1927 in Malaya

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Decades:	1930s 1940s
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

• 19 January – Mohd Sany Abdul Ghaffar, 6th Chief of Defence Forces of Malaysia (died 2015)

• 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]
• 16 April – Hanafiah Hussain, politician and accountant
• 1 May – Rasammah Bhupalan, independence and social activist (died 2025)^[3]
• 15 September – Yuen Yuet Leng, senior police officer (died 2015)
• 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 (died 2017)
• date unknown – Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng, first female chairman of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) from 1975 to 1985 (died 2023)
• date unknown – Tan Jin Eong, badminton player (died 2014)

See also

• 1927
• History of Malaysia

References

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.
3. Selvaratnam, Viswanathan. "Rasammah Bhupalan: A life of service". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 23 May 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.