 The parliamentary constituency of Kuala Kedah, which includes the town and surrounding areas, is represented by Ahmad Kassim of the opposition People's Justice Party (PKR).The three state assembly seats for the district are held by PKR's coalition partners, the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party.William Light, son of Francis Light, founder of Penang, who as Surveyor-General of South Australia planned the city of Adelaide, was born in Kuala Kedah in 1786.