1959 in Malaya
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Federal level
- Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan
- Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Kurshiah of Negeri Sembilan
- Prime Minister: Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
- Deputy Prime Minister: Datuk Abdul Razak
[edit] State level
- Sultan of Johor:
- Sultan Ibrahim (until 1959)
- Sultan Ismail (from 1959)
- Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
- Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ibrahim
- Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
- Sultan of Perak: Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah
- Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Abu Bakar
- Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah
- Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
- Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tengku Munawir (Regent)
- 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)
[edit] Events
- January - The Central Bank of Malaya (Bank Negara Tanah Melayu) is founded
- March - The 1959 General Elections is held for the first time since independence on 31 August 1957.
[edit] Sports
[edit] Births
- Tengku Abdullah ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah - Tengku Mahkota of Pahang
[edit] Deaths
[edit] See also
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