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Selangor Darul Ehsan
(Selangor, The Abode of Sincerity)
Civil Service (under the State Secretary) administers and implements policy.
Major Economic Activities
Selangor is Malaysia’s richest and most developed state. In addition to services (especially finance and banking), the economy relies
SELANGOR
Population: 6.56 million Area: 7,951sq km
State Capital: Shah Alam
Historical Background
Selangor’s history dates from the 15th Century
when it was ruled by the Sultanate of Melaka. It was occupied by Minangkabau settlers from Sumatra and later Bugis settlers from Sulawesi, who established the present sultanate in 1740.
The 19th Century discovery of tin attracted a large influx of Chinese migrants, whose clans allied with local chiefs to control the tin mines. Civil war broke out between warring clans resulting in the British intervening and installing a Resident in 1874.
Selangor, with Kuala Lumpur as its capital, joined the Federated Malay States in 1895, the
services related to the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) digitalisation, animation, content industry, aerospace, smart and high-value farming, medical tourism, and gig economy. Tourism
is thriving with many major attractions, including Sunway Lagoon (Bandar Sunway), the National Zoo (Ampang Jaya), the State Blue Mosque (Shah Alam) and the famous Batu Caves Hindu temple complex.
Major Industrial Areas
Cyberjaya, the hub of the Multimedia Super Corridor,
is Malaysia’s Silicon Valley. There is also the Port
Klang Free Trade Zone and Selangor Halal Hub on Pulau Indah (21sq km), the Zurah Industrial Park in Rasa, Hulu Selangor, the UPM-MTDC joint project in Serdang, the Klang Valley 2 Region Project in Sepang, and the UMW HVM Park in Kuala Langat.
State Website: selangor. gov.my
HOW TO GET THERE By Air: Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport.
By Road: The North-South Expressway from Kedah
in the North runs through Selangor to Johor in the South.
By Rail: KTM Intercity stations are in Kuala
Kubu Bharu, Rawang,
and Kajang. Selangor has multiple KTM Komuter and Rapid KL connections. By Sea: Port Klang
Free Zone’s Northport, Southport and Westport are major cargo ports.
Federation of Malaya in 1948, gained independence in 1957 and became part of Malaysia in 1963. Selangor ceded Kuala Lumpur to
the Federal Government
in 1974 and Putrajaya in 2001, to be administered
as Federal Territories.
State Government
The Head of State is the Sultan, currently HRH Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (2001-present). The State Legislative Assembly is the elected legislature. The State Executive Council (EXCO
or state cabinet) acts as
the executive, headed by
the (Chief Minister, usually leader of the majority party or coalition). A professional
Labuan
on manufacturing, vehicles
(Perodua, Proton, Nissan, BMW, Toyota, Volvo, etc.), electronics, chemicals, and agriculture, namely palm oil, rubber, fruits and rice. A new source of growth has been identified in
manufacturing supply and
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