1936 in Malaya

Decades:	; ; 1930s; 1940s; 1950s;
See also:	Other events of 1936; History of Malaysia • Timeline • Years

This article lists important figures and events in the public affairs of British Malaya during the year 1936, together with births and deaths of prominent Malayans.

Incumbent political figures

Central level

Governor of Federated of Malay States
:
- Shenton Whitelegge Thomas
Chief Secretaries to the Government of the FMS :
- Marcus Rex (until unknown date)
Federal Secretaries of the Federated of Malay States :
- Christopher Dominic Ahearne (from unknown date)
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
- Sultan Sir Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah
Penang :
- Monarchs
  :
  - King George V (until 20 January)
  - King Edward VIII (20 January – 11 December)
  - King George VI (from 11 December)
- Residents-Councillors : Arthur Mitchell Goodman

Malacca :
- Monarchs :
  - King George V (until 20 January)
  - King Edward VIII (20 January – 11 December)
  - King George VI (from 11 December)
- Residents-Councillors :
Negri Sembilan
:
- British Residents of Negri Sembilan : John Whitehouse Ward Hughes
- 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

18 February – Football Association of Selangor established.^[1]
22 February – Selangor FA was founded.
Unknown date – The enactment of Penal Code.

Births

19 January – Sidek Abdullah Kamar, Badminton player (died 2005)
21 May –
Chief Minister of Sarawak (1981–2014) (died 2024
)

16 November – Elyas Omar, politician (died 2018)

Deaths

References

^ "Sejarah FAS". Laman Web Rasmi Persatuan Bola Sepak Selangor (FAS) (in Malay). Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-30.

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[1] "Sejarah FAS". Laman Web Rasmi Persatuan Bola Sepak Selangor (FAS) (in Malay). Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-30.

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v t e Years in Malaysia
Malaysia was only formed on September 16, 1963. Prior to that date, Peninsular Malaysia was known as Malaya, Sarawak under Crown Colony of Sarawak and Kingdom of Sarawak and Sabah under North Borneo.
Years in British Malaya	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
Years in Federation of Malaya	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
Years in Malaysia	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e 1936 in Asia
Sovereign states	Afghanistan Bhutan Ceylon China Egypt Iran Iraq Japan Nepal Oman Philippines Saudi Arabia Siam Sikkim Soviet Union Transjordan Turkey North Yemen
States with limited recognition	Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic Mongolia Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic Tibet Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
Dependencies, colonies and other territories	Bahrain British India British Malaya Brunei Cyprus Dutch East Indies French India French Indochina Kuwait Mandatory Palestine Mandatory Syria Taiwan