The
Federal Territory is a collective of three territories, namely
Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur , is the capital and largest city of Malaysia. The city proper, making up an area of , has an estimated population of 1.6 million in 2006. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
,
PutrajayaPutrajaya is a planned city, located south of Kuala Lumpur, that serves as the federal administrative centre of Malaysia. The seat of government was shifted in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur due to the overcrowding and congestion there. Nevertheless, Kuala Lumpur remains as Malaysia's national capital...
and
LabuanLabuan is the main island of the Malaysian Federal Territory of Labuan. Labuan is best known as an offshore financial centre offering international financial and business services via Labuan IBFC since 1990 as well as a tourist destination for nearby Bruneians and scuba divers...
, governed directly by the
federal governmentThe politics of Malaysia takes place in the framework of a constitutional monarchy, in which the Monarch is head of state and the Prime Minister of Malaysia is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the Malaysian government and the devolved governments of the 11 states in...
of
MalaysiaMalaysia is a country in Southeast Asia that consists of thirteen states and three Federal Territories, with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. The population stands at over 28 million inhabitants...
. Each of them has the equivalent status to the 13
statesMalaysia is a federation which consists of thirteen states and three federal territories . Eleven states and two federal territories are located on the Malay Peninsula while the remaining two states and one federal territory are on the island of Borneo.-West Malaysia, on the Malay...
, though the territories have neither a head of state nor a state legislature. Of the three, Kuala Lumpur is the Malaysian capital, while Putrajaya is Malaysia's administrative capital.
All the territories fall under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Federal Territories, which was formed under
Prime MinisterThe Prime Minister of Malaysia is the indirectly elected head of government of Malaysia. He is formally appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the head of state, and is invariably the leader of the largest party in the House of Representatives, the elected lower house of Parliament...
Abdullah Ahmad BadawiTun Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi is a Malaysian politician who served as Prime Minister from 2003 to 2009. He was also the President of the United Malays National Organisation , the largest political party in Malaysia, and led the governing Barisan Nasional parliamentary coalition...
's administration on March 27, 2006.
The
Federal Territory is a collective of three territories, namely
Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur , is the capital and largest city of Malaysia. The city proper, making up an area of , has an estimated population of 1.6 million in 2006. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
,
PutrajayaPutrajaya is a planned city, located south of Kuala Lumpur, that serves as the federal administrative centre of Malaysia. The seat of government was shifted in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur due to the overcrowding and congestion there. Nevertheless, Kuala Lumpur remains as Malaysia's national capital...
and
LabuanLabuan is the main island of the Malaysian Federal Territory of Labuan. Labuan is best known as an offshore financial centre offering international financial and business services via Labuan IBFC since 1990 as well as a tourist destination for nearby Bruneians and scuba divers...
, governed directly by the
federal governmentThe politics of Malaysia takes place in the framework of a constitutional monarchy, in which the Monarch is head of state and the Prime Minister of Malaysia is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the Malaysian government and the devolved governments of the 11 states in...
of
MalaysiaMalaysia is a country in Southeast Asia that consists of thirteen states and three Federal Territories, with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. The population stands at over 28 million inhabitants...
. Each of them has the equivalent status to the 13
statesMalaysia is a federation which consists of thirteen states and three federal territories . Eleven states and two federal territories are located on the Malay Peninsula while the remaining two states and one federal territory are on the island of Borneo.-West Malaysia, on the Malay...
, though the territories have neither a head of state nor a state legislature. Of the three, Kuala Lumpur is the Malaysian capital, while Putrajaya is Malaysia's administrative capital.
Administrations
All the territories fall under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Federal Territories, which was formed under
Prime MinisterThe Prime Minister of Malaysia is the indirectly elected head of government of Malaysia. He is formally appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the head of state, and is invariably the leader of the largest party in the House of Representatives, the elected lower house of Parliament...
