Term length 4 years Website mci.gov.pk | Inaugural holder Sheikh Ansar Aziz | |
Appointer Electorate of Islamabad Formation Islamabad Capital Territory Local Government Act 2015 Deputy Deputy Mayor of Islamabad | ||
The Mayor of Islamabad (Urdu: ناظم اسلام آباد) is the mayor who heads Islamabad and the surrounding capital territory's municipal administration.
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Local Government System
The office of the mayor was created pursuant to the Islamabad Capital Territory Local Government Act 2015, passed by the National Assembly and Senate in 2015. Islamabad has 50 Union Councils.
In addition to the mayor, three Deputy mayors are also elected to the office.
Administrative powers
The mayor leads the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) whose executive branch consists of 77 elected officials; comprising 50 union council chairmen and 27 reserved seatholders. The IMC has 11,000 employees and its functions include urban planning, road maintenance, environment control, building control, water supply, sanitation, and other municipal services for the Islamabad Capital Territory. The mayor also chairs the Capital Development Authority (CDA) which has around 4,500 employees; its scope is mainly confined to estate management, sector developments and project executions.
List of Mayors
Sheikh Ansar Aziz is the first mayor of Islamabad. He took his oath on 4 March 2016. The mayor's office is located in G-6, Islamabad.
Mayor Elections 2015
PML(N) held a two-thirds majority in the Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation.