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1959 in Malaya
2 years of the nationhood
Incumbents
Federal level
State level
- Sultan of Johor:
- Sultan Ibrahim (until 1959)
- Sultan Ismail (from 1959)
- Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
- Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ibrahim
- Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
- Sultan of Perak: Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah
- Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Abu Bakar
- Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah
- Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
- Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tengku Munawir (Regent)
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Raja Tun Uda
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Leong Yew Koh
- (Source: Malaysian Department of Informations)
Events
- Unknown date – Pahang FA was founded.[1]
- January – La Salle School, Petaling Jaya was established by De La Salle Brothers.[2]
- 26 January – The Central Bank of Malaya (Bank Negara Tanah Melayu) is founded.[3]
- 19 February – Election Offences (Amendment) Ordinance 1959 was enacted.
- 20 February – Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah is installed as Sultan of Kedah
- 11 March – The Malayan Federation Royal Police Memorial Monument at Police Training Academy (now PULAPOL) Kuala Lumpur was officialized.
- 1 April – Prevention of Crime Act 1959 was enacted.[4]
- 24 April – The last meeting of the Federal Legislative Council before being replaced by the Malayan Parliament.
- 1 May – Immigration Ordinance 1959 was enacted.[5]
- 8 May – Sultan Ibrahim Al-Masyhur of Johor died at the age of 86 in London, England. His body was brought back to Johor and laid to rest at Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum, Johor Bahru. His son, Tunku Ismail was proclaimed as the 23rd Sultan of Johor and 3rd in the modern Sultan of Johor.
- 19 August – The 1959 General Elections is held for the first time since independence on 31 August 1957.
- 12 September – The first Malayan Parliament opens by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
- 12–17 December – Malaya competed for the first time and first edition of SEA Games in 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games which held in Bangkok, Thailand. Malaya team achieved with 8 gold medal, 15 silver medal, 11 bronze medal and overall rank at third.
Sports
- 18 April - 26 April – 1959 AFC Youth Championship
Births
- 6 January - Adnan Abu Hassan - Composer and musician (died 2016)
- 5 February - Azhar Mansor - First Malaysian sailoring around the world
- 11 April - Md Sirat Abu - Politician
- 7 May - Jamal Abdillah - Singer
- 13 July - Fuziah Salleh - Politician
- 30 July - Tengku Abdullah ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah - Tengku Mahkota Pahang (Crown Prince)
- 6 August - Wan Mohamad Nazarie b. Wan Mahmood - Commissioner of Prison (Operation)
- 14 August - Raja Zarith Sofiah - Permaisuri of Johor
- 15 September - Bung Mokhtar Radin - Politician
- 4 October - Nashrudin Elias (Nash) - Singer and musician
- 14 October - Husam Musa - Politician
- 4 November - Zainal Abidin Mohamad - Singer
- 3 December - Jemilah Mahmood - Physician, humanitarian activist and founder of Mercy Malaysia
- 13 December - Imuda - Actor and comedian
Unknown date
Deaths
- 18 May - Sultan Ibrahim of Johor
- 22 August - William George Maxwell – British Resident of Perak
See also
References
- ↑ Admin. "Latar Belakang". www.pahangfa.com (in Malay). Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ↑ "SMK La Salle, PJ". SMK La Salle, PJ. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ↑ "About the Bank | Bank Negara Malaysia | Central Bank of Malaysia". www.bnm.gov.my. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ↑ "Malaysia - Prevention of Crime Act 1959 [Act 297]". www.ilo.org. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ↑ "Malaysia - Immigration Act 1959/63 (Act 155)". www.ilo.org. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
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