Sultan Ibrahim Building

Sultan Ibrahim Building
Bangunan Sultan Ibrahim
The Sultan Ibrahim Building in 2013
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeFormer state government administrative offices and legislative building (before 2010)
LocationBukit Timbalan, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Construction started1936 (1936)
Completed1940 (1940)
OwnerJohor state government (until 2015)
DYMM Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar (since 2015)

The Sultan Ibrahim Building (Malay: Bangunan Sultan Ibrahim; Jawi: باڠونن سلطان إبراهيم) is a former state secretariat building of Johor. It is located at Bukit Timbalan in Johor Bahru. The building was constructed between 1936 and 1939 and was completed in 1940 as the British colonial government attempted to streamline the state's administration.[1] It was officially opened by the late Sultan Ibrahim of Johor.

It was also the tallest building in Malaya during pre-independence era. In Johor Bahru itself, it stood unchallenged as the tallest building in the town until the completion of the Merlin Tower in the 1970s.

The offices of the state secretariat have now moved to Kota Iskandar. There are plans to convert the building into a museum.

  1. ^ Oakley, Brown, Lonely Planet Singapore City Guide, pg 181

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