1964 in Malaysia

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Decades: 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also: Other events of 1964 Timeline of Malaysian history

1964 in Malaysia
7 years of the nationhood

Federal level

Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Syed Putra of Perlis

Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Budriah of Perlis

Prime Minister: Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj

Deputy Prime Minister: Datuk Abdul Razak

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: Yusof bin Ishak

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.

Tony Fernandes – Malaysian entrepreneur and the founder of Tune Air Sdn. Bhd (Air Asia)

Aminuddin Baki – Father of the Malaysian educations

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