1925 in Malaya

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See also:	Other events of 1925; History of Malaysia • Timeline • Years

This article lists important figures and events in the public affairs of British Malaya during the year 1925, together with births and deaths of prominent Malayans.

Incumbent political figures

Central level

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 :
  - Edward Shaw Hose (until unknown date)
  - Ernest Charteris Holford Wolff (from unknown date)
- 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 :
  - Cecil William Chase Parr (until 20 December)
  - Oswald Francis Gerard Stonor (from 20 December)
- Sultan of Perak : Sultan Abdul Aziz Al-Mutasim Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa I

Events

29 June – The Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia is founded.^[1]
July – The British government agrees to suppress the Kuomintang in Malaya.^[2]
Unknown date – Toh Allang Chinese Tin Ltd. is the first all-Chinese limited liability company established in Perak.^[3]^[4]

Births

1 January – Ahmad Koroh, fifth governor of Sabah (died 1978)
18 February – Ghafar Baba, former 6th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia (died 2006)
10 July – Mahathir Mohamad, former 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia
8 August – Aziz Sattar, actor and comedian (died 2014)
- 22 December - Harun Idris, former 8th Chief Minister of Selangor (died 2003)

Deaths

5 September – Lionel Mabbot Woodward, Chief Judicial Commissioner of the Federated Malay States (1920-1925) (born 1864)

References

^ "General Information - The Origin and Establishment of RRIM". lgm.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
^ C. F. Yong; R. B. McKenna (1984). "The Kuomintang Movement in Malaya and Singapore, 1925-30". Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 15 (1): 91–107. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
^ The Mining Magazine: For Minerals Industry Management Worldwide By Published by Mining Publications, 1909 p. 33
^ Statistical Year Book of the International Tin Research and Development Council By Statistical Office, International Tin Research and Development Council, International Tin Research and Development Council Published by International Tin Research and Development Council, 1937, p. 41, 206

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[lgm-1] "General Information - The Origin and Establishment of RRIM". lgm.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2016-11-08.

[2] C. F. Yong; R. B. McKenna (1984). "The Kuomintang Movement in Malaya and Singapore, 1925-30". Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 15 (1): 91–107. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

[3] The Mining Magazine: For Minerals Industry Management Worldwide By Published by Mining Publications, 1909 p. 33

[4] Statistical Year Book of the International Tin Research and Development Council By Statistical Office, International Tin Research and Development Council, International Tin Research and Development Council Published by International Tin Research and Development Council, 1937, p. 41, 206

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