1961 in Malaya

1961 in Malaya
4 years of the nationhood

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

4 January - Tuanku Syed Putra of Perlis is installed as the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
20 February - Tunku Abdul Rahman plans to form a new federation called Malaysia by the merger of Malaya, Singapore, Sabah, Brunei, and Sarawak.
9 March - International Quran Reading Competition is held for the first time.
1 May - A landslide occurred in Ringlet, Cameron Highlands, Pahang.
28 June - Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah is crowned as the 8th Sultan of Selangor.
13 August - The construction of Malacca State Legislative Assembly in Malacca City, Malacca.

Births

Dato' Seri Hishammuddin bin Tun Hussein - Malaysian politician
Lim Guan Eng - Penang Chief Minister (2008–present)

Years in Malaysia

Malaysia was only formed on September 16, 1963. Prior to that date, Peninsular Malaysia was known as Malaya.

Years in Malaya	1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

Years in Malaysia	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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