Kepala Batas
Town and district capital
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	كڤالا باتس
• Chinese	甲抛峇底
• Tamil	கெப்பாலா பத்தாஸ்
Kepala Batas Location in Peninsular Malaysia
Coordinates: 5°31′0″N 100°25′0″E / 5.51667°N 100.41667°E / 5.51667; 100.41667
Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
District	North Seberang Perai
Government
• Local government	Seberang Perai City Council
• President of Seberang Perai	Rozali Mohamud
• Kepala Batas Member of Parliament	Siti Mastura Mohamad (PAS)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postal code	13200
International dialling code prefix	+604 (landline only)
Website	http://www.mbsp.gov.my

Kepala Batas (Jawi: كڤالا باتس) is the district seat of North Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia.

Notable people

Politicians & Public Servants

• Tun Dato' Sri Haji Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi, 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia (31 October 2003 – 3 April 2009)
• Tun Dato' Seri Utama Haji Abdul Rahman Abbas, 7th Yang di-Pertua Negeri (the Head of the State/ the Supreme Head of the State) of the state of Penang, Malaysia. (2001–2021).
• Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop, former Malaysian Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and Minister of Finance II.
• Datuk Seri Reezal Merican bin Naina Merican, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (29 July 2015 - 9 May 2018). Minister of Youth and Sports (10 March 2020 - 16 August 2021). Minister of Housing and Local Government (30 August 2021 - 24 November 2022). Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the seat of Kepala Batas (2013-2022) in the state of Penang and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for the seat of Bertam (since 2023)
• The Honourable Datuk Siti Mariah binti Haji Ahmad is the current High Court Judge of Kuala Lumpur. She was also appointed as Judicial Commissioner on 1 May 2003

References

5°31′12″N 100°25′48″E / 5.52000°N 100.43000°E / 5.52000; 100.43000