# List of Malaysian flags

This is a list of flags used in Malaysia.

## National flags

| Date (century) | Use | Description |
| 1963 onwards | Flag of Malaysia (Jalur Gemilang) | Fourteen horizontal stripes alternating red and white; in the canton, a yellow crescent and 14-point star on a blue field. |
| 1963 onwards | Flag of Malaysia (Banner display) | Fourteen vertical stripes alternating red and white; in the canton, a yellow crescent and 14-point star pointing upward on a blue field. |
| | Civil Ensign of Malaysia | A red field with the Flag of Malaysia in a blue-fimbriated canton. |
| | Government Ensign of Malaysia | A blue field with the Flag of Malaysia in the canton. Example: used by the Marine Police of Royal Malaysian Police. |

## Monarch

| Date (century) | Use | Description |
| 1957–Present | Standard of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong | The Jata Negara, the coat of arms of Malaysia, enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a yellow field. |
| 1957–Present | Standard of the Raja Permaisuri Agong | The coat of arms of Malaysia enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a light green field. |
| | Standard of the Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Deputy King) | The Jata Negara, the coat of arms of Malaysia, on two equal horizontal bands of yellow and blue. |
| | Standard of the Sultan of Johor | A white field defaced with a blue crescent and nine-pointed star. |
| | Standard of the Permaisuri of Johor | A blue field with white diagonal edges defaced with a white crescent and seven-pointed star. |
| | Standard of the Sultan of Kedah | The Kedah Coat of Arms enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a yellow field. |
| 2010–present | Standard of the Sultan of Kelantan | The Arms of the Sultan of Kelantan on two equal horizontal bands of white and red. |
| ?–2010 | Standard of the Sultan of Kelantan (older) | A white flag with the royal arms in blue (a blue star and upward pointing crescent surmounted by a coronet similar to that from the arms, surrounded by a blue wreath) charged on the centre; an older, more intricate variant of the flag features a yellow star and crescent, a yellow crown, and a blue wreath; |
| | Standard of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan | The personal emblem of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar inside a black circle which is inscribed inside a red lozenge and a yellow background. |
| | Standard of the Sultan of Pahang | The Pahang State Arms enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a white field. |
| 2015-present | Standard of the Sultan of Perak | The Arms of the Sultan of Perak enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a yellow field. The flag ratio 2:3 is used by official residence with the presence of the Sultan, while the flag ratio 1:2 is used by official residences the Sultan will reside. |
| 1985-2014 | Standard of the Sultan of Perak (Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah) | The Arms of the Sultan of Perak enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a white field |
| 1963-1984 | Standard of the Sultan of Perak (Sultan Idris Al-Mutawakil Alallahi Shah) | The Arms of the Sultan of Perak on a white field with the Flag of Perak in the canton. |
| 1949-1963 | Standard of the Sultan of Perak (Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah) | A white field with the Flag of Perak in the canton. |
| | Standard of the Raja of Perlis | The Perlis Coat of Arms on a yellow field. |
| | Standard of the Raja Permaisuri Perlis | A yellow field with the yellow Perlis Coat of Arms in a blue canton. |
| | Standard of the Sultan of Selangor | A red field defaced with the Arms of the Sultan of Selangor, with the yellow crescent and five-pointed stars in a red canton. |
| | Standard of the Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor | A yellow crescent and five-pointed stars in a yellow flag with a red hoist stripe. |
| | Standard of the Sultan of Terengganu | The Arms of the Sultan of Terengganu enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a white field, surrounded by a brown border. |
| | Standard of the Sultanah of Terengganu | The Arms of the Sultanah of Terengganu enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a yellow field. |

## Governor

| Date (century) | Use | Description |
| | Standard of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca | The Coat of Arms of Malacca enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a yellow field. |
| 2022-present | Standard of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang | The Crest of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang on a yellow field. |
| 1983-2022 | Standard of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang | The Crest of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang inside a white circle on a yellow field. |
| 1957-1982 | Standard of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang | The Crest of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang inside a white circle on a yellow field. |

