Sultan Ibrahim Building
| Sultan Ibrahim Building Bangunan Sultan Ibrahim |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Former state government administrative offices and legislative building (before 2010) |
| Location | Bukit Timbalan, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia |
| Construction started | 1938 |
| Completed | 1942 |
| Opening | 1942 |
| Owner | Johor state government until 2015 Started from 2015: DYMM Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar |
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| Lifts/elevators | Unknown |
Coordinates: 1°27′28.4″N 103°45′39.8″E / 1.457889°N 103.761056°E
The Sultan Ibrahim Building (Malay: Bangunan Sultan Ibrahim; Jawi: باڠونن سلطان إبراهيم) is a former state secretariat building of Johor. It is located at Bukit Timbalan in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The building was constructed between 1936 and 1939 and was completed in 1940 as the British colonial government attempted to streamline the state's administration. It was officially opened by the late Sultan Ibrahim of Johor.
It was also the tallest building in Malaya during the pre-Merdeka era. In Johor Bahru itself, it stood unchallenged as the tallest building in the town until the completion of the Merlin Tower in the 1970s.
The offices of the state secretariat have now moved to Kota Iskandar. There are plans to convert the building into a museum.
The building's architecture combines colonial and Malay architecture with its Saracenic design and tower making it a landmark in Johor Bahru. The building was designed by the renowned British architecture firm, Palmer and Turner which was also responsible for designing the Johor Bahru General Hospital now known as Hospital Sultanah Aminah as well as several prominent landmarks in Singapore.
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