1937 in Malaya
# 1937 in Malaya

This article lists important figures and events in the public affairs of British Malaya during the year 1937, together with births and deaths of prominent Malayans.

## Incumbent political figures

### Central level

* Governor of Federated of Malay States :
   * Shenton Whitelegge Thomas
* Federal Secretary 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 :
      * Theodore Samuel Adams (until unknown date)
      * Stanley Wilson Jones (from unknown date)
   * Sultan of Selangor :
      * Sultan Sir Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah (until unknown date)
      * Sultan Sir Hishamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj (from unknown date)
* Penang :
   * Monarchs : King George VI
   * Residents-Councillors : Arthur Mitchell Goodman
* Malacca :
   * Monarchs : King George VI
   * Residents-Councillors :
* Negri Sembilan :
   * British Residents of Negri Sembilan :
      * John Whitehouse Ward Hughes (until unknown date)
      * Gordon Lupton Ham (from unknown date)
   * 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

## Events

* 1 April – Ma'ahad Muhammadi Lelaki established.
* Unknown date – Construction of Central Market, Kuala Lumpur completed.

## Births

* 13 March – Fadzil Mohd Noor – Politician (died 2002)
* 28 March – Khoo Kay Kim – Historian
* 13 April – Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah – Politician
* 5 May – Hussein Abu Hassan – Actor (died 2007)
* 23 June – Kamaruzzaman bin Abdul Kadir – Writer (died 2005)
* 4 July – Abdullah Ahmad – Journalist
* 10 August – Saadiah – Actress (died 2005)
* 14 September – Abu Zahar bin Haji Isnin – Politician (died 2013)
* 30 October – Asaari Muhammad – Founder Al-Arqam (died 2010)
* 1 December – Mohd Zin Abdul Ghani – Politician (died 1997)
* 29 December – Mohd Khalil Yaakob – Politician
* Unknown date – Fadzil Mahmood – Politician
* Unknown date – Karim Latiff – Actor (died 2015)