## Military

| Date (century) | Use | Description |
| | Standard of the Commander-in-chief of the Malaysian Armed Forces | Three equal horizontal bands of sky blue, red and blue, encircled by five gold five-pointed stars. |
| | Standard of the Malaysian Chief of Defence Forces | Three equal horizontal bands of sky blue, red and blue, with four gold five-pointed stars. |
| | Flag of the Malaysian Armed Forces | Three equal horizontal bands of sky blue, red and blue, with the crest of the Malaysian Armed Forces. |
| | Flag of the Malaysian Army | A red field defaced with the crest of the Malaysian Army, with the Malaysian flag with black fimbriation in the canton. |
| | Non-Ceremonial Flag of Malaysian Army | A red field defaced with the crest of the Malaysian Army |
| | Air force ensign of the Royal Malaysian Air Force | A sky blue field defaced with the Federal Star, with the Malaysian flag in the canton. |
| | Standard of the Chief of the Royal Malaysian Air Force | A sky blue field defaced with the Crest of the Air Force and four stars, with the Malaysian flag in the canton. |
| 1968 onwards | Naval ensign of the Royal Malaysian Navy | A white field defaced with blue crossed kris and anchor, with the Malaysian flag in the canton. |
| | Standard of the Chief of Royal Malaysian Navy | A white field defaced with blue crossed kris and anchor at the centre with four blue stars at each edge. |
| 1963 – 1968 | Naval ensign of the Royal Malaysian Navy | St. George's cross on a white field with the Malaysian flag in the canton. |
| 1957 – 1963 | Naval ensign of the Royal Malayan Navy | St. George's cross on a white field with the Malayan flag in the canton. |
| 1963 onwards | Commissioning pennant of the Malaysian Navy | |
| 1944 ‒ 1945 | Flag of the Malayan Volunteer Army under the Japanese Occupation | Based on the flag of Johor, a blue field with two crossed Kris swords in a red canton. |
| 1944 ‒ 1945 | Flag of the Malayan Volunteer Army under the Japanese Occupation | Based on the flag of Johor, a blue field with two crossed Kris swords in a red canton. With regimental lettering, Malayan Volunteer Army (Japanese: マライ義勇軍, romanized: Marai Giyūgun) on the lower hoist. |

## Law Enforcement Flags

| Flag | Date (century) | Use | Description |
| | 1948 – present | Flag of the Royal Malaysian Police | Dark blue field with the crest of the Royal Malaysian Police. |
| | 2005–present | Ensign of the Malaysian Coast Guard | A blue field defaced with the Crest of the Malaysian Coast Guard, with the Malaysian flag in the canton. |

## Administrative divisions
### States

| Date (century) | Use | Description |
| 1871 onwards | Flag of the state of Johor. | A blue field with an arranged crescent and five-pointed stars in a red canton. |
| 1912 onwards | Flag of the state of Kedah. | A red field with the state coat of arms in the canton. |
| 1923 onwards | Flag of the state of Kelantan. | A red field defaced with a white crescent and star and two white kris and spears. |
| 1957 onwards | Flag of the state of Malacca. | Two equal bands of red and white, with a crescent and five-pointed star in a blue canton. |
| 1895 onwards | Flag of the state of Negeri Sembilan. | A yellow field with two diagonal bands of red and black in the canton. |
| 1903 onwards | Flag of the state of Pahang. | Two equal horizontal bands of white and black. |
| 1965 onwards | Flag of the state of Penang. | A blue, white and yellow vertical tri-colour defaced with a betel nut tree. |
| 1879 onwards | Flag of the state of Perak. | A white, yellow and black horizontal tri-colour. |
| 1870 onwards | Flag of the state of Perlis. | Two equal horizontal bands of yellow and blue. |
| 1988 onwards | Flag of the state of Sabah. | A blue (top), white, and red tri-colour, with the silhouette of Mount Kinabalu on a light blue canton. |
| 1988 onwards | Flag of the state of Sarawak. (Ibu Pertiwi) | A yellow field with two diagonal bands of red (top) and black, defaced with a nine-pointed star. |
| 1965 onwards | Flag of the state of Selangor. | Red and yellow quartered, with a white crescent and five-pointed stars in the canton. |
| 1953 onwards | Flag of the state of Terengganu. | A black field defaced with a white crescent and five-pointed star, with white at the edge. |

