1937 in Malaya

This article lists important figures and events in the public affairs of British Malaya during the year 1937, together with births and deaths of prominent Malayans.

← 1936 1935 1934 1937 in Malaya → 1938 1939 1940
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s
See also:	Other events of 1937 History of Malaysia  • Timeline  • Years

Incumbent political figures

Central level

• Governor of Federated of Malay States :
  • Shenton Whitelegge Thomas
• Federal Secretary of the Federated of Malay States :
  • Christopher Dominic Ahearne
• Governor of Straits Settlements :
  • Shenton Whitelegge Thomas

State level

• Perlis :
  • Raja of Perlis : Syed Alwi Syed Saffi Jamalullail
• Johore :
  • Sultan of Johor : Sultan Ibrahim Al-Masyhur
• Kedah :
  • Sultan of Kedah : Abdul Hamid Halim Shah
• Kelantan :
  • Sultan of Kelantan : Sultan Ismail Sultan Muhammad IV
• Trengganu :
  • Sultan of Trengganu : Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah
• Selangor :
  • British Residents of Selangor :
    • Theodore Samuel Adams (until unknown date)
    • Stanley Wilson Jones (from unknown date)
  • Sultan of Selangor :
    • Sultan Sir Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah (until unknown date)
    • Sultan Sir Hishamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj (from unknown date)
• Penang :
  • Monarchs : King George VI
  • Residents-Councillors : Arthur Mitchell Goodman
• Malacca :
  • Monarchs : King George VI
  • Residents-Councillors :
• Negri Sembilan :
  • British Residents of Negri Sembilan :
    • John Whitehouse Ward Hughes (until unknown date)
    • Gordon Lupton Ham (from unknown date)
  • Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan : Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad
• Pahang :
  • British Residents of Pahang : C. C. Brown
  • Sultan of Pahang : Sultan Abu Bakar
• Perak :
  • British Residents of Perak : G. E. Cater
  • Sultan of Perak : Sultan Iskandar Shah

Events

• 1 April – Ma'ahad Muhammadi Lelaki established.
• Unknown date – Construction of Central Market, Kuala Lumpur completed.

Births

• 13 March – Fadzil Mohd Noor – Politician (died 2002)
• 28 March – Khoo Kay Kim – Historian
• 13 April – Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah – Politician
• 5 May – Hussein Abu Hassan – Actor (died 2007)
• 23 June – Kamaruzzaman bin Abdul Kadir – Writer (died 2005)
• 4 July – Abdullah Ahmad – Journalist
• 10 August – Saadiah – Actress (died 2005)
• 14 September – Abu Zahar bin Haji Isnin – Politician (died 2013)
• 30 October – Asaari Muhammad – Founder Al-Arqam (died 2010)
• 1 December – Mohd Zin Abdul Ghani – Politician (died 1997)
• 29 December – Mohd Khalil Yaakob – Politician
• Unknown date – Fadzil Mahmood – Politician
• Unknown date – Karim Latiff – Actor (died 2015)

Deaths

Main article: Deaths in 1937

Further information: Category:1937 deaths

See also

• 1937
• 1936 in Malaya
• 1938 in Malaya
• History of Malaysia