| Donald Charles MacGillivray | |
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| British High Commissioner in Malaya | |
| In office 31 May 1954 – 31 August 1957 |
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| Preceded by | Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer |
| Succeeded by | none (post abolished) |
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| Born | 1906 |
| Died | 24 December 1966 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Sir Donald Charles MacGillivray, KCMG, MBE was the last Colonial Administrator to serve in Malaya. He was the British High Commissioner in Malaya and also the Governor of Straits Settlements.
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Born in 1906, Scotland, he was educated at Sherborne School and Trinity College, Glasgow. On 19 December 1966, he was warded to Nairobi Hospital as the result of a long illness patiently borne. On 24 December 1966, eventually he died.
Sir Donald MacGillivray was the only colonial administrator who openly discussed Malaya's independence with the Malays. He served Malaya from 1954 until 1957. After celebrating Malaya's independence (Hari Merdeka), Sir Donald was accompanied by the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong of Malaya and his consort, together with Malaya's first prime minister, Sir Tunku Abdul Rahman to board the plane in Sungai Besi Airport. Sir Donald also served as the Chairman of the State Council of British Colony of Kenya, which has five European and six Non-European members. This is almost similar with what he chaired during his administration in British Malaya, where a Legistrative Council for the Federation of Malaya was formed, with appointed local and European council members. Before that, he was the Colonial Secretary in Jamaica (1947), Deputy High Commissioner of Malaya, until he became the British High Commissioner in Malaya. On 5 August 1957, he signed the Federation of Malaya Agreement, 1957.