1965 in Malaysia

Decades:	1960s; 1970s; 1980s;
See also:	Other events of 1965; Timeline of Malaysian history;

1965 in Malaysia
8 years of the nationhood

Flag of Singapore, Singapore is expelled from the Federation of Malaysia on 9 August 1965.

The Masjid Negara, National Mosque of Malaysia, one of the largest mosques in East Asia

Incumbents

January – The International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL) is established.
17 May – Centenary of International Telecomunication Union is celebrated.
29 May – A man named Pusok Anak Ngaik killed 14 people and wounded four others in Bukit Merah, a village near Sandakan, Sabah.
22 June – The Central Electricity Board (CEB) was renamed to the Lembaga Letrik Negara (National Electricity Board) (LLN).
August – Opening of the Jalan Kinabalu Flyover. It was the first flyover in Malaysia since independence
7 August – Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of Malaysia, recommends the expulsion of Singapore from the Federation of Malaysia, negotiating its separation with Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of the State of Singapore.
9 August – Singapore is expelled from the Federation of Malaysia.
27 August – The Masjid Negara in Kuala Lumpur, a symbol of Islam as the official religion of Malaysia is officially opened.
30 August – The Subang Airport near Subang, Selangor is officially opened.
9 September – The national birds are recognized in Malaysian stamp series.
21 September – Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu is elected as the fourth Yang di-Pertuan Agong
14–21 December – The 1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games are held.

Dato' Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo — Menteri Besar of Selangor (2000–2008)
Hani Mohsin — Celebrities and the host of the TV gameshow of Wheel of Fortune's Malaysia version Roda Impian

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Years in Malaysia
Malaysia was only formed on September 16, 1963. Prior to that date, Peninsular Malaysia was known as Malaya, Sarawak under Crown Colony of Sarawak and Kingdom of Sarawak and Sabah under North Borneo.
Years in British Malaya	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
Years in Federation of Malaya	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
Years in Malaysia	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

1965 in Asia
Sovereign states	Afghanistan Bhutan Burma (Myanmar) Cambodia Ceylon China Cyprus Egypt India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Nepal Oman East Pakistan West Pakistan Philippines Saudi Arabia Sikkim Singapore Soviet Union Syria Thailand Turkey North Vietnam South Vietnam North Yemen South Yemen
States with limited recognition	Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic Taiwan Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
Dependencies, colonies and other territories	Bahrain British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands