Kota Kinabalu City Hall


The Kota Kinabalu City Hall is the city council which administers the city and district of Kota Kinabalu in the state of Sabah, Malaysia. The council consists of the mayor plus twenty-four councillors appointed to serve a one-year term by the Sabah State Government.

History

The history of the town of Jesselton can be traced since the administration of British North Borneo Company in 1881. Throughout the administration under the Federation of Malaysia since 1963, the town subsequently renamed into Kota Kinabalu and a council was later established after it granted city status on 2 February 2000. Kota Kinabalu was formerly administrated by Majlis Perbandaran Kota Kinabalu or the Kota Kinabalu Municipal Council. Their jurisdiction covers an area of 351 square kilometres encompassing the sub-districts and towns of, among others, Tanjung Aru, Kepayan, Kota Kinabalu city, Luyang, Inanam, Menggatal, Telipok, and Sepanggar.

Appointed mayors of Kota Kinabalu

Since 2000, the city has been led by five mayors. The previous mayors are listed as below:
NoMayorTerm startTerm end
1Abdul Ghani Abdul Rashid2 February 20001 February 2005
2Iliyas Ibrahim2 February 20051 February 2011
3Abidin Madingkir2 February 20111 February 2016
4Yeo Boon Hai2 February 201630 December 2018
5Nordin Siman31 December 2018Incumbent

Mascot

The official mascot of Kota Kinabalu including: