Alor Setar City Council
The Alor Setar City Council is the city council which administers the city of Alor Setar in the state of Kedah, Malaysia. This council was established after the city was officially granted city status on 21 December 2003. Their jurisdiction covers an area of 333 square kilometres and administrates the whole Kota Setar District and Pokok Sena District in Kedah.
The council consists of the mayor plus twenty-four councillors appointed to serve a one-year term by the Kedah State Government.
History
Alor Star Sanitary Board was established in 1905. It changed into Alor Star Municipal Board in 1958 and then was upgraded to Kota Setar District Council on 1 March 1976, once again upgraded to Kota Setar Municipal Council on 1 February 1978 and eventually declared as Alor Star City Council on 21 December 2003.Approaching Alor Star beginning as a “City” in the month of December 2003, complete its age of 268 years since it was established on 31 December 1735. With this, it is proved that Alor Star City is one of the oldest town in the Southeast Asian region.
President of Alor Setar & Appointed mayors of Alor Setar
Since 2003, the city has been led by five mayors. The previous mayors are listed as below:| No | President | Term start | Term end |
| 1 | Muhammad Ismail Anuar | 1 February 1978 | 13 January 1983 |
| 2 | Tunku Ahmad Tunku Muhammad | 14 January 1983 | 6 October 1985 |
| 3 | Abdullah Azmin | 6 October 1985 | 11 September 1990 |
| 4 | Yusof Nayan | 11 September 1990 | 31 Disember 1990 |
| 5 | Zambri Muhammad | 1 January 1991 | 17 June 1993 |
| 6 | Datin Azizah Mazian Nordin | 17 June 1993 | 30 August 1994 |
| 7 | Jefri Ahmad Saad | 31 August 1994 | 21 January 1995 |
| 8 | Yusof Nayan | 21 January 1995 | 21 December 2003 |
Current appointed councillors
- Fouzi Ali
- Rohaizad Rashid
- Norizan Khazali
- Mokhtar Hasran
- Robi Desa
- Abd Jalil Abdul Majid
- Rozi Jidin
- Ishak Hussain
- Ahmad Fitri Othman
- Mohd Fuad Mohd Isa
- Varatharajoo Krishnan
- Muniandy Ramaya
- Teoh Boon Teong
- Cheah Kee Chong
- Zakaria Nayan
- Abdul Muthalib Harun
- Mohd Guntor Mansor Tobeng
- Abdul Kadir Mohamad
- Lee Seong Joo
- Mohamad Abdullah
- Mohd Kholib Hamid
- Salmah Mt. Isa