Description: The Sultan Abdul Samad Building is a landmark in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Completed in 1897 it currently houses the Malaysian Ministry of Communications and Multimedia KKMM The building was named after Sultan Abdul Samad the reigning Sultan of Selangor in office 185798 when this building was completed It featured a 40mtall clock tower which chimed every half an hourDuring British Colonial rule this building housed the Federal Secretariat of the Federated Malay States consisting of Perak Selangor Pahang and Negeri SembilanOn the stroke of midnight of 31 August 1957 Tunku Abdul Rahman Malayas first prime minister declared Malaya independent from the UK at the Dataran Merdeka which was located right in front of this building Since then annual Malaysian National Day parades are at Dataran Merdeka on 31 August each yearBetween 1957 and 1974 this building housed the headquarters of the Selangor State Government Kuala Lumpur was the capital of Selangor state until 1974 when Kuala Lumpur was placed under direct administration of the Malaysian federal government The Selangor state government subsequently moved to Klang and finally Shah Alam in 1978 where it remains until todayThe building subsequently underwent refurbishment in the early 1980s and housed the Federal Court of Malaysia until 2007 The building was given a slight facelift in 2012 with its copper domes polished and LED lights installed
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