Department of Federal Territories

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Minster of Federal Territories
Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan
(KWP)
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Department overview
Formed1979;45 years ago (1979)
Preceding Department
Jurisdiction Government of Malaysia
HeadquartersBlock 1 & Block 2, Menara Seri Wilayah, Precint 2, 62100 Putrajaya, Malaysia.
MottoCheerful Territories, Prosperous People (Wilayah Ceria, Rakyat Sejahtera)
Employees346 (2017)
Annual budget MYR 1,161,449,500 (2017)
Minister responsible
  • Zaliha Mustafa, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories)
Department executives
  • Rosida Jaafar, Secretary-General
  • Che Roslan Che Daud, Deputy Secretary-General (Planning and Development)
  • Parang Abai @ Thomas, Deputy Secretary-General (Management and Socio-Economic)
Website www.jwp.gov.my
Footnotes
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The Ministry of Federal Territories(Malay : Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan), abbreviated KWP, was [1] a ministry and now a department under the Prime Minister's Department of the Government of Malaysia that is in charge of overseeing the administration and development of all three Federal Territories in Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya.

Contents

It is based in Putrajaya with Adnan Md Ikshan as the Secretary-General. [2]

Organisation

Federal agencies

The existing local governments and administrators of the federal territories are placed under the jurisdiction of the ministry. As the ministry is created for the task of coordinating and supervising the administrations, no significant changes were imposed on these agencies. Notable agencies under the ministry are:

  1. Kuala Lumpur City Hall, or Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL). (Official site)
  2. Putrajaya Corporation, or Perbadanan Putrajaya (PPJ). (Official site)
  3. Labuan Corporation, or Perbadanan Labuan (PL). (Official site)
  4. Kampong Bharu Development Corporation, or Perbadanan Pembangunan Kampong Bharu (PKB). (Official site)
  5. Federal Territories Sports Council, or Majlis Sukan Wilayah Persekutuan (WIPERS). (Official site)
  6. Federal Territories Director of Land and Mines Office, or Pejabat Pengarah Tanah dan Galian Wilayah Persekutuan (PPTG). (Official site Archived 2023-12-22 at the Wayback Machine )

Key legislation

The Ministry of Federal Territories is responsible for administration of several key Acts:

History

Kuala Lumpur was declared a city on 1 February 1972 while the Federal Territory (FT) Ministry was established in 1978. When Labuan Corporation was established in 1984 there was a need to amalgamate both constituencies under one umbrella - hence the FT Ministry was re- established the second time in 1987.

Putrajaya Corporation was set up on 1 February 2001.

On 27 March 2004, following a cabinet reshuffle by the then Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the Federal Territory and Klang Valley Planning and Development Division was upgraded to a full-fledged ministry. Its responsibility expanded to include jurisdiction over the territories of Labuan and Putrajaya.

On 14 February 2006, Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique was appointed the FT Minister. Under the leadership of Zulhasnan, a strategic plan that focused on development plans for all three constituencies was created.

On 23 October 2009, when the 2010 Budget presentation, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced that the functions and responsibilities of the Ministry of Federal Territories strengthened and expanded to eradicate urban poverty throughout the country and city welfare program. In this regard, on 13 November 2009, the Ministry of Federal Territories became officially known as the Ministry of Federal Territories and Urban Well-being (Malay : Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan dan Kesejahteraan Bandar). After the 2013 elections, the urban well-being function of the ministry was transferred to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, and the ministry was renamed once again to the Ministry of Federal Territories.

On 22 December 2022, the Federal Territories Ministry was officially restructured into the Federal Territories Department under the purview of the Prime Minister's Department. [3]

Administration

Summaries of the federal territories and local agencies administering them are listed as below:

Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory of Labuan Federal Territory of Putrajaya
Flag of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.svg
Flag of Labuan.svg
Flag of Putrajaya.svg
Administrator Kuala Lumpur City Hall Labuan Corporation Putrajaya Corporation
Gazetted1 February 197416 April 19841 February 2001
Area
(km²)
243.659246
Population1,479,38878,00045,000
Total area381.65
Total population1,602,388
Overall population density4198.6 per km²


On 26 May 2006, the three federal territories were further consolidated with the introduction of a common flag and anthem. In the 2006 Sukma Games (Malaysian games) - Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya competed as a unified contingent.

Organisation

Upper management in the ministry is classified to include the Minister, Deputy Minister, Parliamentary Secretary, Chief Secretary, and the two Deputies Chief Secretary. The Deputies Chief Secretary manage the numerous working divisions of the ministry. For the local agencies of the federal territories, they are under the administration of their respective heads (Mayor for Kuala Lumpur, Chairmen for Putrajaya and Labuan). These agencies are under the supervision of the Chief Secretary.


Ministry of the FT, Malaysia - Organisation Chart.PNG


Simplified organisational chart of the Ministry of the Federal Territories, Malaysia

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