The Kuala Langat District is a district of Selangor, Malaysia. It is situated in the southwestern part of Selangor. It covers an area of 858 square kilometres, and had a population of 307,787 at the 2020 Census. It is bordered by the districts of Klang and Petaling to the north and Sepang to the east. The Strait of Malacca forms its western border.
The Kuala Lumpur City Hall is the city council which administers the city of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. This council was established after the city was officially granted city status on 1 February 1972. Their jurisdiction covers an area of 243 square kilometres.
The flag of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was officially adopted on 14 May 1990 to commemorate the Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) or Kuala Lumpur City Hall's 100 years as the local authority of Kuala Lumpur. The flag was designed as a variant to Jalur Gemilang, the Flag of Malaysia, incorporating design elements with its own identity as one of the Federal Territories of the nation. The flag is flown annually on the first day of February, commemorating the day when Kuala Lumpur became a Federal Territory on 1 February 1974.
This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1972, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.
The geography of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is characterized by a huge valley — known as the Klang Valley — bordered by the Titiwangsa Mountains in the east, several minor ranges in the north and the south and the Malacca Straits in the west. The name Kuala Lumpur literally means muddy confluence; Kuala Lumpur is located at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak Rivers, facing the Malacca Straits.
Datok Lokman National Secondary School is a national secondary school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The school is located at Jalan Kampung Pandan, which is near Aminuddin Baki National Secondary School. The school was named after the first Lord Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, Tan Sri Dato' Lokman Yusof.
Tan Sri Dato' Lokman bin Yusof was the first Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia since it was officially conferred the status of a city on 1 February 1972. He formerly served as the Federal Capital Commissioner prior to his mayorship. Lokman died on 15 May 1972 and was succeeded by Yaacob Abdul Latiff.
Yaacob bin Abdul Latiff was the second Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia since it was officially conferred the status of the city on 16 May 1972. He served for a period of 8 years. On 1 November 1980, he was succeeded by Elyas Omar.
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Yaacob Latiff or SMK Yaacob Latiff(SMKYL), is a secondary school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This school is located at Lorong Peel off Jalan Peel at Taman Maluri.
Elyas bin Omar was the third Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, as well as the longest serving as Mayor in History of Kuala Lumpur. He served for a period of 12 years. Elyas was the president of the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) and during his tenure, Malaysia won the Thomas Cup in 1992. In football, Elyas was president of Kuala Lumpur FA when it won the Malaysia Cup three times in a row from 1987 to 1989. On 17 November 1992, he was succeeded by Mazlan Ahmad as Mayor of Kuala Lumpur.
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Ahmad Fuad bin Ismail was the 9th mayor of Kuala Lumpur from 2007 to 2013. He took office from 14 December 2007 to 12 July 2013.
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mhd Amin Nordin bin Abdul Aziz is a Malaysian civil servant who served as mayor of Kuala Lumpur from 2015 to 2018.
Kampung Padang Balang or Padang Balang is the oldest surviving traditional village in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is circumferenced by Gombak Road, Jalan Kampung Bandar Dalam, Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE), Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 and Gombak River.
Tan Sri Datuk Mazlan bin Ahmad was a Malaysian politician who served as the 4th Mayor of Kuala Lumpur from 1992 to 1995.
Tan Sri Dato' Indera Kamaruzzaman bin Shariff was the 5th Mayor of Kuala Lumpur.
Datuk Mohmad Shaid bin Mohd Taufek is a Malaysian public servant who served as the 6th Mayor of Kuala Lumpur.
Datuk Seri Ruslin bin Hasan is a Malaysian politician who was the 7th Mayor of Kuala Lumpur.
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Ahmad Phesal bin Talib was a Malaysian public servant who served as 10th Mayor of Kuala Lumpur.
Datuk Seri Nor Hisham bin Ahmad Dahlan is a Malaysian retired civil servant who served as 12th Mayor of Kuala Lumpur from 2018 to 2020.
Datuk Seri Abdul Hakim bin Borhan is a former Mayor of Kuala Lumpur.
