1955 in Malaya

Incumbent political figures

Central level

• Governor of Malaya :
• * Donald Charles MacGillivray
• Chief Minister Federation of Malaya :
• * Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj

  State level

• Perlis :
• * Raja of Perlis : Syed Harun Putra Jamalullail
• * Menteri Besar of Perlis : Raja Ahmad Raja Endut
• Johore :
• * Sultan of Johor : Sultan Ibrahim Al-Masyhur
• * Menteri Besar of Johor :
• ** Syed Abdul Kadir Mohamed
• ** Vacant
• ** Wan Idris Ibrahim
• Kedah :
• * Sultan of Kedah : Sultan Badlishah
• * Menteri Besar of Kedah : Tunku Ismail Tunku Yahya
• Kelantan :
• * Sultan of Kelantan : Sultan Ibrahim
• * Menteri Besar of Kelantan : Tengku Muhammad Hamzah Raja Muda Long Zainal Abidin
• Trengganu :
• * Sultan of Trengganu : Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
• * Menteri Besar of Terengganu : Raja Kamaruddin Idris
• Selangor :
• * Sultan of Selangor : Sultan Sir Hishamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj
• * Menteri Besar of Selangor :
• ** Raja Uda Raja Muhammad
• ** Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid
• Penang :
• * Monarchs : Queen Elizabeth II
• * Residents-Commissioner : Robert Porter Bingham
• Malacca :
• * Monarchs : Queen Elizabeth II
• * Residents-Commissioner : Maurice John Hawyard
• Negri Sembilan :
• * Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan : Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad
• * Menteri Besar Negeri Sembilan : Shamsuddin Naim
• Pahang :
• * Sultan of Pahang : Sultan Abu Bakar
• * Menteri Besar of Pahang :
• ** Tengku Mohamad Sultan Ahmad
• ** Abdul Razak Hussein
• ** Tengku Mohamad Sultan Ahmad
• Perak :
• * British Adviser of Perak : Ian Blelloch
• * Sultan of Perak : Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah
• * Menteri Besar of Perak : Abdul Wahab Toh Muda Abdul Aziz

  Events

• 8 January – Sabak Bernam declared as a white area during the Malayan Emergency.
• 12 January – Setapak High School was founded.
• 4 April – Sultan Alam Shah Islamic College was founded.
• May – Malacca state declared as a white area during the Malayan Emergency.
• 4–5 June – 1955 Thomas Cup. Malaya winner this edition defeated Denmark.
• 27 July – First General Elections in Malaya. Alliance Party won 51 parliament seats of 52.
• 9 August – Tunku Abdul Rahman formed the first Rahman cabinet after being invited to begin a new government following the 27 July general election
• 11 August – A Rhodesian soldier named Shaweleka Fungabelo killed six people and wounded at least twelve people on a mail train travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore before committing suicide.
• 11 November – The Malayan People's Party was formed.
• 27 November – A rally is held in Kuala Lumpur to urge CPM members to surrender and end the Malayan Emergency.
• 5 December – Federal Reserve Unit is established.
• Unknown date – Central Provident Fund is established.
• Unknown date – The International School of Penang was founded.
• Unknown date – Kolej Islam Malaya was established before change name to Universiti Islam Malaysia.
• Unknown date – Ministry of Education is formed.
• Unknown date – YTL Corporation Berhad was founded by Yeoh Tiong Lay.

  Births

• 14 January – Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad - Architect and construction expert
• 25 January – SM Nasimuddin SM Amin - Entrepreneur and founder of Naza group
• 30 May – Rosnah Mat Aris - Actor
• 21 July – Danial Zainal Abidin - Motivator and muslim clerics
• 14 August – Jamilah Anu - Politician and Adenan Satem wife.
• 24 September – Rahim Maarof - Singer
• 6 October – Abdul Gani Patail - Former Attorney General of Malaysia
• 15 November – Idris bin Jusoh - Politician
• Unknown date – Hail Amir - Singer
• Unknown date – Kartina Aziz - Actor
• Unknown date – Rehman Rashid - Writer and journalist

  Deaths