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1963 in Malaysia
6 years of the nationhood

Map of the states of Malaysia

Flag of Malaysia (since 1963)

The Malaysian Parliament building.

The Muzium Negara.

A national ceremony celebrates the formation of the Federation of Malaysia in 1963 in Singapore.

1 Incumbents
- 1.1 Federal level
- 1.2 State level
2 Events
3 Sports
4 Births
5 Deaths
6 See also

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 (until 4 January)
- Sultan Idris Shah II (from 5 January)
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 (until Ogos)
- Tun Haji Abdul Malek bin Yusuf (from Ogos)
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abang Haji Openg
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Datu Mustapha
Yang di-Pertuan Negara (Governor) of Singapore: Yusuf Ishak

(Source: Malaysian Department of Informations)

Events

May - A&W's first store in Asia Pacific and Malaysia opened at Kuala Lumpur's Batu Road.
June - Shah Alam is established as a planned city.
27 July - The Malaysia-Indonesia confrontation began. The war breaks out.
31 August - The Muzium Negara (National Museum) officially opened.
16 September – Federation of Malaysia formed through the merging of the Federation of Malaya and the British crown colony of Singapore, North Borneo (renamed Sabah) and Sarawak.
- 7:30 am - The proclamation of Malaysia are held in Kuala Lumpur (Peninsula Malaysia), Singapore, Kuching (Sarawak) and Kota Kinabalu (Sabah).
16 November - Zoo Negara, Malaysia's national zoo was officially opened.
21 November - The Malaysian Houses of Parliament officially opened.
28 December - The launch of Television Malaysia by Tunku Abdul Rahman.

Sports

Births

Deaths

Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah of Perak
Charles Vyner Brooke - Last White Rajah of Sarawak

Years in Malaysia

Years in Malaya	Malaysia was only formed on September 16, 1963. Prior to that date, Peninsular Malaysia was known as Malaya when it was a British protectorate before independence. 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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