Federation of Malaya

Federation of Malaya
*Persekutuan Tanah Melayu* (Malay)
Federation of Malaya Persekutuan Tanah Melayu (Malay)
1948–1963
	Flag; (1950–1963) Coat of arms; (1952–1963)
	Anthem: God Save the King / Queen (1948–1957); Negaraku (1957–1963)
	Location of the Federation of Malaya (dark blue)
Status	Protectorate of the United Kingdom (1948–1957); Sovereign state (1957–1963)
Capital and largest city	Kuala Lumpur; 3°8′N 101°41′E / 3.133°N 101.683°E
Official languages	Malay
Recognised languages	English; Chinese; Tamil;
Government	Federation as British protectorate (1948–1957); Federal parliamentary elective constitutional monarchy (1957–1963)
Monarch
• 1948–1952	George VI
• 1952–1957	Elizabeth II
• 1957–1960	Abdul Rahman
• 1960	Hisamuddin
• 1960–1963	Putra
High Commissioner
• 1948	Edward Gent
• 1948–1951	Henry Gurney
• 1952–1954	Gerald Templer
• 1954–1957	Donald MacGillivray
Head of government
• 1955–1957	Tunku Abdul Rahman; (as Chief Minister)
• 1957–1963	Tunku Abdul Rahman; (as Prime Minister)
Legislature	Federal Legislative Council; (1948–1959); Parliament; (since 1959)
• Upper house	Dewan Negara (Senate); (since 1959)
• Lower house	Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives); (since 1959)
History
• Established	1 February 1948
• Independence	31 August 1957
• Malaysia Agreement	16 September 1963
Currency	Malayan dollar (1948–1953); Malaya and British Borneo dollar (1953–1967)
Time zone	UTC+7:30 (Malaya Standard Time)
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Malayan Union
	Crown Colony of Malacca
	Crown Colony of Penang
Malaysia
Today part of	Malaysia

Malaya, officially the Federation of Malaya, was a country in Southeast Asia from 1948 to 1963. It succeeded the Malayan Union and, before that, British Malaya. It comprised eleven states – nine Malay states and two of the Straits Settlements, Penang and Malacca. It was established on 1 February 1948.

Initially a self-governing colony of the United Kingdom, Malaya became fully sovereign on 31 August 1957, and on 16 September 1963, Malaya was superseded by Malaysia when it united with Singapore, North Borneo (Sabah), and Sarawak. Singapore was expelled on 9 August 1965, leaving the original states of Malaya as well as Sarawak and Sabah – now also known as East Malaysia – making up modern-day Malaysia.