The Sungai Buloh Prison ( ms, Penjara Sungai Buloh) is a prison complex in
Gombak District,
Selangor
Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...
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Malaysia
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. It is the largest prison complex in
Malaysia
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. Started in 1992, completed in October 1996 and opened in November 1996 to replace the
Pudu Prison,
Kuala Lumpur
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. The prison also features a 56 high-rise apartment buildings with 5 floors, with the height of , a playground and halls, also prison complexes.
Institusi Penjara
prison.gov.my
Famous inmates
*Anwar Ibrahim
Anwar bin Ibrahim ( ms, انور بن ابراهيم, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, IPA: ; born 10 August 1947) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia since November 2022. He served as the 12 ...
- a Malaysian politician who served sentences - for a corruption and two sodomy convictions - from 1998 to 2004, and 2015 to 2018.
References
Buildings and structures in Selangor
Prisons in Malaysia
1996 establishments in Malaysia
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