Seremban City Council (, abbreviated MBS) is the city council in Malaysia which administers Seremban, the state capital of Negeri Sembilan and the surrounding areas in the Seremban District since 1 January 2020. This agency is under the Negeri Sembilan State Government.
History
Seremban Sanitary Board and Seremban Town Board The town of Seremban was previously administered by the Sanitary Board () in 1897, which was upgraded into the Town Board () in 1946 following rapid post-war development of the town.
Seremban Town Council, 1953–1979 Seremban Town Board was upgraded to the Seremban Town Council () in 1953. From 1954 until 22 July 1965, the Seremban Town Council was led by a president () in the office yearly, occasionally sitting for more than a year. Like all local governments in Malaysia, it held annual local elections during that period. On 23 July 1965, the Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan took over the post of the president of the Seremban Town Council, which subsequently became the president of the Seremban Municipal Council () when the town of Seremban was accorded municipality status on 1 March 1979.
NumberNameStart Of TermEnd of Term 1 YM Tunku Mustapha Tunku Besar Burhanuddin 1954 1956 2 Jaafar bin Tahar 1957 1958 3 Tham Tat Ming 1959 1959 4 Robert Singam 1960 1960 5 Lam Teck Choon 1961 1961 6 Chin See Yin 1962 1962 7 Gumam Singh Gill 1963 1964 8 Lai Pong Yuen 1965 22 July 1965 9 Mohamed Said Muhammad 23 July 1965 9 May 1969 10 Mansor Othman 10 May 1969 11 July 1978
Seremban Municipal Council, 1979–2019 The trend of sitting Menteri Besar heading the council was overturned in 1998, when the head of the council was an independent individual.
NumberNameStart Of TermEnd of Term 1 Rais Yatim 12 July 1978 28 April 1982 2 Mohd Isa Abdul Samad 29 April 1982 31 July 1998 3 Hassani @ Hassan Mohd. Zain 1 August 1998 7 July 2003 4 Mohd Jaafar Mohd Atan 1 August 2003 15 August 2004 5 Abdul Halim Abdul Latif 1 September 2004 31 July 2018 6 Zazali Salehudin 1 August 2018 31 December 2019
Seremban District Council, 1979–2002 Meanwhile, the Seremban District Council () was established on 1 January 1979 through the merger of 6 Local Authorities outside Seremban town itself, which are:
Pajam Local Council (established in 1957) Mantin Local Council (established in 1958) Rantau Local Council Town Board (established in 1959) Nilai Local Council Town Board (established in 1959) Broga Local Council Town Board (established in 1959) Labu Local Council Town Board (established in 1959)
7 Presidents have led the council throughout its history. NumberNameStart Of TermEnd of Term 1 Muhd Ghazali Muhd Ibrahim11 May 197830 June 1982 2 Hamidi Bin Abd. Hamid01 July 198215 May 1983 3 Abd Rahman Bin Hj. Ahmad16.05.198330.04.1987 4 Abd Latiff Bin Datuk Masud01.05.198701.12.1991 5 Ariffin Bin Hj. Yusof@Jusoh 02.12.1991 01.12.1992 6 Damanhuri Bin Hussin01.06.199331.05.1998 7 Ahmad Zakki Bin Yahya01.06.199831.01.2002
Nilai Municipal Council, 2002–2019
The Seremban District Council was upgraded to the Nilai Municipal Council () on 2 February 2002. It administered eight mukims (communes) in Seremban District and was led by 3 presidents before merger.
Mukim Setul Mukim Labu Mukim Rantau Mukim Lenggeng Mukim Pantai Part of Rasah Part of Ampangan Part of metropolitan Seremban
NumberNameStart Of TermEnd of Term 1 Noordin Mohd Yatib1 January 200331 December 2007 2 Abdul Halim Abdul Latif1 January 200830 July 2018 3 Zazali Salehudin 1 August 2018 31 December 2019
Seremban City Council, 2020–present Seremban Municipal Council and Nilai Municipal Council merged to form the Seremban City Council on 1 January 2020.
