# 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.

## Incumbent political figures
### 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