George Town (1 January, 1957)
Kuala Lumpur (1 February, 1972)
Ipoh (27 May, 1988)
Kuching (1 August, 1988)
Johor Baru (1 January, 1994)
Kota Kinabalu (2 February, 2000)
Shah Alam (10 October, 2000)
Melaka (15 April, 2003)
Alor Star (21 December, 2003)
Miri (20 May, 2005)
Petaling Jaya (20 June, 2006)
Kuala Terengganu (1 January, 2008)
Note: George Town is still a city but on January 1, 1976, with the passing of the Local Government Act, the City Council of George Town and the Municipal Council of Balik Pulau, the other municipality on the island of Penang, were merged into one body, the Penang Municipal Council.