Functions Like all local governments in Malaysia, MBS 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. The main headquarters is located at the intersection between Persiaran Forest Heights 1 and Jalan Seremban-Tampin in Forest Heights, Rahang, immediately south of downtown Seremban. There are also branches at Bandar Baru Nilai, Jalan Keliling and Jalan Tengku Kursiah.
Mayor of the Seremban City Council NumberNameStart Of TermEnd of Term 1 Zazali Salehudin 1 January 2020 22 July 2021 2 Masri Razali 23 July 2021 Incumbent
Departments
The council is made up of 11 departments and 7 units as follows.
NumberDepartment 1 Building Control Department (Jabatan Kawalan Bangunan) 2 Finance Department (Jabatan Kewangan) 3 Engineering Department (Jabatan Kejuruteraan) 4 Services Management Department (Jabatan Khidmat Pengurusan) 5 Community and Public Relations Department (Jabatan Komuniti Dan Perhubungan Awam) 6 Licensing and Cleaning Department (Jabatan Pelesenan dan Pembersihan) 7 Valuation and Property Department (Jabatan Penilaian dan Hartanah) 8 Development Planning Department (Jabatan Perancangan Pembangunan) 9 Department of Parks and Landscape (Jabatan Taman Dan Landskap) 10 Department of Information Technology and Communication (Jabatan Teknologi Maklumat Dan Komunikasi) 11 Law and Enforcement Department (Jabatan Undang-Undang dan Penguatkuasaan) 12 Corporate Communication Unit (Unit Komunikasi Korporat) 13 Integrity Unit (Unit Integriti) 14 Building Commissioner Unit (Unit Pesuruhjaya Bangunan) 15 One Stop Centre Unit (Unit Pusat Setempat) 16 Internal Audit Unit (Unit Audit Dalaman) 17 Meetings, Car Parking & Hall Secretariat Unit (Unit Urusetia Mesyuarat, Letak Kereta & Dewan)
Member of Seremban City Council
The member of Seremban City Council was appointed by the state government to lead the zonning area, here is the list of the member: +Member of SerembanZoneAreaMemberPartyMayor Ir. Ts. Haji Masri Bin Baharuddin Independent06 1 Alam Milenia @ Enstek 2 Alam Milenia @ Enstek (Persada Jaya) 3 Alam Milenia @ Enstek (Persada Kasih) 4 Alam Milenia @ Enstek (Persada Murni) 5 Cenderawasih @ Enstek 6 Eka - Matahari 7 Jentayu @ Enstek 8 Kampung Lb Johnson 9 Kampung Tersusun Jijan 10 Kota Seriemas 11 Kuarters Klia 12 Mercato @ Enstek 13 Taman Amra 14 Taman Pinggiran Markisa 15 Taman Seri Labu 16 Tech Park @enstek 17 Tech Park 2 @ Enstek 18 Timur @ Enstek 19 Timur @ Enstek Embun 20 Timur @ Enstek Linear 21 Timur @ Enstek Mediteranian 22 Timur @ Enstek Parcel G Hasim Bin RusdiBN (UMNO)21 1 Taman Indah 2 Taman Temiang Jaya 3 Limbok (Lobak 15) 4 Taman