1959 in Malaya

1959 in Malaya
2 years of the nationhood

Incumbents

Federal level

Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan
Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Kurshiah of Negeri Sembilan
Prime Minister: Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
Deputy Prime Minister: Datuk Abdul Razak

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

26 January - The Central Bank of Malaya (Bank Negara Tanah Melayu) is founded
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.
24 April - The last meeting of the Federal Legislative Council before being replaced by the Malayan Parliament.
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.

Births

Tengku Abdullah ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah - Tengku Mahkota of Pahang

Deaths

Sultan Ibrahim of Johor
William George Maxwell - British Resident of Perak

Years in Malaysia

Malaysia was only formed on September 16, 1963. Prior to that date, Peninsular Malaysia was known as Malaya.

Years in Malaya	1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 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

1959 in Asia

Sovereign states	Afghanistan Bhutan Burma (Myanmar) Cambodia Ceylon China Egypt India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan North Korea South Korea Laos Lebanon Malaya Mongolia Nepal Oman East Pakistan West Pakistan Philippines Saudi Arabia Sikkim Singapore Soviet Union Syria Thailand Turkey North Vietnam South Vietnam North 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 Brunei Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colony of Aden Cyprus Kuwait

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