- Source: 1958 in Malaya
This article lists important figures and events in Malayan public affairs during the year 1958, together with births and deaths of significant Malayans.
Incumbent political figures
= Federal level
=Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan
Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tunku Kurshiah of Negeri Sembilan
Prime Minister: Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
Deputy Prime Minister: Datuk Abdul Razak
= State level
=Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ibrahim
Sultan of Kedah:
Sultan Badlishah (until 1958)
Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah (from 1958)
Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ibrahim
Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
Sultan of Perak: Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah
Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Abu Bakar
Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tunku Munawir (Regent)
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Raja Uda
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Leong Yew Koh
(Source: Malaysian Department of Informations)
Events
Early 1958 – Malaysian Ceylonese Congress was founded.
February – Sulaiman Courts, Malaya's first residential flats were opened.
5–11 March – United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East Conference was held in Kuala Lumpur.
May – The Klang Gates Dam, the first water reservoir dam in Klang Valley was opened.
24 May–1 June – Malaya competed in the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan and won three bronze medals, in athletics, weightlifting and tennis.
1 June – The Royal Malayan Air Force (RMAF) is established.
18–26 July – Malaya competed in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales and won two silver medals, in weightlifting.
26 August – The Malayan People's Socialist Front (later renamed as the Malayan People's Socialist Party) was formed.
28 August – National Visual Arts Gallery of Malaysia was established by Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman.
28 August – The Elections Ordinance 1958 was enacted.
31 August – The first anniversary of the Federation of Malaya's independence was celebrated.
6 December – The Indian President Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first foreign leader to visit Malaya.
10 December – The 10th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was celebrated.
Unknown date – Bukit Bintang Boys' Secondary School was founded by Miss Mary Glasgow.
Unknown date – Melaka Art Gallery was established.
Unknown date – The Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Ordinance 1958 was enacted.
Births
1 January – Eman Manan – Actor
6 January – Chef Wan – Celebrity chef
7 January – Yasmin Ahmad – Film director (died 2009)
27 January – Accapan – Actor and comedian
22 March – A. Rahman bin Mokhtar – Politician (died 2013)
27 May – Yunus Alif – Footballer and coach
9 July
Jacob Joseph, football coach
Abdul Latiff Ahmad, politician
10 July – Salleh Said Keruak, politician
28 July – Amy Search, singer
21 August – Idris Jala, politician and minister
2 September – Azlan Man, Menteri Besar of Perlis
22 November – Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor, Sultan of Johor and Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
30 November – Mohamed Khaled Nordin, Menteri Besar of Johor
10 December – Ahmad Shabery Cheek, politician and minister
28 December – Raja Ashman Shah ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah – Raja Kecil Sulung Perak Darul Ridzuan
Unknown date – Rosli Khamis (Loloq) – Lyrics writer (died 2008)
Unknown date – Zaidi Omar – Actor
Deaths
13 July – Sultan Badlishah of Kedah
See also
1958
1957 in Malaysia | 1959 in Malaysia
History of Malaysia
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Konfrontasi Indonesia–Malaysia
- Sejarah Malaysia
- Pesta Olahraga Imperium Britania dan Persemakmuran 1958
- Ismail Marzuki
- Majapahit
- Ular cecak
- Negaraku
- Pemberontakan Komunis di Sarawak
- Kerajaan Melayu
- Sultan Alauddin Riayat Syah
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- Malayan Emergency
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- Malaya national football team
- Singapore in Malaysia
- Universiti Malaya Medical Centre
- Royal Malaysian Air Force
- Yeap Cheng Eng
- History of Malaysia
