1938 in Malaya

This article lists important figures and events in the public affairs of British Malaya during the year 1938, together with births and deaths of prominent Malayans.

← 1937 1936 1935 1938 in Malaya → 1939 1940 1941
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s
See also:	Other events of 1938 History of Malaysia  • Timeline  • Years

Incumbent political figures

Central level

• Governor of Federated of Malay States :
  • Shenton Whitelegge Thomas
• Federal Secretaries of the Federated of Malay States :
  • Christopher Dominic Ahearne
• Governor of Straits Settlements :
  • Shenton Whitelegge Thomas

State level

• Perlis :
  • Raja of Perlis : Syed Alwi Syed Saffi Jamalullail
• Johore :
  • Sultan of Johor : Sultan Ibrahim Al-Masyhur
• Kedah :
  • Sultan of Kedah : Abdul Hamid Halim Shah
• Kelantan :
  • Sultan of Kelantan : Sultan Ismail Sultan Muhammad IV
• Trengganu :
  • Sultan of Trengganu : Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah
• Selangor :
  • British Residents of Selangor : Stanley Wilson Jones
  • Sultan of Selangor : Sultan Sir Hishamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj
• Penang :
  • Monarchs : King George VI
  • Residents-Councillors : Arthur Mitchell Goodman
• Malacca :
  • Monarchs : King George VI
  • Residents-Councillors :
• Negri Sembilan :
  • British Residents of Negri Sembilan : Gordon Lupton Ham
  • Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan : Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad
• Pahang :
  • British Residents of Pahang : C. C. Brown
  • Sultan of Pahang : Sultan Abu Bakar
• Perak :
  • British Residents of Perak : G. E. Cater
  • Sultan of Perak :
    • Sultan Iskandar Shah (until unknown date)
    • Sultan Abdul Aziz Al-Mutasim Billah Shah (from unknown date)

Events

• Unknown date – Kesatuan Melayu Muda was established (dissolved in 1945).

Births

• 4 January – Mohamed Rahmat – Politician (died 2010)
• 1 April – Ananda Krishnan – Businessman and billionaire
• 4 April – Naaman bin Haji Mohd Rawi – Poet
• 15 April – Abdul Rahman Abbas – Politician
• 29 April – Daim Zainuddin, Politician and Businessman (died 2024)
• 1 May - Hamid Bin Mohamed Isa (died 2020)
• 3 June – Ooi Eow Jin – Composer
• 10 June – Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin – Politician (died 2020)
• 10 July – M. Daud Kilau – Singer
• 26 August – Dayang Sofia – Actress
• 8 September – Kuswadinata – Actor (died 2013)
• 19 September – Kassim Masdor – Composer (died 2014)
• 11 November – Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Hamid – 9th Chief Commander of Malaysian Armed Forces
• 6 December – Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam – Chief Bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur

Deaths

• 31 March – Sultan Sir Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah, fifth Sultan of Selangor (1898-1938)

See also

• 1938
• 1937 in Malaya
• 1939 in Malaya
• History of Malaysia