Federal Development Department (Jabatan Pembangunan Persekutuan)
When the opposition pact Pakatan Rakyat won over key states in Penang, Kedah, Selangor, Perak (Umno later retook this state in a coup d’etat) and Kelantan after the 12th general elections on 2008, the federal government which is still dominated by Umno via its coalition called the Barisan Nasional (BN) refused to accept the people’s verdict and went on to established their kind of governance in these Pakatan rule states. In order to ensure their continuous presence in these Pakatan rule states, BN moved to established the Federal Development Department or better known as Jabatan Pembangunan Persekutuan (JPP). The purpose and role of these JPP in Penang, Kedah, Selangor, Perak (Umno later retook this state in a coup d’etat) and Kelantan is to rival the existing state governments in all their functions and administrations. The JPP in these Pakatan rule states are managed by a State Development Officer or better known as Pegawai Pembangunan Negeri who also function as a de-facto chief min...