1950 in Malaya
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1950 in Malaya
Incumbents
Central Level
State Level
Perlis :
Johore :
- Sultan of Johor : Sultan Ibrahim Al-Masyhur
- Menteri Besar of Johore :
- Onn Jaafar (until 18 May)
- Vacant (from 18 May)
Kedah :
Kelantan :
Trengganu :
Selangor :
Penang :
- Malacca :
- Monarchs : King George VI
- Residents-Commissioner :
Negri Sembilan :
- Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan : Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad
- Menteri Besar Negri Sembilan :
- Abdul Malek Yusuf (until 15 August)
- Muhammad Salleh Sulaiman (from 15 August)
Pahang :
Perak :
Events
- Unknown date - Evidence Act 1950 was enacted.
- 22 January - Penang ambush.[1]
- 22 January - Labis incident.[1]
- 4 - 11 February - Malaya competed for the first time in the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand. Malaya team most success in weightlifting with 2 gold medals and 1 medals for silver and bronze respectively.
- 23 February - The Bukit Kepong Incident took place in Bukit Kepong, Muar, Johor.
- 25 March - Battle of Semur River.[2]
- March - Lt. Gen. Harold Rawdon Briggs was appointed Director of Operations in Malaya.
Births
- 24 January - Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof – Director of Election Commission and Secretary of Ministry of Home Affair
- 11 February - Ainon Mohd – Writer
- 27 February - Azean Irdawaty – Actress and singer (died 2013)
- 5 March - Jamil bin Osman – Rector and CEO Kolej Universiti Insaniah, Kedah
- 10 April - Rahim Thamby Chik – Politician and former Chief Minister of Malacca
- 18 April - Adnan Yaakob – Menteri Besar of Pahang
- 4 August - Abang Johari Tun Openg – Politician and Chief Minister of Sarawak
- 18 August - Abu Bakar Chik – Politician
- 25 September - Mustapa Mohamed – Politician
- 27 September - Raja Petra Kamaruddin – Blogger
- 16 December - Yaakub bin Md Amin – Former Chairman Committee of State Education, Science & Technology and Human Resource Malacca
Unknown date
- Ahmad Tarmimi Siregar – Actor
- Habsah Hassan – Lyrics writer
- Wan Hanafi Su – Actor
Deaths
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See also
References
- ^ a b "GUERILLAS LOSE 22 IN JUNGLE BATTLE". West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954). 1950-01-23. p. 1. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
- ^ "Wayback Machine". 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
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