Ma'anar ƙamus na "babban birnin Malaysia" yana nufin birnin da ke aiki a matsayin cibiyar gudanarwa, siyasa, da al'adun Malaysia. Babban birnin Malaysia shi ne Kuala Lumpur, wanda ke kudu maso yammacin kasar. Har ila yau shi ne birni mafi girma a Malaysia kuma yana da gida ga abubuwan jan hankali da yawa kamar Petronas Twin Towers, Bukit Bintang shopping district, da Batu Caves.
