The Muallim District is the eleventh

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of the state of

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, situated at the southeastern tip of the state, bordering the state of

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. It was proclaimed by the current

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Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Al-Maghfur-LahAnbalagan, V. (29 May 2014Raja Nazrin proclaimed as the 75th Sultan of Perak The Malaysian Insider. ( Jawi: ; born 27 November 1956) is the 35th and curren ...

on 11 January 2016 at the

Tanjung Malim Tanjung Malim, or Tanjong Malim, is a town in Muallim District, Perak, Malaysia. It is approximately north of Kuala Lumpur and 120 km south of Ipoh via the North–South Expressway. It lies on the Perak-Selangor state border, with Sungai ...

District Council Building. The district was previously part of the neighbouring Batang Padang district. It covers an area of 93,435-hectares of land. The district includes the towns of

Slim River Slim River ( Jawi: سليم ريۏر; zh, 仕林河; Tamil: சிலிம் ரீவர்) is a small town in Muallim District, Perak, Malaysia. It is about 100 km (driving time 45 minutes) from Kuala Lumpur. It is situated in the s ...

and

Proton City Proton City (Malay: ''Bandar Proton'') is a township with industrial, commercial and residential activities spread over 4,000 acres (16 km²) in Muallim District, Perak, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The fe ...

. It was given the name Muallim, the Arabic word for "teacher", because of the

Sultan Idris Education University Sultan Idris Education University ( ms, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris; commonly abbreviated as UPSI; Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي ڤنديديقن سلطان إدريس) is a public university in the town of Tanjung Malim, Perak in Malaysi ...

in the district. The university has produced many teachers since the colonial era.

Administrative divisions

The Muallim District is divided into two ''mukims'' (townships), which are: * Ulu Bernam (East and West) *

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The east and west parts of the Ulu Bernam ''mukim'' is separated by the town of Hulu Bernam, which is a part of Hulu Selangor,

. West Ulu Bernam is an

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of the district and the ''mukim.''

Demographics

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

The parliamentary constituency of

Tanjong Malim Tanjong Malim, or Tanjung Malim, is a town in Muallim District, Perak, Malaysia. It is approximately north of Kuala Lumpur and 120 km south of Ipoh via the North–South Expressway. It lies on the Perak-Selangor state border, with Sungai ...

encompasses the entire district. It also supplies two state constituencies in the

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. List of Muallim district representatives in the

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( Dewan Rakyat) List of Muallim district representatives in the

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Administrative divisions

Demographics

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

See also

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