The Mayor of Penang Island is the chief executive for the local government of George Town, the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang. The Mayor's responsibilities include the management of the Penang Island City Council's annual budget, which amounted to RM466.3 million in 2025.
Chronological list
Mayor of George Town Between 1957 and 1966, the city of George Town, under the governance of the George Town City Council, was led by four Mayors. #Name of MayorsPartyIn officeNote1Goh Guan HoeAlliance19572D. S. RamanathanLabour1957 – 19593Ooi Thiam SiewLabour1960 – 19644Chooi Yew ChoyLabour1964 – 1966 In 1966, the functions of the George Town City Council were taken over by the then Chief Minister of Penang, Wong Pow Nee.
Mayor of Penang Island To date, the Penang Island City Council has been headed by four successive mayors.
Patahiyah Ismail served as the first female Mayor of Penang Island from 2015 to 2017, when she was succeeded by Maimunah Mohd Sharif. However, Maimunah's tenure lasted for only a year, following her concurrent appointment as the executive director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres; Maimunah thus became the first Asian to be elected for the role.
Yew Tung Seang was subsequently appointed as the third Mayor of Penang Island. He held the position until 2023, when Rajendran P. Anthony was appointed as his successor. #MayorTermNote1Patahiyah Ismail31 March 2015 – 30 June 20172Maimunah Mohd Sharif1 July 2017 – 19 January 20183Yew Tung Seang 20 January 2018 – 5 May 20234Rajendran P. Anthony6 May 2023 – present
See also Penang Island City Council
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