Federal Territories of Malaysia

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Federal Territories
Wilayah Persekutuan
Coat of arms of Malaysia.svg
Federal territories in Malaysia (labeled).svg
Federal territories Kuala Lumpur
Labuan
Putrajaya
DesignatedKuala Lumpur: 1 February 1974
Labuan: 16 April 1984
Putrajaya: 1 February 2001
Consolidated under the Ministry27 March 2004
Government
   Head Director Rosida Jaafar
Area
  Total381.65 km2 (147.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
  Total1,602,388
  Density4,198.6/km2 (10,874/sq mi)
National postal code
Kuala Lumpur
50xxx to 60xxx
68xxx (Ampang and Selayang)
Labuan
87xxx
Putrajaya
62xxx
Area code(s) 03a
087b
MottoMaju dan Sejahtera
'Progressive and Prosperous'
Anthem Wilayah Persekutuan Maju dan Sejahtera
Administered by the Federal Territories Department
License plateKuala Lumpur
W and V
Labuan
L
Putrajaya
PUTRAJAYA and F
Website www.kwp.gov.my
a Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya
b Labuan

The Federal Territories (Malay : Wilayah Persekutuan) in Malaysia comprise three territories—Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya—governed directly by the Federal Government of Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital of Malaysia, Putrajaya is the administrative capital, and Labuan is an offshore international financial centre. Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya are enclaves in the state of Selangor, while Labuan is an island off the coast of Sabah.

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Administrations

The territories fall under the jurisdiction of the Department of Federal Territories. Originally, the Federal Territory Ministry was established in 1979 and was in charge of planning and administration of Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley. In 1981, the FT Ministry was re-established under the Prime Minister's Department as the Planning Unit of Klang Valley. In 2004, FT Ministry is then again formed into a full-fledged ministry which focuses on the development of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya. In 2022, under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's administration, the ministry was scrapped and its functions has been delegated to other ministries. Currently, the Federal Territories are administered by the Department of the Federal Territories (Jabatan Wilayah Persekutuan) under the Prime Minister's Department. [1]

History

The federal territories were originally part of two states - Selangor and Sabah. Both Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya were part of Selangor, while Labuan was part of Sabah. [2]

Kuala Lumpur, the state capital of Selangor, became the national capital of the Federation of Malaya (and later Malaysia) in 1948. Since independence in 1957, the federal as well as the Selangor state ruling party had been the Alliance (later the Barisan Nasional). However, in the 1969 elections the Alliance, while retaining control of the federal government, lost its majority in Selangor to the opposition. The same election also resulted in a major race riot in Kuala Lumpur.

It was realised that if Kuala Lumpur remained part of Selangor, clashes between the federal and the Selangor state government might arise when they are controlled by different parties. The solution was to separate Kuala Lumpur from the state and place it under direct federal rule. On 1 February 1974, the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Agreement was signed, and Kuala Lumpur became the first federal territory of Malaysia. [2]

The cession of Kuala Lumpur had the effect of securing the Selangor state government for the Barisan Nasional until the 2008 general election. The separation of Kuala Lumpur meant that Kuala Lumpur voters lost representation in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly and could only vote for representation in the Parliament of Malaysia.

Labuan, an island off coast of mainland Sabah, was chosen by the federal government for development into an offshore financial centre. Labuan became the second federal territory in 16 April 1984. [2]

Putrajaya is a planned city, designed to replace Kuala Lumpur as the seat of the federal government. Sultan Salahuddin, who was serving as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at that time, was asked again to cede land to the federal government. Putrajaya became the third federal territory on 1 February 2001. [2]

In the recent years, efforts were made to forge a common identity for the three federal territories. A flag of Federal Territory was introduced to represent the federal territories as a whole. During the 2006 Sukma Games in Kedah, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya merged into the unified contingent of Federal Territories.

Symbols

Maju dan Sejahtera (lit.'Progress and Prosperity') is the official anthem of the Federal Territories.

Apart from the flag of Federal Territories, each federal territory has its own individual flag.

Sports

Sport activities in all the three Federal Territories are governed and coordinated by the Federal Territory Sports Council (Malay : Majlis Sukan Wilayah Persekutuan, WIPERS), a federal statutory body. [3]

Holidays

In addition to federal public holidays, all three Federal Territories celebrate Federal Territory Day. Labuan, with a significant Kadazan-Dusun community, celebrates Kaamatan with the neighbouring state of Sabah.

Federal Parliament seats

List of Federal Territories representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat) since the 15th general election:

ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentPartyArea
P114 Kepong Lim Lip Eng Pakatan Harapan (DAP) Kuala Lumpur
P115 Batu Prabakaran Parameswaran Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P116 Wangsa Maju Zahir Hassan Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P117 Segambut Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P118 Setiawangsa Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P119 Titiwangsa Johari Abdul Ghani Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P120 Bukit Bintang Fong Kui Lun Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P121 Lembah Pantai Ahmad Fahmi Mohamed Fadzil Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P122 Seputeh Teresa Kok Suh Sim Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P123 Cheras Tan Kok Wai Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P124 Bandar Tun Razak Wan Azizah Wan Ismail Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P125 Putrajaya Mohd Radzi Md Jidin Perikatan Nasional (PPBM) Putrajaya
P166 Labuan Suhaili Abdul Rahman Perikatan Nasional (PPBM) Labuan

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