1962 in Malaya
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This article lists important figures and events in Malayan public affairs during the year 1962, together with births and deaths of significant Malayans.
Incumbent political figures
[edit]Federal level
[edit]- 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
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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
[edit]- 19 January – Dato' Onn Jaafar the founder of UMNO died. His body was laid to rest at Makam Mahmoodiah, Johor Bahru.[1]
- 19 January – Parti Negara was dissolved after the death of Dato' Onn Jaafar.
- February – The Cobbold Commission was established.[2]
- 7 April – The World United Against Malaria campaign was commemorated on a Malayan stamp.[3]
- 10 April – Stadium Negara, Malaya's first indoor stadium was officially opened.[4]
- 21 April – The United Democratic Party (Malaysia) was founded (dissolved in 1968).[5]
- 17 May – The Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Pendidikan Teknik Cheras was established.
- 1 October – Free primary education was introduced in Malaya.
- 24 August – 4 September – Malaya competed at the 1962 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia and ranked eighth overall with two gold medals, four silver medals and nine bronze medals.[6]
- 1 September – The Singaporean integration referendum was held in preparation for the formation of Malaysia.
- 13 September – Tan Sri Aishah Ghani became the first woman appointed as senator.[7]
- 11 September – Tun Abdul Razak Hussein represented the country at the Commonwealth Prime Minister's Conference in London.[8]
- 22 November – 1 December – Malaya competed at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia and won a bronze medal in weightlifting sports.[9]
- 24 December - Beginning of a three-week strike by staff of the Malayan Railways over wages. It is the longest industrial action in Malayan history to date. The strike ended on 16 January the following year.[10]
- Unknown date – Darul Aman Stadium, Kedah was officially opened.[11]
- Unknown date – Minconsult, a private limited engineering consultancy was founded. One of its notable projects was Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Power Station.
- Unknown date – SMK Aminuddin Baki, Johor Bahru was established.
- Unknown date – Tasek Corporation Berhad was founded as Tasek Cement Limited, one of Malaysia's largest cement producers.[12]
Sports
[edit]- 8–9 September – 1962 Merdeka Tournament
- 16–17 September – 1962 Malayan Grand Prix. The first Malaysian Grand Prix held.
- Unknown date – 1962 Malaysia Cup
Births
[edit]- 22 January – Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu – 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong (2006–2011)
- 29 January – Karamjit Singh – Malaysian Number 1 rally driver
- 19 March – Norsehah binti Abu Bakar – Freedom Group singer (died 2006)
- 22 March – Zambry Abdul Kadir – Menteri Besar of Perak (2009–2018)
- 18 April – Nassier Wahab – Singer
- 12 May – Nordin Mohamed Jadi – Former Malaysian track sprinter
- 15 May – Suhaimi Sulaiman – TV personality
- 15 May – Zulkiflee Anwar Haque (Zunar) – Cartoonist
- 29 May – Razif Sidek – Badminton player
- 6 August – Michelle Yeoh – International actress
- 24 August – Saw Teong Hin – Director
- 10 October – Ogy Ahmad Daud – Actress
- 2 October – Aziz M. Osman – Actor and director
- 6 November – Aznil Nawawi – Popular host TV
- 5 December – Jafri Malin Abdullah – Scientist
- Unknown date – Sheila Mambo – Actress
- Unknown date – Susan Lankester – Actress
Deaths
[edit]- 19 January – Dato' Onn Jaafar, seventh Menteri Besar of Johor and first President of the United Malays National Organisation
- 14 November – Dato' Sayyid Alwi Thahir al-Haddad, former Johor State Mufti
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Biodata Dato' Onn Jaafar". Oh! MyKarya! (in Malay). Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Malaysia and the non-fulfilment of two agreements with Sabah and Sarawak – Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah Archived 29 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The World United Against Malaria". www.unostamps.nl. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "PKL". kllibrary.dbkl.gov.my. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, p777
- ^ "Olympic Council of Asia : Games". www.ocasia.org. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Aishah Ghani" (in Malay). Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Stock Photo – Politics – Commonwealth Prime Minister Conference – Marlborough House, London". Alamy. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Federation – Past Commonwealth Games". www.thecgf.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The days when Malaya's railwaymen went off the rails …". Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "South Korea national team tour of South East Asia 1962". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Tasek Corporation Berhad – Home". www.tasekcement.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.