1932 in British Malaya

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Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s
See also:	Other events of 1932 History of Malaysia  • Timeline  • Years

This article lists important figures and events in the public affairs of British Malaya during the year 1932, together with births and deaths of prominent Malayans.

Incumbent political figures

Central level

• Governor of Federated of Malay States :
  • Cecil Clementi
• Chief Secretaries to the Government of the FMS :
  • Charles Walter Hamilton Cochrane (until unknown date)
  • Andrew Caldecott (from unknown date)
• Governor of Straits Settlements :
  • Cecil Clementi

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 : G. E. Cater
  • Sultan of Selangor : Sultan Sir Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah
• Penang :
  • Monarchs : King George V
  • Residents-Councillors : Percy Tothill Allen
• Malacca :
  • Monarchs : King George V
  • Residents-Councillors :
• Negri Sembilan :
  • British Residents of Negri Sembilan :
    • James William Simmons (until unknown date)
    • John Whitehouse Ward Hughes (from unknown date)
  • Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan : Tuanku Muhammad Shah ibni Almarhum Tuanku Antah
• Pahang :
  • British Residents of Pahang : Hugh Goodwin Russell Leonard
  • Sultan of Pahang :
    • Sultan Abdullah al-Mu'tassim Billah (until unknown date)
    • Sultan Abu Bakar (from unknown date)
• Perak :
  • British Residents of Perak :
    • Bertram Walter Elles (until unknown date)
    • G. E. Cater (from unknown date)
  • Sultan of Perak : Sultan Iskandar Shah

Events

• 23 November – Royal Malay Regiment was formed.
• Unknown date – Ho Hong Bank, OCB Bank and CCB Bank merged to form OCBC Bank.

Births

• 2 February – Maria Menado – Actress
• 21 March – Wan Mokhtar Ahmad – Politician (died 2020)
• 8 April – Sultan Iskandar ibni Sultan Ismail – 4th modern Sultan of Johor (died 2010)
• 30 May – Abdul Ghani Gilong – Politician (died 2021)
• 7 November – Tuanku Siti Bainun binti Mohd Ali – 34th Raja Permaisuri of Perak
• Unknown date – Ahmad C – Actor (died 2010)
• Unknown date – Ahmad Daud – Actor (died 2002)
• Unknown date – Ani Arope – Corporate figure (died 2014)
• Unknown date – Ibrahim Pendek – Actor (died 2003)
• Unknown date – Ismail Hussein – Academician
• Unknown date – Kasma Booty – Actress (died 2007)
• Unknown date – Nordin Ahmad – Actor (died 1971)
• Unknown date – Normadiah – Actress (died 2000)
• Unknown date – Osman Zailani – Actor (died 2017)
• Unknown date – Raja Hamidah Raja Saat – Actress (died 2012)
• Unknown date – Rozhan Kuntom – Corporate figure (died 2014)
• Unknown date – Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail – Politician
• Unknown date – Zainal Abidin Safarwan – Academician

Deaths

• 1 April – Toh Ah Boon, Chinese community leader and one of the biggest landlords of Johor Bahru (b. 1860).
• 22 June – Abdullah al-Muʽtassim Billah Shah of Pahang, 3rd Sultan of Modern Pahang (b. 1874).
• 26 October – Charles Walter Hamilton Cochrane, colonial administrator (b. 1876).