Abdullah Ahmad BadawiTun Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi is a Malaysian politician who served as Prime Minister from 2003 to 2009. He was also the President of the United Malays National Organisation , the largest political party in Malaysia, and led the governing Barisan Nasional parliamentary coalition...
's administration on March 27, 2006. The first
Minister of the Federal TerritoriesThe Ministry of the Federal Territories ' is the arm of the Malaysian federal government in charge of overseeing the administration and development of all three federal territories in Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya....
was
Tan SriThe Malay language has a complex system of titles and honorifics, which are still used extensively in Malaysia and Brunei. Singapore, whose Malay royalty was abolished by the British colonial government in 1891, has adopted civic titles for its leaders....
Mohd Isa Abdul Samad. Currently,
Raja Nong Chik Zainal AbidinDatuk Raja Nong Chik bin Datuk Raja Zainal Abidin is the Minister of Federal Territories in the Malaysian Cabinet. He is a Senator in the Dewan Negara.-Personal background:...
has been the incumbent minister since 10 April 2009.
History
Kuala Lumpur initially belonged to the state of Selangor. However, during the 1969 elections, BN lost its majority in Selangor to opposition. The opposition mainly received their votes in Kuala Lumpur. This caused feelings of resentment to the ruling party (BN) and their supporters as Selangor is the richest state in Malaysia after Singapore left the Federation. The ruling party supporters clashed with opposition supporters during their 'victory' marches. This time BN-UMNO supporters gathered at the Selangor Chief Minister's home at Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur and they started getting reckless. Phoney news spread like wild fire which said that the Malays are killed by opposition supporters. Riots spread to the whole of Kuala Lumpur, mainly in Chinese districts (Kuala Lumpur center and business area where Chinese people are working).
Many citizens today (2008) believed that this reason is made up after the riots had brought under control blaming opposition victory marches venture into Kampung Baru. While declassified report from British archives stated that the ruling Government (UMNO-BN) leaders were the organisers of the riots as several riots in Kuala Lumpur started simultaneously; unplanned riots tend to start in one location and spread.
Due to the riots and UMNO-BN unwilling to surrender Selangor state, they suspended the Parliament and created Commission rule (Suruhanjaya) for a couple of years. This Commission created Federal Territory and Kuala Lumpur is place under Federal Government rule. Thus this create majority for UMNO-BN Selangor, isolating Kuala Lumpur Chinese citizen who tend to vote for opposition. Until today Kuala Lumpur citizens, regardless of race, still vote for opposition which recent 2008 National Election served as an example for whole country to follow (Opposition Pakatan Rakyat won almost all parliamentary seats).
The federal territories were originally part of two states -
SabahSabah is a Malaysian state located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo . It is the second largest state in Malaysia after Sarawak, which it borders on its south-west. It also shares a border with the province of East Kalimantan of Indonesia in the south...
and
SelangorSelangor is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...
. Both Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya were part of Selangor, while Labuan was part of Sabah. Kuala Lumpur was ceded by the state of Selangor to the federal government on February 1, 1974, while Labuan, which was part of Sabah, became the second federal territory in 1984. Putrajaya became the third federal territory on February 1, 2001.
During the 2006
Sukma GamesSukma Games is a sporting event in Malaysia held once every two years. Sukma is an acronym for Sukan Malaysia; literally Malaysian Games...
in
KedahKedah is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km², and it consists of the mainland and Langkawi. The mainland has relatively flat terrain, which is used to grow rice...
, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya merged into the unified contingent of Federal Territories.
Flag and anthem
The official anthem of the territories is
Maju dan SejahteraMaju dan Sejahtera is the official anthem of Federal Territory, Malaysia. Adopted in 2006.-Original:Harmoni Wilayah Pertiwi
Semoga Sentiasa Diberkati
Wawasan Hala Pembangunan
Sebagai Semangat Perpaduan
...
, which means "Progress and Prosperity."
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