The Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar has consented to the Pasir Gudang Municipal Council (MPPG) being given a city-status and declared Pasir Gudang City Council (MBPG), effective today.

Menteri Besar Hasni Mohammad told this to reporters after a meeting with the MBPG staff at Kota Iskandar here today, during which he also handed over the instrument on the proclamation of MBPG to its mayor, Asman Shah Abdul Rahman.