### Federal territories

A common flag for the three federal territories was adopted by the Ministry of the Federal Territories on 20 August 2006. The flag is to be used and flown on matters and ceremonies that involve all the federal territories as a whole. An example is in national sporting events; the unified contingent of the territories would be under this common flag. However, the usage of the individual territorial flags would be given preference in events relating to individual territories.
| Date (year) | Use | Description |
| 2006 onwards | Flag of the Federal Territories | Three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), blue, and red with the Malaysian coat of arms in the blue band. |
| 1990 onwards | Flag of Kuala Lumpur | Three equal bands of white, blue and white with three equal horizontal stripes of red on both white bands. There is a yellow crescent and yellow fourteen-pointed stars on the left within the blue band. Before 2006, this flag was used to represent the entire Federal Territories. |
| 1992 onwards | Flag of Labuan | Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue, there is a yellow crescent and yellow fourteen-pointed stars in the white band. |
| 2001 onwards | Flag of Putrajaya | Three vertical bands of blue, yellow (double width), and blue with the Malaysian coat of arms in the yellow band. |

### City, district, provincial and municipal

For flags of districts, towns, and cities in Malaysia, look for the article for each state's flag where said location is in. Below is a gallery of the flags of several Malaysian state capitals.
* Kuala Lumpur
* Putrajaya
* Ipoh (Perak)
* Seremban (Negeri Sembilan)
* Shah Alam (Selangor)
* George Town (Penang)
* Johor Bahru (Johor)
* North Kuching (Sarawak)
* South Kuching (Sarawak)
* Kota Kinabalu (Sabah)

### Order of precedence

Per government protocol, if a display contains the Jalur Gemilang and all the state flags of Malaysia:
* The Jalur Gemilang shall take precedence before the state flags;
* The state flags shall be ordered by the date the state's incumbent ruler takes the throne;
* The Federal Territory flag comes last
| State | Current ruler | Taken office |
| Terengganu | Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin | 15 May 1998 |
| Perlis | Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin | 17 April 2000 |
| Selangor | Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah | 22 November 2001 |
| Negeri Sembilan | Tuanku Muhriz | 29 December 2008 |
| Johor | Sultan Ibrahim Ismail | 23 January 2010 |
| Kelantan | Sultan Muhammad V | 13 September 2010 |
| Perak | Sultan Nazrin Shah | 29 May 2014 |
| Kedah | Sultan Sallehuddin | 12 September 2017 |
| Pahang | Al-Sultan Abdullah | 31 January 2019 |
| Malacca | TYT Mohd Ali Rustam | 4 June 2020 |
| Penang | TYT Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak | 1 May 2021 |
| Sarawak | TYT Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar | 26 January 2024 |
| Sabah | TYT Musa Aman | 1 January 2025 |

