• Source: 1938 in Malaya

This article lists important figures and events in the public affairs of British Malaya during the year 1938, together with births and deaths of prominent Malayans.




Incumbent political figures






= Central level

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Governor of Federated of Malay States :
Shenton Whitelegge Thomas
Federal Secretaries of the Federated of Malay States :
Christopher Dominic Ahearne
Governor of Straits Settlements :
Shenton Whitelegge Thomas




= State level

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Perlis :
Raja of Perlis : Syed Alwi Syed Saffi Jamalullail
Johore :
Sultan of Johor : Sultan Ibrahim Al-Masyhur
Kedah :
Sultan of Kedah : Abdul Hamid Halim Shah
Kelantan :
Sultan of Kelantan : Sultan Ismail Sultan Muhammad IV
Trengganu :
Sultan of Trengganu : Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah
Selangor :
British Residents of Selangor : Stanley Wilson Jones
Sultan of Selangor : Sultan Sir Hishamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj
Penang :
Monarchs : King George VI
Residents-Councillors : Arthur Mitchell Goodman
Malacca :
Monarchs : King George VI
Residents-Councillors :
Negri Sembilan :
British Residents of Negri Sembilan : Gordon Lupton Ham
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan : Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad
Pahang :
British Residents of Pahang : C. C. Brown
Sultan of Pahang : Sultan Abu Bakar
Perak :
British Residents of Perak : G. E. Cater
Sultan of Perak :
Sultan Iskandar Shah (until unknown date)
Sultan Abdul Aziz Al-Mutasim Billah Shah (from unknown date)




Events


Unknown date – Kesatuan Melayu Muda was established (dissolved in 1945).




Births


4 January – Mohamed Rahmat – Politician (died 2010)
1 April – Ananda Krishnan – Businessman and billionaire
4 April – Naaman bin Haji Mohd Rawi – Poet
15 April – Abdul Rahman Abbas – Politician
29 April – Daim Zainuddin, Politician and Businessman (died 2024)
1 May - Hamid Bin Mohamed Isa (died 2020)
3 June – Ooi Eow Jin – Composer
10 June – Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin – Politician (died 2020)
10 July – M. Daud Kilau – Singer
26 August – Dayang Sofia – Actress
8 September – Kuswadinata – Actor (died 2013)
19 September – Kassim Masdor – Composer (died 2014)
11 November – Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Hamid – 9th Chief Commander of Malaysian Armed Forces
6 December – Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam – Chief Bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur




Deaths


31 March – Sultan Sir Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah, fifth Sultan of Selangor (1898-1938)




See also


1938
1937 in Malaya
1939 in Malaya
History of Malaysia




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