and formation of the then-District Council.

MPKU's headquarters has been located at the Kulai District government complex in Taman Kulai since the establishment of the Kulai District Council, with the old building fronting the new office building at the entrance of the headquarters' premises.

Emblem history

When Kulai District Council was established on 1 January 1976, its emblem consisted of two mousedeers supporting a shield depicting a star and crescent at the bottom to symbolise Islamic faith and nine stars on top to symbolise the nine towns that united under the local government. At the bottom of shield is a scroll bearing the District Council's name in Jawi Malay with two palm fronds. The name of the District Council in Romanised Malay was written at the top of the shield.

After the upgradation of Kulai District Council as the Kulai Municipal Council on 21 April 2004, the local government's emblem consisted of a blue semicircle at the top and nine red stairs at the bottom in v-shaped formation on a blue shield surrounded by two palm fronds. At the top half are a Rub el Hizb that symbolise Islamic Faith and a book to symbolise knowledge, while at the bottom half is a white aircraft that symbolise the Senai Airport. The nine red stairs symbolise the nine towns under the Municipal Council that are developed by stages. The emblem also featured the motto of the Municipal Council – Cemerlang, Sejahtera (Excellent, Peaceful) in Romanised Malay on a blue scroll, topped by a yellow star and crescent and the name of the Municipal Council written in both Jawi and Romanised Malay script on a yellow scroll at the bottom.

An emblem with a completely new design was adopted in conjunction with Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar's Birthday on 22 November 2018. It consists of a blue shield charged with the flag of Kulai District at the top defaced by the name of the Municipal Council in Jawi Malay script. At the bottom, there are a ten teeth gear to symbolise industrial development, an aircraft to represent Senai Airport, the Mount Pulai representation as well as electronic circuit board to symbolise the ICT Industry and the number 2004 – the year of Kulai Municipal Council's establishment. The shield is supported by two Johor State arms tigers on both sides and topped by the Johor Royal Crown. At the bottom of the shield is a blue scroll with the name of the Municipal Council in Romanised Malay script.

Presidents of Kulai (Yang di-Pertua) #Name of Presidents Term start Term end1. Jalil Ariffin 1978 19802. Mohd Rashidi Mohd Noor 1980 19823. Hashim Yahya 1982 19834. Abdul Kadir Sam'on 1983 19885. Ismail Aziz 1988 19956. Mohd Noor A Rahim 1995 19997. Baderi Dasuki 1999 20008. Malick Awang 2000 20039. Abd Razak Md Salleh 2003 200410. Rashid Sihes 2004 200611. Ismail Karim 2006 201012. Elias Hasran 2010 201113. Md Rofiki Kiyai Shamsudin 2011 201414. Abdul Rahman Salleh 2014 201715. Farizan Ismail 2017 201816. Mohamed Shakib Ali 2018 202117. Natazha Hariss 2021 202318. Mohd Fahmi Salam 2023 202519. Mohd Hafiz Aliman 13 March 2025 present

Secretaries of Kulai (Setiausaha) #Name of Secretaries Term start Term end1. Subawi Fandi Supian 1977 19782. Othman Jaabar 1978 19803. Md Naim Nasir 1980 19814. Jama Johan 1981 19835. Abd Razak Md Salleh 1983 19866. Abd Jamal Puteh 1986 19917. Halim Haron 1991 19928. Elias Hasran 1992 19949. Ungku Mohd Zam Ungku A.Majid 1994 199510. Mohd Yahya Sarpan 1995 199911. Muji Salmon 1999 200012. Mohd Nasir Abd Salam 2000 200213. A.Rahim Nin 2002 200414. On Bin Jaabar@Jaafar 2004 200615. Abdul Rahman Salleh 2006 200816. Ismail Abu 2008 201117. Mohd Farid Hasan 2011 201518. Zainor Adani 2015 201619. Norliyati Md Nor 2016 201820. Norrizam Muhamad 2018 201921. Azra Mohammaed 2019 202222. Muhammad Syahrizat Alwee 2022 202423. Azmee Awang 2024 present

Departments Management Services (Khidmat Pengurusan) Finance (Kewangan) Valuation And Property Management (Penilaian Dan Pengurusan Harta) Town Planning and Landscape (Perancangan Bandar Dan Landskap) Engineering (Kejuruteraan) Public Health (Kesihatan Awam) Development (Pembangunan) Enforcement (Penguatkuasaan) Licensing (Pelesenan) Community Development (Pembangunan Masyarakat)

Units Law (Undang-undang) Internal Audit (Audit Dalam) Corporate & Public Relations (Korporat & Perhubungan Awam) One Stop Centre (Pusat Sehenti)

Administration areas (zones) As of 2025, Kulai is divided into 24 zones represented by 24 councillors to act as mediators between residents and the municipal council. The councillors for the 1 April 2024 to 31 December 2025 session are as below:

ZoneCouncillorPolitical affiliation Pulai Jaya Noorisham Ismail UMNO Taman Aman Mohd Nor Nari UMNO Senai Wong Pow Kyan MCA Taman Senai Industri Ahmad Nizam Mohamad UMNO Senai Airport City Siva Chandran Appalasamy MIC Seelong Abu Bakar A Rashid UMNO Hutan Bandar Putra Nurul Nadia Ab Azis UMNO Bandar Putra Kulai Mohd Yazit Mohd Khail UMNO Saleng Law Wei Siong MCA Taman Muhibbah Mohamad Hishamuddin Samuri UMNO Kulai Besar Leong Zhan Quan Kent MCA Indahpura Tan Kian Mean MCA Kulai Timur Johari Seman UMNO Taman Anjaria Din Mohamad UMNO Town Centre Tan Hwee See MCA Kampung Melayu Nazlei Abdul Razak UMNO Kulai Baru Chong Yee Chien MCA Gemilang Shanmatha Kumaran Pongavanam MIC Taman Putri Mohd Fadil Misnan UMNO Lagenda Putra Suhaizan Sukemi UMNO Public Housing (Rumah Awam) Shaharuddin Md Taib UMNO Kelapa Sawit Woon Jone Haw MCA Taman Wawasan Amirul Iman Anuar UMNO Bukit Batu Muhammad Nur Hidayat Soeb UMNO

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