Kedah

**Kedah** is one of the 14 states that form Malaysia. The state is in the northwestern part of the Peninsular Malaysia. It has an area of 9,425 km2. The capital of Kedah is Alor Setar.

#### Districts

- Baling
- Bandar Baharu
- Kota Setar
- Kuala Muda
- Kubang Pasu
- Kulim
- Langkawi
- Padang Terap
- Pendang
- Pokok Sena
- Sik
- Yan

## Notable people

- Mahathir Mohamad, 4th & 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia
- Tunku Abdul Rahman, 1st Prime Minister of Malaysia
- Shahnon Ahmad, writer

## Infobox (mapframe)

- **frame-width**: 250
- **zoom**: 8


## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Kedah
- **official name**: Kedah Darul Aman

- **settlement type**: States and federal territories of Malaysia, State
- **translit lang1**: Other
- **translit lang1 type1**: Malay language, Malay
- **translit lang1 type2**: Jawi alphabet, Jawi
- **translit lang1 type3**: Chinese language, Chinese
- **translit lang1 type4**: Tamil language, Tamil
- **image flag**: Flag of Kedah.svg
- **image shield**: Coat of arms of Kedah.svg
- **nickname**: _Negeri Jelapang Padi_
- **motto**: _Kepada Allah Berserah_
كڤد الله برسره

- **anthem**: _Allah Selamatkan Sultan Mahkota_
- **image map**: Kedah in Malaysia.svg
- **mapsize**: 265px
- **map caption**: **Kedah** in  **Malaysia**
- **seat type**: List of capitals in Malaysia, Capital
- **seat**: Alor Setar
- **parts type**: Royal capital
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: Anak Bukit
- **government type**: parliamentary system, Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- **leader title**: Sultan of Kedah, Sultan
- **leader name**: Sallehuddin of Kedah, Sallehuddin
- **leader title1**: List of Menteris Besar of Kedah, Menteri Besar
- **leader name1**: Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor (Perikatan Nasional, PN-Malaysian Islamic Party, PAS)
- **leader title2**: Leader of the Opposition
- **leader name2**: Vacant
- **area total km2**: 9,500
- **elevation max m**: 1862
- **elevation max point**: Mount Bintang
- **population total**: 2,071,900
- **population as of**: 2015
- **population density km2**: 199
- **population demonym**: Kedahan
- **demographics type2**: State Index
- **demographics2 title1**: Human Development Index, HDI
- **demographics2 info1**: 0.808 (<span style="color:#090;">very high</span>) (List of Malaysian states by Human Development Index, 8th)
- **demographics2 title2**: Gross domestic product, GDP
- **demographics2 info2**: Malaysian ringgit, RM 48.717 billion ($11.698 billion) (List of Malaysian states by GDP, 10th)
- **demographics2 title3**: Per capita
- **demographics2 info3**: Malaysian ringgit, RM 22,412 ($5,490) (List of Malaysian states by GDP#Gross Domestic Product per capita by state, 14th)
- **postal code type**: List of postal codes in Malaysia, Postal code
- **postal code**: 05xxx to 09xxx
- **area code**: 04
 08 (Kulim and Langkawi)
- **area code type**: Telephone numbers in Malaysia, Calling code
- **iso code**: MY-02
- **registration plate**: Malaysian vehicle license plates, K <small>(Mainland Kedah)</small>
Malaysian vehicle license plates, KV <small>(Langkawi Island)</small>
- **blank name sec2**: History of Kedah, Old Kedah
- **blank info sec2**: 2nd CE
- **blank1 name sec2**: Kedah Sultanate
- **blank1 info sec2**: 1136
- **blank2 name sec2**: Unfederated Malay States, British control
- **blank2 info sec2**: 1909
- **blank3 name sec2**: Japanese occupation of Malaya, Japanese occupation
- **blank3 info sec2**: 1942
- **blank4 name sec2**: Accession into the Federation of Malaya
- **blank4 info sec2**: 1948
- **blank5 name sec2**: Independence as part of the Federation of Malaya
- **blank5 info sec2**: 31 August 1957
- **seat1**: Sungai Petani
- **seat1 type**: Largest City