## Political flags

| Flag | Date (century) | Use | Description |
| Current ||||
| Link to file | 2021–present | People's Power Party | |
| | 2020–present | Homeland Fighter's Party | |
| | 2020–present | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah | |
| | 2020–present | Malaysian United Democratic Alliance | |
| | 2019–present | Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia | |
| | 2019–present | Malaysian Advancement Party | |
| | 2017–present | Malaysian United Indigenous Party | |
| | 2016–present | Youth Front Party | |
| | 2016–present | Sabah People's Hope Party | |
| | 2015–present | Pakatan Harapan | |
| | 2015–present | National Trust Party | |
| Link to file | 2014–present | Parti Sarawak Bersatu | |
| Link to file | 2013–present | United Sabah National Organisation | |
| Link to file | 2013–present | Love Sabah Party | |
| Link to file | 2013–present | Sabah Nationality Party | |
| | 2013–present | Malaysian Indian Justice Party | |
| Link to file | 2013–present | Parti Sejahtera Angkatan Perpaduan Sabah | |
| Link to file | 2013–present | Sabah Native Co-operation Party | |
| | 2013–present | Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah | |
| | 2013–present | Sabah National People's Unity Organisation | |
| Link to file | 2011–present | Malaysian United People's Party | |
| Link to file | 2009–present | Love Malaysia Party | |
| Link to file | 2007–present | Malaysian Indian United Party | |
| | 1999–present | People's Justice Party | |
| | 1998–present | Socialist Party of Malaysia | |
| | 1994–present | United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation | |
| | 1994–present | Sabah Progressive Party | |
| | 1989–present | Liberal Democratic Party | |
| Link to file | 1986–present | Punjabi Party of Malaysia | |
| Link to file | 1985–present | United Sabah Party | |
| | 2020–present | Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front | |
| | 1977-2020 | Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front | |
| | 1976–present | Malaysian Indian Muslim Congress | |
| Link to file | 1973–present | Barisan Nasional | |
| | 1968–present | Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | |
| | 1965–present | Democratic Action Party | |
| | 1955–present | Malaysian Islamic Party | |
| | 1955–present | Parti Rakyat Malaysia | |
| | 1949–present | Malaysian Chinese Association | |
| | 1946–present | United Malays National Organisation | |
| | 1946–present | Malaysian Indian Congress | |
| Former ||||
| | 1996-2020 | Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak | |
| | 1989-1996 | Parti Melayu Semangat 46 | |
| Link to file | 1989-2001 | People's Justice Front | |
| Link to file | 1978-2008 | United Pasok Nunukragang National Organisation | |
| Link to file | 1975-1991 | Sabah People's United Front | |
| | 1962-1990 | North Kalimantan Communist Party | |
| | 1962-1990 | Sarawak People's Guerilla Force | |
| | 1957-1973 | Alliance Party | |
| | 1945-1948 | Parti Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya | Twelve stars arranged in three rows of four columns on a red and white background. Known as the "Sang Saka Malaya," it is commonly associated with the republican‐independence movements in Malaysia, and to an extent, the leftwing movements. |
| | 1938-1945 | Kesatuan Melayu Muda | Bicolor of red and white. Known as the "sang saka," precursor to the "Sang Saka Malaya", it was used to represent an independent Malaysia before the Malaysian flag was eventually chosen. It was based on the flag of the Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya, which in turn is based on the flag of Indonesia. |
| | 1930-1989 | Malayan Communist Party | |

## University flags

| 1962–present | Flag of the University of Malaya | Public university established in 1905, serves as the banner of arms of the university but with the ratio of 2:1 |
| 1984–present | Flag of the Northern University of Malaysia | Public university established in 1984. Minor changes were done prior to the redesign of the university emblem. |
| 2006–present | Flag of the National Defence University of Malaysia | Public university established in 2006. Similar to the tricolour of the Armed Forces of Malaysia but with the university seal on top. |

## Historical
### National flag

| Date (century) | Use | Description |
| 1950-1963 | Flag of the Federation of Malaya | Eleven alternating red and white stripes with a dark blue rectangle, containing a gold crescent and eleven-pointed star, in the canton. |
| 1950-1963 | Flag of the Federation of Malaya (Banner display) | Eleven vertical stripes alternating red and white; in the canton, a yellow crescent and 11-point star on a blue field. |
| 1957-1963 | Civil Ensign of the Federation of Malaya | A red field with the Flag of Malaya in a blue-fimbriated canton. |

