1938 in Malaya
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See also: | Other events of 1938 History of Malaysia • Timeline • Years |
This article lists important figures and events in the public affairs of British Malaya during the year 1938, together with births and deaths of prominent Malayans.
Incumbent political figures[]
Central level[]
- Governor of Federated of Malay States :
- Shenton Whitelegge Thomas
- Federal Secretaries of the Federated of Malay States :
- Governor of Straits Settlements :
- Shenton Whitelegge Thomas
State level[]
- Perlis :
- Raja of Perlis :
- Johore :
- Kedah :
- Sultan of Kedah : Abdul Hamid Halim Shah
- Kelantan :
- Sultan of Kelantan :
- Trengganu :
- Selangor :
- British Residents of Selangor : Stanley Wilson Jones
- Sultan of Selangor : Sultan Sir Hishamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj
- Penang :
- Monarchs : King George VI
- Residents-Councillors :
- Malacca :
- Monarchs : King George VI
- Residents-Councillors :
- Negri Sembilan :
- British Residents of Negri Sembilan :
- Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan : Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad
- Pahang :
- British Residents of Pahang : C. C. Brown
- Sultan of Pahang : Sultan Abu Bakar
- Perak :
- British Residents of Perak :
- Sultan of Perak :
- Sultan Iskandar Shah (until unknown date)
- Sultan Abdul Aziz Al-Mutasim Billah Shah (from unknown date)
Events[]
- Unknown date – Kesatuan Melayu Muda was established (dissolved in 1945).[1]
Births[]
- 4 January – Mohamed Rahmat – Politician (died 2010)
- 1 April – Ananda Krishnan – Businessman and billionaire
- 4 April – – Poet
- 15 April – Abdul Rahman Abbas – Politician
- 1 May - (died 2020)
- 3 June – – Composer
- 10 June – Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin – Politician
- 10 July – – Singer
- 26 August – – Actress
- 8 September – – Actor (died 2013)
- 19 September – – Composer (died 2014)
- 11 November – – 9th Chief Commander of Malaysian Armed Forces
- 11 November – Daim Zainuddin – Politician
- 6 December – Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam – Chief Bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur
Deaths[]
- 31 March – Sultan Sir Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah, fifth Sultan of Selangor (1898-1938)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Zainal Abidin bin Abdul Wahid; Khoo, Kay Kim; Muhd Yusof bin Ibrahim; Singh, D.S. Ranjit (1994). Kurikulum Bersepadu Sekolah Menengah Sejarah Tingkatan 2. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. pp. 208–209. ISBN 983-62-1009-1.
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