1962 in Malaya
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The following lists events that happened during 1962 in the Federation of Malaya. It is Malaya's fifth year of independence.
Incumbents
Federal level
- Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Syed Putra of Perlis
- Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Budririah of Perlis
- Prime Minister: Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
- Deputy Prime Minister: Datuk Abdul Razak
State level
- Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
- Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
- Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Yahya Petra
- Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin (Regent)
- Sultan of Perak: Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah
- Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Abu Bakar
- Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
- Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
- Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Munawir
- 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)
Events
- 19 January - Dato' Onn Jaafar the founder of UMNO dies. His body was laid to rest at Makam Mahmoodiah, Johor Bahru.
- February - The Cobbold Commission is established.
- 10 April - Stadium Negara, Malaya's first indoor stadium is officially opened.
Births
- Zambry Abdul Kadir - Menteri Besar of Perak (2009 -)
- Michelle Yeoh - International actress
- Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu and 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong (2006 - current)
- Aznil Nawawi - Famous TV hosts
- Karamjit Singh - Malaysian no.1 rally driver.
- Aziz M. Osman - Malaysian actor and director.
Deaths
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