Kepala Batas, Seberang Perai

Kepala Batas
Kepala Batas
Town and district capital
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	كڤالا باتس
• Chinese	甲抛峇底
• Tamil	கெப்பாலா பத்தாஸ்
	Kepala Batas Location in Peninsular Malaysia
	Coordinates: 5°31′0″N 100°25′0″E / 5.51667°N 100.41667°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
District	North Seberang Perai
Government
• Local government	Seberang Perai City Council
• President of Seberang Perai	Rozali Mohamud
• Kepala Batas Member of Parliament	Siti Mastura Mohamad (PAS)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postal code	13200
International dialling code prefix	+604 (landline only)
Website	http://www.mbsp.gov.my

Kepala Batas (Jawi: كڤالا باتس) is the district seat of North Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia.

Notable people

Politicians & Public Servants

Tun Dato' Sri Haji Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi, 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia (31 October 2003 – 3 April 2009)
Tun Dato' Seri Utama Haji Abdul Rahman Abbas, 7th Yang di-Pertua Negeri (the Head of the State/ the Supreme Head of the State) of the state of Penang, Malaysia. (2001–2021).
Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop, former Malaysian Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and Minister of Finance II.
Datuk Seri Reezal Merican bin Naina Merican, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (29 July 2015 - 9 May 2018). Minister of Youth and Sports (10 March 2020 - 16 August 2021). Minister of Housing and Local Government (30 August 2021 - 24 November 2022). Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the seat of Kepala Batas (2013-2022) in the state of Penang and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for the seat of Bertam (since 2023)
The Honourable Datuk Siti Mariah binti Haji Ahmad is the current High Court Judge of Kuala Lumpur. She was also appointed as Judicial Commissioner on 1 May 2003