1962 in Malaya

← 1961 1960 1959 1962 in Federation of Malaya → 1963 1964 1965
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See also:	Other events of 1962 Timeline of Malaysian history

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