Bintulu Development Authority / Mohd Zulfikar Zaili

Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) is a statutory body of Sarawak state government established on 8th July 1978, under Ordinan Lembaga Kemajuan Bintulu (BDA) 1978. BDA administrative areas includes all the Bintulu division with an area of 12,515 square kilometres including five kilometres Bintulu offshores. Bintulu division divided into two area which are; 1. Bintulu area (including small area, Sebauh), and 2. Tatau area
Under Ordinan Lembaga Kemajuan Bintulu (BDA) 1978, BDA was established as a government agencies to maintain physical planning and development in Bitulu, area declared at BDA border area known as Sarawak Bintulu Division. BDA establishment due to discover of oil and natural gas reserves at Bintulu offshores. Natural resources development enabled BDA become main body that not apply coordinating development project but also can carried out their own projects. Therefore, on 8th July 1978, BDA was established in order to carry out these functions. On 1st April 1981. BDA take over the function carried out by the Bintulu District Council. After that. Bintulu District Council been repealed. The following officers have served as General Manager (GM) ofthe BDA since it was founded; 1. YB Datuk Jamaluddin Abu Bakar 2. En Sulong Haji Mat Jeraie
3. Tn Hj Abg Helmi Bin Tan Sri Ikhwan 4. Tn Hj Salleh Hj Sulaiman 5. En Sylvester Ajah Subah 6. Tn Hj Saud Bin Hj Suhaili 7. Datu Hj Mohidin Bin Hj Ishak 8. Pn Rodziah Hj Morshidi BDA Headquarter located at: Wisma Bintulu, No. 1, Jalan Tanjung Kidurong, 97000 Bintulu, Sarawak.