1955 in Malaya

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Unknown date - Central Provident Fund is established.
Unknown date - The International School of Penang (Uplands) was founded.
Unknown date - Kolej Islam Malaya was established before change name to Universiti Islam Malaysia.
Unknown date - Ministry of Education (Malaysia) is formed.
Unknown date - YTL Corporation Berhad was founded by Yeoh Tiong Lay.

8 January - Sabak Bernam declared as a white area (free from the communist insurgency) during the Malayan Emergency.
12 January - Setapak High School was founded.
4 April - Sultan Alam Shah Islamic College was founded.
May - Malacca state declared as a white area (free from the communist insurgency) during the Malayan Emergency.
4 - 5 June - 1955 Thomas Cup. Malaya winner this edition defeated Denmark.
27 July - First General Elections in Malaya. Alliance Party (Parti Perikatan) won 51 parliament seats of 52.
9 August - Tunku Abdul Rahman formed the first Rahman cabinet after being invited to begin a new government following the 27 July general election
11 August - A Rhodesian soldier named Shaweleka Fungabelo killed six people and wounded at least twelve people on a mail train travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore before committing suicide.
11 November - The Malayan People's Party was formed.
27 November - A rally is held in Kuala Lumpur to urge CPM members to surrender and end the Malayan Emergency.
5 December - Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) is established.

14 January - Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad – Architect and construction expert
25 January - SM Nasimuddin SM Amin – Entrepeneur and founder of Naza group (died 2008)
30 May - Rosnah Mat Aris - Actor
21 July - Danial Zainal Abidin - Motivator and muslim clerics
14 August - Jamilah Anu - Politician and Adenan Satem wife.
24 September - Rahim Maarof – Singer
6 October - Abdul Gani Patail – Former Attorney General of Malaysia
15 November - Idris bin Jusoh – Politician

Years in Malaysia
Malaysia was only formed on September 16, 1963. Prior to that date, Peninsular Malaysia was known as Malaya, Sarawak under Crown Colony of Sarawak and Kingdom of Sarawak and Sabah under North Borneo.
Years in British Malaya	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
Years in Federation of Malaya	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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