Mayor of Kuala Lumpur

Mayor of Kuala Lumpur
Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur
Coat of arms of Kuala Lumpur
Incumbent Fadlun Mak Ujud since 15 November 2025
Kuala Lumpur City Hall
Style	Yang Berbahagia
Member of	Kuala Lumpur City Advisory Board
Reports to	Department of Federal Territories
Residence	Kediaman Rasmi Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur 21 Changkat Tunku, 50480 Kuala Lumpur
Seat	Tingkat 28, Menara DBKL 1, Jalan Raja Laut, 50350 Kuala Lumpur
Appointer	Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Term length	Two years
Constituting instrument	City of Kuala Lumpur Act 1971 [Act 59] Federal Capital Act 1960 [Act 190]
Inaugural holder	Lokman Yusof
Formation	1 February 1972;54 years ago (1972-02-01)
Website	www.dbkl.gov.my

The Mayor of Kuala Lumpur (Malay : Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur) is the chief executive for the local government of Kuala Lumpur, the capital and largest city of Malaysia. Each year, the Mayor of Kuala Lumpur presents the Kuala Lumpur city budget to the Kuala Lumpur City Hall. The mayor is charged with managing an annual budget of MYR 2.905 billion (as of 2018).

Chronological list

Appointed mayors of Kuala Lumpur

As 2 February 2026, the city has been led by 16 mayors. The previous mayors are listed as below: ^{[1] [2]}

No.	Potrait	Mayor	Term of office
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1.		Tan Sri Dato' Lokman Yusof (1910–1972)	1 February 1972 (1972-02-01)	13 May 1972 (1972-05-13)	103 days
2.		Tan Sri Yaacob Abdul Latiff (1918–1985)	1 July 1972 (1972-07-01)	31 October 1981 (1981-10-31)	9 years, 123 days
3.		Tan Sri Dato' Haji Elyas Omar (1936–2018)	1 November 1981 (1981-11-01)	17 September 1992 (1992-09-17)	10 years, 322 days
4.		Dato' Dr. Mazlan Ahmad (1943–2018)	17 November 1992 (1992-11-17)	12 December 1995 (1995-12-12)	3 years, 26 days
5.		Tan Sri Dato' Kamaruzzaman Shariff (b.1941)	13 December 1995 (1995-12-13)	13 December 2001 (2001-12-13)	6 years, 1 day
6.		Datuk Haji Mohmad Shaid Mohd Taufek (b.1947)	14 December 2001 (2001-12-14)	13 December 2004 (2004-12-13)	3 years, 0 days
7.		Dato' Haji Ruslin Hasan (b.1950)	14 December 2004 (2004-12-14)	13 December 2006 (2006-12-13)	2 years, 0 days
8.		Datuk Seri Ab Hakim Borhan (b.1951)	14 December 2006 (2006-12-14)	13 December 2008 (2008-12-13)	2 years, 0 days
9.		Tan Sri Ahmad Fuad Ismail (b.1953)	14 December 2008 (2008-12-14)	13 July 2012 (2012-07-13)	3 years, 213 days
10.		Tan Sri Haji Ahmad Phesal Talib (b.1954)	18 July 2012 (2012-07-18)	15 July 2015 (2015-07-15)	2 years, 363 days
11.		Tan Sri Haji Mhd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz (b.1955)	18 July 2015 (2015-07-18)	30 September 2018 (2018-09-30)	3 years, 75 days
12.		Datuk Seri Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan (b.1957)	2 October 2018 (2018-10-02)	30 September 2020 (2020-09-30)	1 year, 365 days
13.		Datuk Seri Mahadi Che Ngah (b.1959)	1 October 2020 (2020-10-01)	31 March 2023 (2023-03-31)	2 years, 182 days
14.		Datuk Seri Kamarulzaman Mat Salleh (b.1964)	17 April 2023 (2023-04-17)	14 August 2024 (2024-08-14)	1 year, 120 days
15.		Dato' Seri Maimunah Mohd Sharif (b.1961)	15 August 2024 (2024-08-15)	14 November 2025 (2025-11-14)	1 year, 92 days
16.		Dato' Haji Fadlun Mak Ujud (b.19??)	15 November 2025	Incumbent	80 days

References

1. "#Jubli Emas: Kenali Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur". 12 January 2022.
2. "Senarai Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur". www.dbkl.gov.my.