During the Malayan Union years, most left-wing socialist parties (including civic nationalist factions) were in favour of the establishment of the Malayan Union, while right-wing ethnic nationalists and monarchists were against the formation of Malayan Union, due to the methods Sir Harold MacMichael used to acquire the Sultans' approval and the implementation of jus soli citizenship.
Initially there was a plan to appoint state Governors of Malay descent if the Chief Minister is of Malaysian Chinese descent and vice versa, but later abandoned. Former Menteri Besar of Selangor.
2
3
Lists of Governors of Melaka
No
Name
Term
Political Affilation
Notes
1
Tun Leong Yew Koh
1957-1959
MCA,
Parti Perikatan
Initially there was a plan to appoint state Governors of Malaysian Chinese descent if the Chief Minister is of Malay descent and vice versa, but later abandoned. Resigned after being appointed Minister of Justice in 1959.
2
Tun Dato' Maha Kurnia Abdul Malek bin Yusuf
1959-1971
Independent
Former Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan
3
Tun Dr Haji Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid
1971-1975
UMNO,
Parti Perikatan/
Barisan Nasional
Former Menteri Besar of both Selangor and Negeri Sembilan, the only politician to hold the position of head of governments of two different states.
4
Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan
1975-1984
Independent
One of the Orang Besar Empat Perak, a nobility title in the State of Perak
5
Tun Datuk Seri Utama Syed Ahmad bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
1984-2004
UMNO,
Barisan Nasional
Former Menteri Besar of Kedah, Currently the longest-serving Governor of Melaka.
6
Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd Khalil bin Yaakob
2004-2020
Former Menteri Besar of Pahang and former Minister of Information
7
Tun Seri Setia (Dr) Haji Mohd Ali bin Mohd Rustam
2020-present
Former Chief Minister of Melaka
Lists of Governors of Sabah
No
Name
Term
Political Affilation
Notes
1
2
3
Lists of Governors of Sarawak
No
Name
Term
Political Affilation
Notes
1
2
3
Tun Pehin Sri Datuk Patinggi Abang Haji Muhammad Salahuddin bin Abang Barieng
1977-1981, 2001-2014
Independent
The first Yang di-Pertua Negeri to serve twice as governor of Sarawak state.
Former Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak Hussein was a Social Democrat as he was once a member of the British Labour Party during his studies in the UK. Died in office.
↑Known as the "Grand Old Party" of Malaysia, as most Malaysian political parties (PAS, PKR, PPBM) had origins from UMNO. However due to internal conflicts within the party, the original UMNO has been banned in 1988 by court order. The current UMNO was then registered as UMNO 'baru' at the same year.
↑The Party was led by Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, who is considered to be a potential successor of Mahathir Mohamad but chooses to split from PPBM after the Sheraton Move. Upon admission of Datin Dian Lee, daughter of tycoon Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew (one of Mahathir's close friends) into the party, journalists link the party with the said tycoon and Mahathir, however, the party members officially deny these connections.
↑Student movements in Malaysia are mostly consisting of left-wing nationalists and populists, which traced its roots in the 1930s and reached its prominence since 1967. After the controversial amendment on the Universities and College Universities act in 1975 which curbs students' freedom and rights and also draconian in nature, student movements in Malaysia were declining until its re-emergence in the late 1990s due to the Reformasi movement.
↑Prior to the Baling protests, the Communists under the disguise of "Young Socialists" had infiltrated the University of Malaya Chinese Language Society (UMCLS) in 1971 and communist links to the UMCLS was confirmed on Oct 14 1973 when security forces shot dead a communist terrorist near Tanah Hitam, Chemor in Perak and found a work report by a senior student underground movement leader to his superiors on the activities conducted by the UMCLS. UMCLS manipulation of the University of Malaya Students Union (UMSU) led to the Baling protests (later evolved into riots) in 1974
↑Despite Melaka being an Islamic sultanate, Sultan Abu Syahid Shah was a practising Hindu as he took a Hindu title represented a traditionalist reaction in Malacca against Islam, the new religion.
↑Raja Kecil was the first sultan of the Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura and claimed to be the illegitimate son of Sultan Mahmud Shah II
↑Sultan Ali Shah was installed as Sultan of Terengganu by the Japanese Military Administration instead via the Dewan Pangkuan Diraja (Privy Council) which is against the Undang-undang Bagi Diri Kerajaan Terengganu, the state constitution, which he was later recognized by Plaek Phibulsongkram as Sultan of Terengganu during the Thai occupation of Terengganu. After WW2, he was forced to abdicate after his enthronement as Sultan of Terengganu was unconstitutional due to aforementioned reason.
↑Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Halim Shah II did not reign between 1821-1842 due to Siamese Invasion of Kedah which ended with Siamese victory
↑Currently the only Yang Di-Pertuan Agong to serve two terms in rotation system
↑Nicknamed "Nobita" (from a Japanese manga series Doraemon) by then opposition Barisan Nasional in Parliamentary session due to his resemblance in hairstyle and glasses.
↑Bung Mokhtar was corrupt, apart from his controversial remarks which inlude [praising Hitler https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28227713], sexist remarks and vulgarity in Parliament
↑Due to Ibrahim Ali's frequent party-hopping during his tenure as Parliamentary member, he was later known as the "King of Frogs" (Raja Katak) by opponents
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