1961 in Malaya
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1961 in Malaya
4 years of the nationhood
Incumbents
Federal level
- Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Syed Putra of Perlis
- Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Budririah of Perlis
- Prime Minister: Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
- Deputy Prime Minister: Datuk Abdul Razak
State level
- Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
- Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
- Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Yahya Petra
- Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin (Regent)
- Sultan of Perak: Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah
- Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Abu Bakar
- Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
- Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
- Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Munawir
- 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
- 4 January - Tuanku Syed Putra of Perlis is installed as the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
- 20 February - Tunku Abdul Rahman plans to form a new federation called Malaysia by the merger of Malaya, Singapore, Sabah, Brunei, and Sarawak.
- 9 March - International Quran Reading Competition is held for the first time.
- 17 April – Tuanku Munawir of Negeri Sembilan is installed as the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
- 1 May - A landslide occurred in Ringlet, Cameron Highlands, Pahang.
- 28 June - Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah is crowned as the 8th Sultan of Selangor.
- July – Control of Supplies Act 1961 was enacted.
- 17 July – Sultan Yahya Petra is crowned as the Sultan of Kelantan.
- 13 August - The construction of Malacca State Legislative Assembly in Malacca City, Malacca.
- 21 September - Kidnapping Act 1961 was enacted.
- 30 October–18 November – The 13th Meeting of the Colombo Plan Consultative Committee is held in Kuala Lumpur.
- November – Actor and singers, P. Ramlee marries Singapore-born actor and singer, Saloma.
Sports
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Births
- 1 January - Zulkifli b. Omar - Jeneral of commissioner prison
- 9 January - Zahidi Zainul Abidin - Politician
- 22 January - P. Kalimuthu (Bentong Kali) - Criminal (died 1993)
- 15 February - Mr. Os - Actor and comedian (died 2016)
- 6 May - Suhaili Abdul Rahman - Businessman
- 19 May - Sabree Fadzil - Actor
- 5 August - Hishammuddin Hussein - Politician and minister
- 31 August - Saleem - Singer
- 6 September - Francissca Peter - Singer
- 9 November - Zainal Abidin Hassan - Footballer
- 24 November - Takiyuddin Hassan - Politician
- 25 November - Salih Yaacob - Actor and comedian
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- Mokhzani Mahathir - Politician and businessman
- Sabri Yunus - Actor and comedian
Deaths
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