- Country: Malaysia
- City: Ipoh
- Population: 1,282,460
- Area: 643 km2
Mayor: Rumaizi Baharin
Rumaizi bin Baharin was appointed the Mayor of Ipoh on April 1, 2020.
Born in 1975 in Ipoh, he started his career as an Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Rural Development on April 1, 2000.
However, he began his career in the state of Perak on April 15, 2003 as Assistant Director in the Office of Land and Mines and subsequently as Senior Secretary to the Perak Menteri Besar on November 16, 2009 and Secretary of the Perak State Assembly and MMK, Perak State Secretary of State Administration on February 1, 2010.
He holds a Premier Business Management Certificate from Harvard Business School, a Master of Science in Development & Land Administration from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Ipoh is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Perak and is located on the Kinta River.
Ipoh, as a small town, began to grow rapidly in the 1880s after discovery of mines in the region. It gained municipal status in 1962 and was declared a city in 1988.
The city today hosts the Malaysian headquarters for several foreign multinational companies and corporations and enjoys a booming tourism industry, thanks to colonial architecture and natural attractions.
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