This article lists important figures and events in the public affairs of British Malaya during the year 1939, together with births and deaths of prominent Malayans.
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Incumbent political figures edit
Central level edit
- Monarch : King George VI
- Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner to the Malay States:
- Secretary of the Federated of Malay States :
- Christopher Dominic Ahearne (until unknown date)
- Hugh Fraser (until unknown date)
State level edit
Straits Settlements edit
Federated Malay States edit
Selangor :
- British Resident of Selangor :
- Stanley Wilson Jones (until unknown date)
- G. M. Kidd (from unknown date)
- Sultan of Selangor : Sultan Sir Hishamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj
- British Resident of Selangor :
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Negri Sembilan :
- British Resident of Negri Sembilan :
- Gordon Lupton Ham (until unknown date)
- John Vincent Cowgill (from unknown date)
- Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan : Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad
- British Resident of Negri Sembilan :
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Pahang :
- British Resident of Pahang : C. C. Brown
- Sultan of Pahang : Sultan Abu Bakar
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Perak :
- British Resident of Perak :
- G. E. Cater (until unknown date)
- Marcus Rex (from unknown date)
- Sultan of Perak : Sultan Abdul Aziz Al-Mutasim Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa I
- British Resident of Perak :
Other states edit
Events edit
- 13 January – Chung Cheng High School was founded.[1]
- 15 January – Establishment of Kluang High School.[2][3]
- Unknown date – SJK(T) Bandar Mentakab was founded.
- Unknown date – The Malayan Dollar was introduced, replacing the Straits Dollar.[4]
- Unknown date – Construction completed on Istana Bukit Serene, Johor.[5]
Births edit
- 16 January – Mohammed Hanif Omar – 4th Inspector-General of Police (1974-1994)
- 26 March – Latifah Omar – actress (died 2013)
- 8 April – Lim Keng Yaik - Politician (died 2012)
- 14 April – Razali Ismail – Diplomat
- 3 June – Lee Shin Cheng, Malaysian business magnate, investor and philanthropist (died 2019)[6]
- 4 June – Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir – Politician
- 26 June – Zainuddin Maidin, Malaysian politician (died 2018)
- July – Azman Hashim – Chairman of Arab-Malaysian Bank (AmBank)
- 3 July – Rahim Razali – actor, director, producer, and sports commentator
- 21 July – Abdul Hamid Othman – Politician (died 2011)
- 23 August – Rejabhad – Cartoonist
- 10 October – Zainal Abidin Ahmad - Politician (died 2010)
- 5 November – Ismail bin Abbas – Novelist
- 13 November – S. Othman Kelantan – National Laureate (died 2008)
- 26 November – Abdullah Ahmad Badawi – Politician and former 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia
- 17 December – Nik Safiah Karim – Lecturer and grammarian
- Unknown date – Othman Hafsham – Film director
- Unknown date – Redza Piyadasa – actor, art critic and art historian (died 2007)
Deaths edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Chung Cheng High School (Main) Administration Building and Entrance Arch". Archived from the original on 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
- ^ "NEW KLUANG SCHOOL, The Straits Times, 30 October 1938, Page 3".
- ^ "At Opening Of New Kluang English School, The Straits Times, 28 May 1939, Page 8".
- ^ Linda, Lim Y. C. (2015-12-30). Singapore's Economic Development: Retrospection and Reflections. ISBN 9789814723480.
- ^ "Istana Bukit Serene stands tall". Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
- ^ "IOI Group founder Lee Shin Cheng dies | The Malaysian Insight". www.themalaysianinsight.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.