1963 in Malaysia

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1963 in Malaysia
6 years of the nationhood

Map of the states of Malaysia

Flag of Malaysia (since 1963)

Coat of arms of Malaysia (since 1963-1965)

The Malaysian Parliament building.

The Muzium Negara.

Incumbents

Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Syed Putra of Perlis
• Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Budriah of Perlis
• Prime Minister: Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
• Deputy Prime Minister: Datuk Abdul Razak
• Lord President: James Beveridge Thomson

State level

• Johor
  • Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
  • Menteri Besar of Johor: Hassan Yunus
• Kedah
  • Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
  • Menteri Besar of Kedah: Syed Omar Bin Syed Abdullah Shahabuddin
• Kelantan
  • Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Yahya Petra
  • Menteri Besar of Kelantan: Ishak Lotfi Omar
• Perlis
  • Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin (Regent)
  • Menteri Besar of Perlis: Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim
• Perak
  • Sultan of Perak:Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah (until 4 January)
  • Sultan Idris Shah II (from 5 January)
  • Menteri Besar of Perak: Shaari bin Shafie
• Pahang
  • Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Abu Bakar
  • Menteri Besar of Pahang: Wan Abdul Aziz bin Engku Hj Abdullah
• Selangor
  • Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
  • Menteri Besar of Selangor: Abu Bakar Baginda
• Terengganu
  • Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
  • Menteri Besar of Terengganu: Ibrahim Fikri bin Mohammad
• Negeri Sembilan
  • Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Munawir
  • Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Mohd Said Bin Muhammad
• Penang
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Raja Tun Uda
  • Chief Minister of Penang: Wong Pow Nee
• Malacca
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca:Tun Leong Yew Koh (until August)
  • Tun Haji Abdul Malek bin Yusuf (from August)
  • Chief Minister of Malacca: Abdul Ghafar bin Baba
• Sarawak
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abang Haji Openg
  • Chief Minister of Sarawak: Stephen Kalong Ningkan
• Sabah
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Datu Mustapha
  • Chief Minister of Sabah: Fuad Stephens
• Singapore
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Singapore: Yusuf Ishak
  • Chief Minister of Singapore: Lee Kuan Yew

(Source: Malaysian Department of Informations)

Events

• 21 March – Freedom from Hunger campaign is commemorated in Malayan stamp.
• May – A&W's first store in Asia Pacific and Malaysia opened at Kuala Lumpur's Batu Road.
• June – Shah Alam is established as a planned city.
• 26 June – Cameron Highlands Hydroelectric Scheme is established.
• 27 July – The Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation began. The war breaks out.
• 11 March – The National Language Act 1963 has been gazetted.
• 31 August – The Muzium Negara (National Museum) officially opened.
• 16 September – Federation of Malaysia formed through the merging of the Federation of Malaya and the British crown colony of Singapore, North Borneo and Sarawak.
  • 7:30 am – The Proclamation of Malaysia are held in Kuala Lumpur (Peninsula Malaysia), Singapore, Kuching (Sarawak) and Kota Kinabalu (Sabah).
• 3 October – The 4th World Orchids Conference is held in Singapore.
• 26 October – Sultan Idris Shah is installed as the 33rd Sultan of Perak.
• 4 November – The 9th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference is held in Kuala Lumpur.
• 14 November – The National Zoo of Malaysia (Zoo Negara) was officially opened.
• 21 November – The Malaysian Houses of Parliament officially opened.
• 28 December – The launch of Television Malaysia by Tunku Abdul Rahman.

Births

• July 7 – Jamal Jamaluddin - Sinar FM radio announcer

Deaths

• Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah of Perak
• Charles Vyner Brooke - Last White Rajah of Sarawak

See also

• 1963
• 1962 in Malaysia | 1964 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia