Cobbold Commission

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The Cobbold Commission, was an independent commission responsible for drafting the Constitution of the Federation of Malaysia prior to the formation of the Federation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963.

Members of the Commission were

• Lord Cobbold, former Governor of the Bank of England, chairman of the Commission
• Dato Wong Pow Nee, Chief Minister of Penang,
• Mohammed Ghazali Shafie, Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Sir Anthony Abell, former Governor of Sarawak
• Sir David Watherston, former Chief Secretary of Malaya.

[edit] See also

• Reid Commission