Kuantan, the capital of Pahang, is now a city.
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah proclaimed the status in a historic event today.
His Majesty, who is the sultan of Pahang, decreed the appointment of Kuantan Municipal Council president Hamdan Hussin as the first Kuantan major.
The proclamation ceremony took place at the Kuantan City Complex, in full compliance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the conditional movement control order (MCO) in force in Pahang.
Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah; the Regent of Pahang, Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah; and other children of Their Majesties attended the event.
Also present were Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and his wife Noorainee Abdul Rahman; Pahang Menteri Besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail; Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin; Communications and Multimedia Minister and Indera Mahkota MP Saifuddin Abdullah as well as members of the Pahang state administration.
In his royal address, Sultan Abdullah expressed his desire to see Kuantan, where the local government system came into being through the setting up of the Kuantan Sanitary Board on Aug 1, 1913, achieve much success and evolve into a city of excellence.
“The establishment of a city is not merely in name. As such, going forward, my state government and the Kuantan City Council must always focus on improving the well-being of and services for the people," he said.
- Bernama
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