1954 in Malaya

This article lists important figures and events in Malayan public affairs during the year 1954, as well as births and deaths of significant Malayans.

Central level

 * Governor of Malaya :
 * Gerald Templer (until 31 May)
 * Donald Charles MacGillivray (from 31 May)
 * Chief Minister Federation of Malaya :
 * Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj

State level

 * Perlis :
 * Raja of Perlis : Syed Harun Putra Jamalullail
 * Menteri Besar of Perlis : Raja Ahmad Raja Endut
 * Johore :
 * Sultan of Johor : Sultan Ibrahim Al-Masyhur
 * Menteri Besar of Johor : Syed Abdul Kadir Mohamed
 * Kedah :
 * Sultan of Kedah : Sultan Badlishah
 * Menteri Besar of Kedah :
 * Mohamad Sheriff Osman (until January)
 * Tunku Ismail Tunku Yahya (from January)
 * Kelantan :
 * Sultan of Kelantan : Sultan Ibrahim
 * Menteri Besar of Kelantan : Tengku Muhammad Hamzah Raja Muda Long Zainal Abidin
 * Trengganu :
 * Sultan of Trengganu : Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
 * Menteri Besar of Terengganu : Raja Kamaruddin Idris
 * Selangor :
 * Sultan of Selangor : Sultan Sir Hishamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj
 * Menteri Besar of Selangor :
 * Othman Mohamad (until September)
 * Raja Uda Raja Muhammad (from September)
 * Penang :
 * Monarchs : Queen Elizabeth II
 * Residents-Commissioner : Robert Porter Bingham
 * Malacca :
 * Monarchs : Queen Elizabeth II
 * Residents-Commissioner : Maurice John Hawyard (Acting)
 * Negri Sembilan :
 * Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan : Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad
 * Menteri Besar Negeri Sembilan : Shamsuddin Naim
 * Pahang :
 * Sultan of Pahang : Sultan Abu Bakar
 * Menteri Besar of Pahang : Tengku Mohamad Sultan Ahmad
 * Perak :
 * British Adviser of Perak : Ian Blelloch
 * Sultan of Perak : Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah
 * Menteri Besar of Perak : Abdul Wahab Toh Muda Abdul Aziz

Events

 * February – Parti Negara formed by Dato' Onn Jaafar.
 * 6 March – Port Dickson and Rembau in Negeri Sembilan are declared White Areas.
 * 3 April – Town councils election is held in Pasir Mas, Kelantan.
 * 1 May – Film Censorship Board of Malaysia is established as Malayan Censorship Board.
 * May – Bourne School, Kuala Lumpur is established.
 * 1 May - 9 May – Malaya competed for the first time in the 1954 Asian Games held in Manila, Philippines with 9 competitors in 1 sport.
 * 3 July – Town councils election in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
 * 8 July – Operation Termite.
 * 21 July – Town councils election is held in Kuantan, Pahang.
 * 11 August – Institut Pendidikan Guru Malaysia Kampus Kota Bharu is established as Maktab Penguruan Kota Bharu.
 * 15 August – Town councils election is held in Ipoh-Menglembu, Taiping and Teluk Anson in Perak.
 * 10 October – Johore state election.
 * 29 October – Trengganu state election.
 * 6 November – Town councils election is held in Segamat, Johor.
 * 4 December – Local municipal election is held in George Town, Kuala Lumpur and Malacca.
 * 4 December – Town councils election is held in Bukit Mertajam and Butterworth, Penang; Muar, Bandar Penggaram, Johor Baharu, Kluang in Johor; Klang, Selangor; and Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.
 * Unknown date – Hang Tuah Stadium completed and officially opened.
 * Unknown date – SMK Pendidikan Khas Persekutuan is established as Federation School for the Deaf. Its become first school deaf in Malaya.
 * Unknown date – Election Offences Act 1954 is enforced.

Births

 * 18 February – Jalaluddin Hassan – Actor
 * 24 April – Yusof Haslam – Film director and actor
 * 29 April – M. Kayveas – Politician
 * 15 May – Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz – Politician
 * 25 May – Sudirman Arshad – Singer (died 1992)
 * 14 June – Zulkifeli Mohd. Zin – Commander of Angkatan Tentera Malaysia
 * 14 October – Mohamad Sabu – Politician