A blue field with seven horizontal stripes alternating red and white on upper and lower lengths; charged with a yellow crescent and fourteen-pointed star in the hoist side.
Designed by
Azmi Ahmad Termizi
The flag of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was officially adopted on 14 May 1990 to commemorate the Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) or Kuala Lumpur City Hall's 100 years as the local authority of Kuala Lumpur. The flag was designed as a variant to Jalur Gemilang, the Flag of Malaysia, incorporating design elements with its own identity as one of the Federal Territories of the nation. The flag is flown annually on the first day of February, commemorating the day when Kuala Lumpur became a Federal Territory on 1 February 1974.
History
Before the adoption of the current flag, Kuala Lumpur does not have its own city or territorial flag, although its city hall had a plain white flag charged with its emblem in the centre.[1]
The flag designer was Azmi Ahmad Termizi, a DBKL architect and planner who was among the team assigned to design a flag to commemorate 100 years of DBKL's role as the local authority of Kuala Lumpur. Submitting fifteen designs to the management, four of them were shortlisted and presented to Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad for approval.[citation needed] The winning design was approved on 24 April 1990.[2] On the night of 14 May 1990, a symbolic ceremony was held where the new flag was received from the Yang di-Pertuan AgongSultan Azlan Shah by the Lord Mayor (Datuk Bandar) of Kuala Lumpur Tan Sri Elyas Omar, after which the flag has been in official use until now.[3]
Design
Azmi's design incorporates elements of the national flag into the flag of Kuala Lumpur. The flag is a blue field with seven equal horizontal alternating stripes of red and white on upper and lower length of the flag, charged with a yellow crescent moon facing, towards the fly, a yellow 14-pointed star.
According to the Malaysian Ministry of Information website, each design symbolises a particular identity. The red symbolises the city's courage and strength, the blue for the unity of its multiracial citizens, the yellow for sovereignty, and the white for cleanliness and beauty.[4]
