1927 in Malaya

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See also:	Other events of 1927; History of Malaysia • Timeline • Years

This article lists important figures and events in the public affairs of British Malaya during the year 1927, together with births and deaths of prominent Malayans.

Incumbent political figures

Central level

Governor of Federated of Malay States and Unfederated of Malay States, Governor of Straits Settlements: Laurence Nunns Guillemard (until 3 June); Sir Hugh Clifford (from 3 June)

State level

Perlis :
- Raja of Perlis : Syed Alwi Syed Saffi Jamalullail
Johore :
- Sultan of Johor : Sultan Ibrahim Al-Masyhur
Kedah :
- Sultan of Kedah : Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah
Kelantan :
- Sultan of Kelantan : Sultan Ismail
Terengganu :
- Sultan of Terengganu : Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah
Selangor :
- British Residents of Selangor : Oswald Francis Gerard Stonor
- Sultan of Selangor : Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman
Penang :
- Residents-Councillor : William Peel
Malacca :
- Residents-Councillor : Ralph Scott
Negri Sembilan :
- British Residents of Negri Sembilan :
  - Ernest Charteris Holford Wolff
- Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan : Tuanku Muhammad Shah ibni Almarhum Tuanku Antah
Pahang :
- British Residents of Pahang : Henry Wagstaffe Thomson
- Sultan of Pahang : Sultan Abu Bakar
Perak :
- British Residents of Perak :
  - Oswald Francis Gerard Stonor (from 20 December)
- Sultan of Perak : Sultan Abdul Aziz Al-Mutasim Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa I

Events

June – The Malaya cricket team records its only victory against a visiting Test side, in a game against Australia.^[1]

Births

20 January – Richard Ho Ung Hun, civil servant (died 2008)
4 April – Othman Saat, Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of the state of Johor (died 2007)^[2]
28 November – Abdul Halim of Kedah, constitutional monarch (Yang di-Pertuan Agong) of Malaysia from 1970 to 1975 and again from 2011 to 2016, and Sultan of Kedah from 1958 to 2017
date unknown – Tan Jin Eong, badminton player (died 2014)

Deaths

References

^ Jack Pollard (1995). The Complete Illustrated History of Australian Cricket. Viking. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-670-90329-0.
^ "Allahyarham Othman Saat anak Johor yang hebat – Abdullah". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2007.

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[Pollard1995-1] Jack Pollard (1995). The Complete Illustrated History of Australian Cricket. Viking. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-670-90329-0.

[2] "Allahyarham Othman Saat anak Johor yang hebat – Abdullah". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2007.

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