1954 in Malaya

Incumbent political figures

Central level

• Governor of Malaya :
  • Gerald Templer (until 31 May)
  • Donald Charles MacGillivray (from 31 May)
• Chief Minister Federation of Malaya :
  • Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj

State level

• Perlis Perlis :
  • Raja of Perlis : Syed Harun Putra Jamalullail
  • Menteri Besar of Perlis : Raja Ahmad Raja Endut
• Johor Johore :
  • Sultan of Johor : Sultan Ibrahim Al-Masyhur
  • Menteri Besar of Johor : Syed Abdul Kadir Mohamed
• Kedah Kedah :
  • Sultan of Kedah : Sultan Badlishah
  • Menteri Besar of Kedah :
    • Mohamad Sheriff Osman (until January)
    • Tunku Ismail Tunku Yahya (from January)
• Kelantan Kelantan :
  • Sultan of Kelantan : Sultan Ibrahim
  • Menteri Besar of Kelantan : Tengku Muhammad Hamzah Raja Muda Long Zainal Abidin
• Terengganu Trengganu :
  • Sultan of Trengganu : Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
  • Menteri Besar of Terengganu : Raja Kamaruddin Idris
• Selangor Selangor :
  • Sultan of Selangor : Sultan Sir Hishamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj
  • Menteri Besar of Selangor :
    • Othman Mohamad (until September)
    • Raja Uda Raja Muhammad (from September)
• Penang Penang :
  • Monarchs : Queen Elizabeth II
  • Residents-Commissioner : Robert Porter Bingham
• Malacca Malacca :
  • Monarchs : Queen Elizabeth II
  • Residents-Commissioner : Maurice John Hawyard (Acting)
• Negeri Sembilan Negri Sembilan :
  • Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan : Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad
  • Menteri Besar Negeri Sembilan : Shamsuddin Naim
• Pahang Pahang :
  • Sultan of Pahang : Sultan Abu Bakar
  • Menteri Besar of Pahang : Tengku Mohamad Sultan Ahmad
• Perak Perak :
  • British Adviser of Perak : Ian Blelloch
  • Sultan of Perak : Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah
  • Menteri Besar of Perak : Abdul Wahab Toh Muda Abdul Aziz

Events

• February – Parti Negara formed by Dato' Onn Jaafar.
• 6 March – Port Dickson and Rembau in Negeri Sembilan are declared White Areas.
• 3 April – Town councils election is held in Pasir Mas, Kelantan.
• 1 May – Film Censorship Board of Malaysia is established as Malayan Censorship Board.
• May – Bourne School, Kuala Lumpur is established.
• 1 May - 9 May – Malaya competed for the first time in the 1954 Asian Games held in Manila, Philippines with 9 competitors in 1 sport.
• 3 July – Town councils election in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
• 8 July – Operation Termite.
• 21 July – Town councils election is held in Kuantan, Pahang.
• 11 August – Institut Pendidikan Guru Malaysia Kampus Kota Bharu is established as Maktab Penguruan Kota Bharu.
• 15 August – Town councils election is held in Ipoh-Menglembu, Taiping and Teluk Anson in Perak.
• 10 October – Johore state election.
• 29 October – Trengganu state election.
• 6 November – Town councils election is held in Segamat, Johor.
• 4 December – Local municipal election is held in George Town, Kuala Lumpur and Malacca.
• 4 December – Town councils election is held in Bukit Mertajam and Butterworth, Penang; Muar, Bandar Penggaram, Johor Baharu, Kluang in Johor; Klang, Selangor; and Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.
• Unknown date – Hang Tuah Stadium completed and officially opened.
• Unknown date – SMK Pendidikan Khas Persekutuan is established as Federation School for the Deaf. Its become first school deaf in Malaya.
• Unknown date – Election Offences Act 1954 is enforced.

Births

• 18 February – Jalaluddin Hassan – Actor
• 24 April – Yusof Haslam – Film director and actor
• 29 April – M. Kayveas – Politician
• 15 May – Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz – Politician
• 25 May – Sudirman Arshad – Singer (died 1992)
• 14 June – Zulkifeli Mohd. Zin – Commander of Angkatan Tentera Malaysia
• 14 October – Mohamad Sabu – Politician

Deaths

• 12 February - Tengku Mahmood Mahyideen - Politician

References

References

1. "An all-Malay council".
2. "Out go ten Kelantan councillors".
3. "Sejarah LPF".
4. (1954-07-20). "Troops Taken To Enemy In Helicopter". West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954).
5. "Alliance men WILL go to polls here".
6. "Six win— then join boycott TOWN COUNCIL POLL".
7. "Alliance did for all seats".
8. "Page 10 Advertisements Column 2".
9. "Page 10 Advertisements Column 2".
10. "Page 10 Advertisements Column 1".
11. "3,800 WANT TO VOTE IN TELUK ANSON".
12. "Page 10 Advertisements Column 4".
13. "ALLIANCE WINS MORE SEATS".
14. "our towns go Alliane—but Labour ins in Seremban".
15. "Alliance wins 2 councils without vote".
16. "Page 10 Advertisements Column 4".
17. "Stadium Hang Tuah – Laman Web Rasmi".
18. "AKTA".