### Sultanate flags

| Date (century) | Use | Description |
| 15th century – 1888 | Flag of the Bruneian Empire, once rule most of the island of Borneo until Seludong (present-day Manila) and Banjarmasin in Kalimantan | Yellow flag represented the Sultanate of Brunei. |
| 16th – 18th centuries | Flag of the Sultanate of Sulu. Sulu once rule the eastern part of Sabah after the territory been given by the Sultanate of Brunei after they sending help to settling a civil war in Brunei, although this was denied as supported by a number of old resources. | Centre emblem represented the Sultanate of Sulu identity. |
| 17th century | Flag of the Sultanate of Mataram, once rule the southern part of Sarawak | |
| 17th century | Flag of the Sultanate of Aceh, once rule the northern part of the island of Sumatra and certain parts of the Malay Peninsula. | Represented the Acehnese identity. |
| 18th century – 1821 | Flag of the Sultanate of Kedah | Red flag represented the Sultanate of Kedah. |
| 1821 – 1912 | Flag of the Sultanate of Kedah | Red flag charged with a pouncing tiger represented the Sultanate of Kedah. |
| 1731–1881 | Flag of the Sultanate of Bulungan, during the area of Tawau in Sabah was under the influence of this Sultanate | Represented the Bulungan identity. |
| 1853–1887 | The flag of the Pahang Kingdom under Bendahara dynasty | Black flag represented the colour of Bendahara. |
| 1887–1903 | The flag of the Sultanate of Pahang under Bendahara dynasty | Black flag represented the colour of Bendahara, with a small vertical white stripe on the left side, represented the ruling Sultan . |
| 1699 18th century – 1912 18th century – 1879 | Flag of the Sultanate of Johor Flag of the Sultanate of Kelantan Flag of the Sultanate of Perak | White flag of several Malay Sultanates. |
| 1855–1865 | Flag of the Sultanate of Johor from 1855 to 1865 | Black flag with a small white rectangle in the upleft. |
| 1865–1871 | Flag of the Sultanate of Johor from 1865 to 1871 | Black flag with a red canton charged with a white saltire. |
| 1883–1965 | Flag of the Sultanate of Selangor | Quite similar with the current flag except for the yellow crescent and star. |
| 1912–1923 | Flag of the Sultanate of Kelantan from 1912 to 1923 | Encompasses a white flag with a blue border enveloping the top, fly, and hoist of the flag, and Jawi scriptures stylised as a feline. The tip of the tail is interpreted as "Kerajaan Kelantan" (denoting the Kelantanese government), while the main body of the animal-based scripture contains two passages from the Qur'an, an excerpt of the 13th ayat of the 61st surah, the Al-Saf. |
| 1912–1933 | Flag of the Sultanate of Terengganu from 1912 to 1933 | Black and white flag. |
| 1933–1953 | Flag of the Sultanate of Terengganu from 1933 to 1953 | Similar with the first flag but added with a crescent and star. |

