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; (1950–1963)
	Anthem: God Save the King / Queen (1948–1957); Negaraku (1957–1963)
	Location of the Federation of Malaya (dark blue)
Status	British protectorate (1948–1957); Independent monarchy as member state of the Commonwealth of Nations (1957–1963)
Capital and largest city	Kuala Lumpur; 3°8′N 101°41′E
Common languages	Malay (official), English
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

The Federation of Malaya (Malay: Persekutuan Tanah Melayu; Jawi: ڤرسكوتوان تانه ملايو) was a federation of what previously had been British Malaya, comprising eleven states (nine Malay states and two of the British Straits Settlements, Penang and Malacca) that existed from 1 February 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957, and in 1963, Malaysia was formed when Malaya united with Singapore, North Borneo, and Sarawak.

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