Seri Perdana, Official residence in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
Seri Perdana is the official residence of the Prime Minister in Putrajaya and spreads across extensive grounds divided into separate building complexes. Each serves different purposes such as protocol, state banquets, and administrative work.
Construction ran from 1997 to 1999 on a 42.5-acre site at Persiaran Seri Perdana, Presint 10, built to follow the hill's contours within Putrajaya's garden-city plan. Mahathir Mohamad was its first resident, followed by Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Najib Razak, Mahathir again, Muhyiddin Yassin, Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Anwar Ibrahim. In 2021 it underwent refurbishment costing RM38.5 million, a sum questioned during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Seri Perdana's design combines Malay, Islamic and European architectural traditions, in line with Putrajaya's planning as a garden city. The complex includes a surau, a banquet hall and separate protocol and banquet blocks that are open to the public, reflecting its stated role as property of the people. In January 2021 Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin planted a merbau tree in the grounds during the 100 Million Tree Planting Campaign.
The Protocol Block and Banquet Block are the parts of the complex open to the public; the Prime Minister's main house and quarters are not. The complex sits on Persiaran Seri Perdana in Presint 10, beside Putrajaya Lake, on a 42.5-acre site. Access follows official security protocols, so confirm opening arrangements before travelling.
The complex stands on a 42.5-acre site on a hillside slope beside Putrajaya Lake, built in 1997–1999 to follow the natural contours as part of Putrajaya's garden-city plan. On 5 January 2021, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin planted a Merbau tree in the grounds during the 100 Million Tree Planting Campaign 2021–2025, witnessed by Shamsul Anuar Nasarah.
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