### Colonial and other national flags

| Date (century) | Use | Description |
| 4th and 5th centuries | Flag of The Pallava Dynasty | The Pallava royal insignia was the (lion) and (bull) which was changeable. Narashimavarman used the lion as his emblem and Nandivarman preferred the Nandi. Under the reign of Parameswaravarman was Khatvanga (Skull mace) added to Pallava emblem. |
| 1025-1070 | Flag of The Chola Dynasty | The tiger flag of Chola as mentioned in Periya Puranam. |
| 1351-1499 | Flag of The Majapahit Empire | Thirteen horizontal stripes alternating red and white. |
| 1511–1521 | Flag of Portuguese Malacca, a colony in the Portuguese Empire | White rectangle centrally charged with the coat of arms, bearing five escutcheons on a white field and seven castles on an ogival or heater-shaped shield, and surmounted by a royal crown. |
| 1521–1578 | Flag of Portuguese Malacca, a colony in the Portuguese Empire | White rectangle centrally charged with the coat of arms, bearing five escutcheons on a white field and seven castles on an ogival or heater-shaped shield, and surmounted by a royal crown. |
| 1573-1636 | Flag of The Aceh Sultanate as a protectorate of the Ottoman Empire | Red field with a Green Disc in the center and 3 golden crescent moons inside the disc. |
| 1578–1640 | Flag of Portuguese Malacca, a colony in the Portuguese Empire | White rectangle centrally charged with the coat of arms, bearing five escutcheons on a white field and seven castles on an ogival or heater-shaped shield, and surmounted by a royal crown. |
| 1580–1640 | Flag of Portuguese Malacca, a colony in the Iberian Union | A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field. |
| 1580–1640 | Banner of Arms of Portuguese Malacca, a colony in the Iberian Union | the heraldry of the House of Austria (with the arms of Portugal). |
| 1580–1640 | Royal Flag of Portuguese Malacca, a colony in the Iberian Union | A red field with the royal arms in the center. |
| 1616–1640 | Putative Flag of Portuguese Malacca, a colony in the Portuguese Empire | White rectangle centrally charged with the coat of arms, bearing five escutcheons on a white field and seven castles on an ogival or heater-shaped shield, and surmounted by a royal crown. |
| 1640–1641 | Flag of Portuguese Malacca, a colony in the Portuguese Empire | White rectangle centrally charged with the coat of arms, bearing five escutcheons on a white field and seven castles on an ogival or heater-shaped shield, and surmounted by a royal crown. |
| 1641–1795 | Flag of the VOC in Dutch Malacca | Three equal horizontal bands of orange (top), white and blue (bottom), with a small logo of the VOC in the centre. |
| 1641–1663 | Flag of the VOC in Dutch Malacca | Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white and blue (bottom), with a small logo of the VOC in the centre. |
| 1641–1795 | Prince's Flag of the Dutch Republic | A horizontal triband of orange, white and blue. |
| 1652–1663 | State Flag of the Dutch Republic | Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white and blue (bottom). |
| 1680–1782 | Flag of Siam. Restored Unfederated Malay States Under Siamese sovereignty. | a simple Red field. |
| 1777–1862 | Flag of the Plain Yellow Banner of the Eight Banners | a yellow banner with a Chinese Dragon, used during the Lanfang Republic as a tributary state of China. |
| 1777–1884 | Flag of the Lanfang Republic in Borneo | a yellow banner with Chinese Characters that translates into "Great Lanfang System" |
| 1782–1817 | Flag of Siam. Restored Unfederated Malay States Under Siamese sovereignty. | Red field with a white chakra. |
| 1795–1801 | Flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain. Used by British Forces during the intermittent British occupation during the Napoleonic Wars | The flags of England and Scotland superimposed. |
| 1795–1806 | Flag of the Batavian Republic | A horizontal triband of red, white and blue with the Republic's emblem in the canton. |
| 1801–1818, 1858–1874 | Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with Saint Patrick's saltire. |
| 1817–1832 | Flag of Siam. The Great Of Siam | Red field with a white elephant inside the chakra. |
| 1818–1825 | Flag of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. After the occupation and restoration of Dutch rule in Malacca the VOC had since gone bankrupt and all assets had transferred to the Batavian Republic which in turn turned into the United Kingdom of the Netherlands at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Resulting in the use of the plain Dutch flag in Dutch Malacca | A horizontal tricolour of red (Bright Vermilion), white, and blue (Cobalt Blue). |
| 1826–1858 | Flag of the East India Company. With the establishment of the Straits Settlement, the East India Company ruled Malaya until it was designated a Crown Colony in 1867. Its design elements of the Union Jack in the canton and the red and white stripes is purportedly the reference behind the current Flag of Malaysia | Numerous white and red stripes with the Union Flag of the United Kingdom in the canton. |
| 1832–1916 | Flag of Siam. Restored Unfederated Malay States Under Siamese sovereignty. | Red flag with a white elephant. |
| 1858–1867 | Flag of the Bengal Presidency | A Blue Ensign with the Union Flag at the canton, and the Bengal Presidency Emblem displayed in the fly. |
| 1862–1884 | Flag of the Qing dynasty | Triangular yellow flag with a Chinese Dragon, used during the Lanfang Republic as a tributary state of China. |
| 1862–1884 | Imperial Standard of the Qing Emperor | Triangular yellow flag with a Chinese Dragon, used during the Lanfang Republic as a tributary state of China. |
| 1874–1904 | Flag of the Straits Settlements | A blue ensign defaced with a white disc containing a red diamond, in which is a white inverted pall with three crowns, one on each arm. |
| 1904–1925 | Flag of the Straits Settlements | A blue ensign defaced with a white disc containing a red diamond, in which is a white inverted pall with three crowns, one on each arm. |
| 1880–1933 | Flag of The British Raj And The Sarawak | A Red Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with the Star of India emblem displayed in the fly. |
| 1925–1942 1945–1946 | Flag of the Straits Settlements | A blue ensign defaced with a red diamond, in which is a white inverted pall with three crowns, one on each arm. |
| 1949–1952 | Flag of the Crown Colony of Penang | A blue ensign defaced with the pre-1985 lesser arms of Penang. |
| 1952–1957 | Flag of the Crown Colony of Penang | Flag badge depicting the areca nut palm tree leaved and fructed proper on a mound with a wreath of the colours of the settlement arms adopted on 16 June 1952 by the Settlement Council. |
| 1951–1957 | Flag of the Crown Colony of Malacca | A blue ensign defaced with A Famosa motif. |
| 1948–1952 | Flag of the Crown Colony of Singapore | A blue ensign defaced with a white disc containing a crown within a red inverted pall. |
| 1952–1959 | Flag of the Crown Colony of Singapore | A blue ensign defaced with a white disc containing a crown within a red inverted pall. |
| 1896–1946 1946–1948 1948–1950 | Flag of the Federated Malay States Flag of the Malayan Union Flag of the Federation of Malaya | Four equal horizontal bands of white (top), red, yellow, and black overlain in the centre by a small white ellipse bearing a running tiger. |
| 1895–1946 | Naval ensign of the Federated Malay States | Diagonally quartered white, red, black and yellow. Also used as ensign for HMS Malaya battleship |
| 1942–1945 | Flag of the Empire of Japan. Used when Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Labuan were under Japanese military governing, and also used in Singapore and Brunei. | Centred red disc on a white field. |
| 1942–1945 | War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army | Centred red disc with 16 rays on a white field. |
| 1942-1945 | Imperial Standard of the Emperor of Japan | 16 petal chrysanthemum, colored in gold, centered on a red background. |
| 1943–1945 | Flag of Thailand. Used when Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu were controlled by Thailand. | A horizontal blue stripe between white stripes, between red stripes. |
| 1943-1945 | Royal Standard of the King of Thailand. Used when Unfederated Malay States and Federated Malay States (as Japan. were controlled by Thailand. | A yellow plain square flag with a dancing red Garuda in the center. Usually mounted in front of the car boarded by the King. |
| 1841–1848 | Flag of the Raj of Sarawak | The first flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak (1841–1848) using the St George's Cross, after the territory been ceded by the Sultanate of Brunei. |
| 1848–1870 | Flag of the Raj of Sarawak | The second flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak used from (1848–1870), with red and blue cross in the style of St. George's Cross. The Crown in the centre symbolises the Raj of Sarawak. |
| 1870–1946 1963 – 1973 | Flag of the Raj of Sarawak and later Flag of the state of Sarawak | The third flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak, with red and black cross in the style of St. George's Cross. The black symbolises the ruling class, and the red the people. Similar as on the second flag, the Crown in the centre symbolises the Rajah. This flag was reintroduced upon independence. |
| 1947–1963 | Flag of the Crown Colony of Sarawak | After World War II Sarawak becomes a crown colony. A blue ensign defaced with the former Kingdom Badge was adopted. |
| 1902–1946 | Flag of North Borneo | A blue ensign defaced with the badge of North Borneo Chartered Company. |
| 1902–1946 | Civil ensign of North Borneo | A red ensign defaced with the badge of North Borneo Chartered Company. |
| 1948–1963 | Flag of Crown Colony of North Borneo | After World War II North Borneo becomes a crown colony. A blue ensign was adopted with the new badge instead that of North Borneo Company. |
| 1912–1946 | Flag of the Crown Colony of Labuan | A blue ensign defaced with a ship. |