Sri Pulai 3 5 Taman Suliana 1 & 2 6 Kampung Merbah 7 Taman Rashibah Indah 8 Taman Kursiah (Sikamat 20) 9 Taman Pulai Perdana 10 Kampung Bukit Temiang 11 Taman Sim 12 Pulai Perdana 13 Bukit Jong 14 Taman Bayu Temiang Awa Hoi ChoongPH (DAP)10 1 Taman Duyung 2 Taman Permai 3 Taman Permai 2 4 Taman Mutiara Galla 5 Taman Mutiara Galla 2 6 Taman Mutiara Galla 4 7 Taman Permai 3 8 Kemayan Square 9 Taman Bukit Kelisa 10 Taman Mutiara Galla 5 11 Taman Labu Jaya 12 Taman Bukit Tembok 13 Taman Bukit Kristal 14 Taman Mutiara Galla 3 15 Taman Harmonium Utama 16 Taman Seruling Jaya 17 Taman Permai Jaya 18 Dataran Sentral 19 Palm Mall 20 Garden Avenue 21 Park Avenue 22 Sri Carcosa 23 Garden Homes 24 Taman AST 25 Taman Bukit Hijau 26 Taman Jasper Jaya 27 Taman Bukit Galena 28 Taman Bukit Intan 29 Taman Baiduri 30 Era Square 31 Taman Kristal 32 Bukit Chemara 33 Taman Labu Utama 34 Pusat Perniagaan Oasis 35 Kg. Dato’ Mohd Said 36 Taman Serunai, Jln Labu 37 Taman Permai Impian 38 Kalista Seremban 2 39 Rasah Kemayan 40 Taman Bali Villa 41 Taman Sri Pulasan 42 Taman Sri Pinang 43 Taman Mantau Indah 1,2,3 44 Taman Sri Labu 4 5 Taman Harmonium Indah 46 Medan Perniagaan Kepayang 47 Kawasan Industri Oakland 48 Vision Homes 49 Taman Oakland 50 Taman Megah 51 Emerald Park 52 Central Park 53 Green Homes 54 Green Street Homes 55 Taman Bukit Kaya 56 Taman Bukit Labu 57 Taman Bukit Kepayang Utama 58 Taman Bukit Kepayang 59 Galla Industrial Park 60 Kampung Tersusun Mutiara Galla 61 Green Technology Park 62 One Avenue ( Garden Homes) 63 S2-Biz Avenue / Jusco / Up Town 64 Pusat Komersial Oakland 65 Jalan Dato’ Bandar Tunggal 66 Jalan Yam Tuan 67 Jalan Yam Tuan (Jalan Paul) 68 Jalan Kong Sang 69 Jalan Utama Singh 70 Jalan Dr. Krishnan 71 Jalan Dato’ Abdul Rahman 72 Jalan Tuanku Hassan 73 Jalan Wolf 74 Jalan Dato’ Lee Foong Yee 75 Jalan Dato’ Sheikh Ahmad 76 Jalan Siow Loong Hin 77 Taman Seri 78 Jalan Nunis 79 Terminal One 80 Arab Malaysian Business Park 81 Lorong Jawa 1 & 2 82 Jalan Kapitan Tam Yeong 83 Lorong Murray Off Jalan Kapitam Tam Yeong 84 Jalan Lee Sam 85 Jalan Tuanku Munawir & KM Plaza 86 Taman Koop Chong Say HooPH (DAP)03 1 Pekan Nilai 2 Taman Ban Aik 3 Taman Nilai 4 Taman Ros Merah 5 Putra Point 6 Kampung Baru Nilai 7 Taman Nilai Perdana 8 Taman Semarak 1 & 2 9 Rumah Rakyat Nilai 10 Kawasan Perindustrian Nilai 1 & 2 11 Kawasan Perindustrian Ringan Taman Semarak 12 Kawasan Perindustrian Nilai Mini 13 Desa Indah Fasa 1, 2 & 3 14 Impiana Residence 15 Taman Nada Alam 16 Rumah Rakyat Batang Benar 17 Taman Bukit Inai 18 Taman Dahlia 19 Taman Melor 20 Taman Mutiara 21 