1947 in Malaya
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (August 2017) |
| |||||
| Decades: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | Other events of 1947 History of Malaysia • Timeline • Years | ||||
.svg)
1947 In Malaya. Malaya under British colony Malayan Union.
Incumbents
Central Level
State Level
Perlis :
Johore :
Kedah :
Kelantan :
Terengganu :
Selangor :
Penang :
- Malacca :
- Monarchs : King George VI
- Residents-Commissioner :
- Edward Victor Grace Day (until unknown date)
- John Falconer (from unknown date)
Negri Sembilan :
Pahang :
- Sultan of Pahang : Sultan Abu Bakar
Perak :
Event
- 1 May - Malaysia Airlines was established as Malayan Airways.[1]
- 15 June - Hin Hua High School was founded.
- 9 October - A Indonesia farmer named Mat Taram bin Sa'al killed eleven people and wounded ten others on a Kuala Lumpur-bound train and a kongsi near Bangi. He was acquitted by reason of insanity.
- 1 September - Marine Operation Force was established as Marine Police Force.
- Unknown date - Tunku Kurshiah College was established as Malay Girls College.
- Unknown date - Malaysian Bar was founded. E. D. Shearn is appointed as first president.
Births
- 3 February - Wan A. Rafar - Poet and essay writer
- 26 February - Zahari Hasib - Poet (died 2012)
- 15 May – Muhyiddin Yassin - Malaysian politician and former 10th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia (2009-2015)
- 2 June - Md Hashim bin Hussein - 18th Commander of Malaysian Armed Forces (1999-2002)
- 10 August – Anwar Ibrahim - Malaysian politician and former 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia (1993-1998)
- 11 August - Yahaya Ahmad - Former Chairman of DRB-HICOM (died 1997)
- 24 August - Nor Mohamed Yakcop - Politician
- 27 August - Zeti Akhtar Aziz - Former Governor Central Bank of Malaysia
- 13 September - Abdul Ajib Ahmad - Politician and former Menteri Besar of Johor (1982-1985; died 2011)
- 16 October - Patrick Teoh - Actor and radio announcer
- 17 October - Zahari Affandi - Writer and journalist
- 21 December - Abdul Muluk Daud - Writer
Unknown date
- Abdul Kadir Jasin - Author
- Chandra Muzaffar - Political analyst
- Samsudin Osman - Former Secretary of State
Deaths
![[icon]](/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (December 2016) |
See also
References
- ^ "Malaysia Airlines — Our Story". Malaysia Airlines. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
 | This Southeast Asian history-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |