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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 of Selangor : 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.
• 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 – Abdul Taib Mahmud, 4th Chief Minister of Sarawak (1981–2014) (died 2024)
• 16 November – Elyas Omar, politician (died 2018)

Deaths

See also

• 1936
• 1935 in Malaya
• 1937 in Malaya
• History of Malaysia

References

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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