 The Chairman of the Islands Council is Haji Wahin bin Bynie.The descendants of the people brought to the islands by Hare and Clunies Ross are seeking recognition from the Australian Federal Government to be acknowledged as Indigenous Australians.The Cocos Malays in Malaysia primarily reside in several villages known as "Kampung Cocos" near Lahad Datu and Tawau in Tawau Division of Sabah.