1939 in British Malaya

none 1939 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. Incumbent political figures Central level Monarch : King George VI Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner to the Malay States: Shenton Whitelegge Thomas Secretary of the Federated of Malay States: Christopher Dominic Ahearne (until unknown date) Hugh Fraser (until unknown date) State level Straits Settlements Penang 1946 Penang : Residents-Councillors : Arthur Mitchell Goodman Malacca 1946 Malacca : Residents-Councillors : Federated Malay States Federated Malay StatesSelangor pre-1965 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 Federated Malay StatesNegeri Sembilan 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 Federated Malay StatesPahang Pahang : British Resident of Pahang : C. C. Brown Sultan of Pahang : Sultan Abu Bakar Federated Malay StatesPerak 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 Other states Perlis Perlis : Raja of Perlis : Syed Alwi Syed Saffi Jamalullail Johor Johore : Sultan of Johor : Sultan Ibrahim Al-Masyhur Kedah Kedah : Sultan of Kedah : Abdul Hamid Halim Shah Kelantan Kelantan : Sultan of Kelantan : Sultan Ismail Sultan Muhammad IV Terengganu 1933 Trengganu : Sultan of Trengganu : Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah Events 13 January – Chung Cheng High School was founded.https://roots.sg/Content/Places/national-monuments/chung-cheng-high-school-main-administration-building-and-entrance-arch Chung Cheng High School (Main) Administration Building and Entrance Arch 2017-07-30 2019-02-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20190220205413/https://roots.sg/Content/Places/national-monuments/chung-cheng-high-school-main-administration-building-and-entrance-arch dead 15 January – Establishment of Kluang High School.http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19381030-1.2.46.aspx NEW KLUANG SCHOOL, The Straits Times, 30 October 1938, Page 3http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19390528-1.2.90.aspx At Opening Of New Kluang English School, The Straits Times, 28 May 1939, Page 8. Unknown date – SJK(T) Bandar Mentakab was founded. Unknown date – The Malayan Dollar was introduced, replacing the Straits Dollar.https://books.google.com/books?id=dWPFCwAAQBAJ&q=malayan+dollar+1939&pg=PA85 Singapore's Economic Development: Retrospection and Reflections 9789814723480 Linda Lim Y. C. 2015-12-30 Unknown date – Construction completed on Istana Bukit Serene, Johor.https://sg.news.yahoo.com/istana-bukit-serene-stands-tall-034612203.html Istana Bukit Serene stands tall 2017-08-08 en-SG 2017-08-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20170808200847/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/istana-bukit-serene-stands-tall-034612203.html dead Births 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)https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/158580 IOI Group founder Lee Shin Cheng dies | The Malaysian Insight www.themalaysianinsight.com 2 June 2019 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) References 1939 Category:1930s in British Malaya British Malaya