1954 in Malaya

This article lists important figures and events in Malayan public affairs during the year 1954, as well as births and deaths of significant Malayans.

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Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
See also:	Other events of 1954 History of Malaysia  • Timeline  • Years

Incumbent political figures

Central level

• Governor of Malaya :
  • Gerald Templer (until 31 May)
  • Donald Charles MacGillivray (from 31 May)
• Chief Minister Federation of Malaya :
  • Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj

State level

• Perlis :
  • Raja of Perlis : Syed Harun Putra Jamalullail
  • Menteri Besar of Perlis : Raja Ahmad Raja Endut
• Johore :
  • Sultan of Johor : Sultan Ibrahim Al-Masyhur
  • Menteri Besar of Johor : Syed Abdul Kadir Mohamed
• Kedah :
  • Sultan of Kedah : Sultan Badlishah
  • Menteri Besar of Kedah :
    • Mohamad Sheriff Osman (until January)
    • Tunku Ismail Tunku Yahya (from January)
• Kelantan :
  • Sultan of Kelantan : Sultan Ibrahim
  • Menteri Besar of Kelantan : Tengku Muhammad Hamzah Raja Muda Long Zainal Abidin
• Trengganu :
  • Sultan of Trengganu : Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
  • Menteri Besar of Terengganu : Raja Kamaruddin Idris
• Selangor :
  • Sultan of Selangor : Sultan Sir Hishamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj
  • Menteri Besar of Selangor :
    • Othman Mohamad (until September)
    • Raja Uda Raja Muhammad (from September)
• Penang :
  • Monarchs : Queen Elizabeth II
  • Residents-Commissioner : Robert Porter Bingham
• Malacca :
  • Monarchs : Queen Elizabeth II
  • Residents-Commissioner : Maurice John Hawyard (Acting)
• Negri Sembilan :
  • Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan : Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad
  • Menteri Besar Negeri Sembilan : Shamsuddin Naim
• Pahang :
  • Sultan of Pahang : Sultan Abu Bakar
  • Menteri Besar of Pahang : Tengku Mohamad Sultan Ahmad
• Perak :
  • British Adviser of Perak : Ian Blelloch
  • Sultan of Perak : Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah
  • Menteri Besar of Perak : Abdul Wahab Toh Muda Abdul Aziz

Events

• February – Parti Negara formed by Dato' Onn Jaafar.
• 6 March – Port Dickson and Rembau in Negeri Sembilan are declared White Areas.
• 3 April – Town councils election is held in Pasir Mas, Kelantan.[1][2]
• 1 May – Film Censorship Board of Malaysia is established as Malayan Censorship Board.[3]
• May – Bourne School, Kuala Lumpur is established.
• 1 May - 9 May – Malaya competed for the first time in the 1954 Asian Games held in Manila, Philippines with 9 competitors in 1 sport.
• 3 July – Town councils election in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
• 8 July – Operation Termite.[4]
• 21 July – Town councils election is held in Kuantan, Pahang.[5][6][7]
• 11 August – Institut Pendidikan Guru Malaysia Kampus Kota Bharu is established as Maktab Penguruan Kota Bharu.
• 15 August – Town councils election is held in Ipoh-Menglembu, Taiping and Teluk Anson in Perak.[8][9][10][11]
• 10 October – Johore state election.
• 29 October – Trengganu state election.
• 6 November – Town councils election is held in Segamat, Johor.[12]
• 4 December – Local municipal election is held in George Town, Kuala Lumpur and Malacca.[13][14]
• 4 December – Town councils election is held in Bukit Mertajam and Butterworth, Penang; Muar, Bandar Penggaram, Johor Baharu, Kluang in Johor; Klang, Selangor; and Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.[14][12][15][16]
• Unknown date – Hang Tuah Stadium completed and officially opened.[17]
• Unknown date – SMK Pendidikan Khas Persekutuan is established as Federation School for the Deaf. Its become first school deaf in Malaya.
• Unknown date – Election Offences Act 1954 is enforced.[18]

Births

• 18 February – Jalaluddin Hassan – Actor
• 24 April – Yusof Haslam – Film director and actor
• 29 April – M. Kayveas – Politician
• 15 May – Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz – Politician
• 25 May – Sudirman Arshad – Singer (died 1992)
• 14 June – Zulkifeli Mohd. Zin – Commander of Angkatan Tentera Malaysia
• 14 October – Mohamad Sabu – Politician

Deaths

See also

• 1954
• 1953 in Malaya | 1955 in Malaya
• History of Malaysia

References

1. "An all-Malay council". Eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
2. "Out go ten Kelantan councillors". Eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
3. "Sejarah LPF". Lpf.moha.gov.my (in Malay). Retrieved 2017-07-31.
4. "Troops Taken To Enemy In Helicopter". West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954). 1954-07-20. p. 7. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
5. "Alliance men WILL go to polls here". Eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
6. "Six win— then join boycott TOWN COUNCIL POLL". Eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
7. "Alliance did for all seats". Eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
8. "Page 10 Advertisements Column 2". Eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
9. "Page 10 Advertisements Column 2". Eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
10. "Page 10 Advertisements Column 1". Eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
11. "3,800 WANT TO VOTE IN TELUK ANSON". Eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
12. "Page 10 Advertisements Column 4". Eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
13. "ALLIANCE WINS MORE SEATS". Eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
14. "our towns go Alliane—but Labour ins in Seremban". Eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
15. "Alliance wins 2 councils without vote". Eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
16. "Page 10 Advertisements Column 4". Eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
17. "Stadium Hang Tuah – Laman Web Rasmi". Stadiummelaka.gov.my (in Malay). Retrieved 2017-07-31.
18. User, Super. "AKTA". Spr.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2015-01-12. Retrieved 2017-07-31.