Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam (MBSA) or Shah Alam City Council is the local authority for the city of Shah Alam

Shah Alam

Shah Alam is the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia situated within the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighboring Klang District. It is located about west of the country's capital, Kuala Lumpur. Shah Alam replaced Kuala Lumpur as the capital city of the state of Selangor in 1978...

, the north of Petaling district and east of Klang

Klang

Klang , formerly known as Kelang, is the royal city and former capital of the state of Selangor, Malaysia. It is located within the Klang District in Klang Valley. It is located about 32 km to the west of Kuala Lumpur and 6 km east of Port Klang...

 district, and an agency under the Selangor state government

Selangor

Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...

. MBSA 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 MBSA main headquarters is located at Persiaran Perbandaran, Shah Alam.

History

When Shah Alam was developed as a township in 1963, the Shah Alam Town Board was founded under the Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor or Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS). The Town Board was then made Majlis Perbandaran Shah Alam (MPSA) or the Shah Alam Municipal Council when Shah Alam is declared the state capital of Selangor on December 7th, 1978. The state secretary of Selangor at the time was chosen to be the head of the council or the Yang di-Pertua. The municipal council was based in a shophouse in Section 3 with an operational staff of 123, and began operations on 1st January, 1979. The council then relocates to the Kompleks PKNS at Section 14 in 1981, and subsequently to its own building in 1988 With the granting of city status in 2000, the council is upgraded into the Shah Alam City Council.

Datuk Bandar

The Datuk Bandar refers to the Mayor of the city, and leader of the city council. The list of mayors is as below:

#	Name of Mayors	In office
1.	Dato' Malay titles The Malay language has a complex system of titles and honorifics, which are still used extensively in Malaysia and Brunei. Singapore, whose Malay royalty was abolished by the British colonial government in 1891, has adopted civic titles for its leaders.... Haji Abu Sujak Haji Mahmud	2000 - 2002
2.	Dato' Salamon Selamat	2002 - 2005
3.	Dato' Ramlan Bin Othman	2005 - 2007
4.	Dato' Mazalan Md Noor	2007 - 2011
5.	Dato' Mohd Jaafar Mohd Atan	2011 - Present

Departments

1. Jabatan Bangunan (Building Department)
2. Jabatan Kewangan (Monetary Department)
3. Jabatan Perancangan (Planning Department)
4. Jabatan Kejuruteraan (Engineering Department)
5. Jabatan Penguatkuasaan (Enforcement Department)
6. Jabatan Teknologi Maklumat dan Komunkasi (Information Technology (IT) and Communication Department)
7. Jabatan Penilaian dan Pengurusan Harta
8. Jabatan Perlesenan dan Penjaja (Licencing and Hawkers Department)
9. Jabatan Perkhidmatan Bandar (City Services Department)
10. Jabatan Undang-undang (Law department)
11. Jabatan Taman dan Rekreasi (Park and Recreation Department)
12. Jabatan Korporat (Corporate Department)
13. Jabatan Pusat Setempat
14. Bahagian Audit dalam dan Pengaduan Awam
15. Bahagian Pengurusan Stadium (Stadium Management Uint)
16. Bahagian Tender dan Kontrak (Tender and Contract Unit)