### State flags

| Date (century) | Use | Description |
| 1957 – 1965 | Flag of the state of Penang | Similar with the current flag except with a blue and white breakwater. |
| 1973 – 1988 | Flag of the state of Sarawak | A horizontal bicolour of red and white with a blue triangle on the hoist. |
| 1963 – 1982 | Flag of the state of Sabah | Four equal horizontal bar of red, white, yellow and blue, with the brown silhouette of Mount Kinabalu in a green canton. |
| 1982 – 1988 | Flag of the state of Sabah | A horizontal bicolour of blue and white with a red triangle on the hoist. |
| 1959–1965 | Flag of the state of Singapore as a British Self-governing Colony (1959–1963) and as part of Malaysia (1963–1965) | A horizontal bicolour of red over white, charged in white in the canton with a crescent facing, towards the fly, a pentagon of five stars. |

## Proposed Flags

| Use | Description |
| Proposed republican flag of Malaya. Known as Sang Saka Malaya. | 12 stars arranged in three rows of four columns in the top left-hand corner on a red and white background |
| First proposed flag of Malaya. | Circle of 11 stars around crossed keris on a blue field |
| Second proposed flag of Malaya. | Concentric circle of 11 stars around crossed keris on a blue field |
| Third proposed flag of Malaya. | 11 alternate blue and white stripes and a white crescent and a five-pointed star on a red background in the top left hand corner |