1964 in Malaysia

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1964, together with births and deaths of significant Malaysians.

Federal level

 * Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Syed Putra of Perlis
 * Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tengku Budriah of Perlis
 * Prime Minister: Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
 * Deputy Prime Minister: Datuk Abdul Razak
 * Lord President: James Beveridge Thomson

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 Idris Shah II
 * 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: Tun Raja Uda
 * Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Haji Abdul Malek bin Yusuf
 * Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abang Haji Openg
 * Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Datu Mustapha
 * 🇸🇬 Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Singapore: Tun Yusof Ishak

Events
First Anniversary of Malaysia day Malaysia's Seyear Day
 * February – Construction of the Pekeliling Flats commenced.
 * March – The 1964 General Elections.
 * July – Famous Malay film actor, director and songwriter, P. Ramlee and his wife Saloma were moved from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur.
 * 21 July – The Singapore Race Riots.
 * 16 September - Malaysia (1st Anniversary) 1964 - Setahun Di Malaysia
 * 10 October – Eleanor Roosevelt was commemorated on a Malaysian stamp.
 * 10–24 October – Malaysia competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 62 competitors took part in ten sports.

Births

 * 2 January – Noriah Kasnon, politician (died 2016)
 * 15 April – Bob Lokman – actor, comedian and lyricist
 * 30 April – Tony Fernandes – Malaysian entrepreneur and the founder of Tune Air Sdn. Bhd (Air Asia)
 * 5 July – Lee Ee Hoe, businessman
 * 8 July – Rodziah Ismail, politician
 * Unknown date – Normala Samsudin – former TV3 newscaster and personality
 * Unknown date – Azhar Idrus – Malaysian Islamic preacher and lecturer

Deaths

 * 6 May – Zulkifli Muhammad – Former Deputy President of the Malaysian Islamic Party and MP of Bachok (1959-1964)
 * 31 May – Ong Seok Kim – Malaysian Chinese Entrepreneur and Philanthropist