Taman Murni 22 Cempaka Puri I, II & III (Apartment) 23 Cempaka Puri IV 24 Taman Warisan Villa 25 Desa Melati 1, 2 & 3 26 Desa Casuarina 27 Desa Palma Apartment 28 Nilai Springs Villa 1 & 2 29 Nilai Springs Heights 30 Kasturi Heights 31 Apartment Nilai 3 32 Taman Desaria Nilai 5 33 Taman Desa Saga 34 Taman Teratai 35 Kawasan Perindustrian Nilai 7 36 Kawasan Perindustrian Arab Malaysian 37 Nilai Impian & Nilai Utama 38 Taman Desa Jasmin 1 & 2 39 Taman Desa Anggerik 40 Taman Desa Jati 1 & 2 41 Taman Desa Kasia 42 Taman Desa Kolej 43 Impiana Villa 44 Nilai Santalia Apartment 45 Nilai 3 46 Nilai 1 47 Desa Jati Apartment 48 Emville Golf & Country Club 49 Melati Square 50 Nilai Square 51 Putra Indah 52 Taman Bucida Hijauan 53 Kawasan Perniagaan Suria 54 Taman Desa Seringin 55 Taman Desa Mayang Sari 56 Terminal Nilai 57 Nilai Spring Golf & Country Club 58 Kawasan Perindustrian Nilai Utama 59 Yadin Impiana Thanabalan a/l Ramiah PH (DAP)20 1 Taman Sikamat Utama 2 Taman Sikamat Jaya 3 Taman Sri Pulai 1 4 Taman Desa Rhu 5 Taman Sri Penaga 2 6 Taman Kayu Manis 7 Kampung Jalan Sikamat 8 Kampung Ujong Pasir 9 Taman Perwira 10 Rumah Rakyat Sikamat 11 Rumah Rakyat Sikamat 2 12 Taman Megaway 13 Taman Meranti Jaya 14 Taman Desa Permai 15 Kampung Merbah Indah 16 Taman Angsana, Sikamat 17 Taman Sri Pulai 2 18 Taman Ujong Pasir 19 Taman Jujur 20 Taman Pelangi 21 Taman Bukit Nibong 22 Taman Seri Inai 23 Taman Coral Height 24 Taman SelasehRosslan Bin HassanPH (PKR)18 1 Taman Lee Siew Joo 2 Jalan Seremban Kuala Pilah 3 Kg. Baru Blok B 4 Bandar Baru Ampangan (Pasar Ampangan & UTC) 5 Bandar Baru Ampangan (Benteng Ampangan & Kedai-kedai Sekitar BSN) 6 Kg. Baru Blok A 7 Kg. Ismail 8 Taman Seri Rambai 9 Kg. Bahagia Jiboi 10 Rumah Murah Jiboi 11 Kg. Sekolah (sebelah Kg. Ismail) 12 Kg. Jiboi Baru 13 Kg. Sungai Pupuh 14 Kg. Durian Tiga Batang 15 Taman Syukur 16 Flat UDA 17 Gedong Lalang 50 18 Kg. Gedong Lalang Lama 19 Taman Golf Height 20 Pusat Perniagaan Paroi (PPP) 21 Taman Pinggiran Golf 22 Taman Paroi Jaya 23 Taman PJ Perdana 24 Taman Casurian 25 Flat Casurina 26 Taman NZ 27 Jalan Paroi Senawang 28 Taman Tulip Indah 29 Kg. Sekolah (area Stesyen Minyak Petronas) 30 Gedong Lalang 162 31 Perumahan Gedong Lalang 32 Taman Dato Wan 33 Kg. Gelanggang 34 Taman Negeri 35 Taman Seri Landak 36 Taman Seri Negeri 37 Taman Bourgainville 38 Taman Bukit Kelana 39 Taman Melati Indah 40 Taman Bourganville IdamanAbdul Malek Bin AdamPH (PKR)09 1 Kampung Baru Labu Batu 8 2 Kampung Tiroi 3 Pekan Labu Batu 10 4 Rumah Rakyat Batu 7 5 Rumah Rakyat Batu 10 Labu 6 Taman Labu Indah 7 Taman Pekan Labu