This article lists important figures and events in the public affairs of British Malaya during the year 1937, together with births and deaths of prominent Malayans.
Incumbent political figures Central level Governor of Federated of Malay States : Shenton Whitelegge Thomas Federal Secretary of the Federated of Malay States : Christopher Dominic Ahearne Governor of Straits Settlements : Shenton Whitelegge Thomas
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 : Theodore Samuel Adams (until unknown date) Stanley Wilson Jones (from unknown date) Sultan of Selangor : Sultan Sir Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah (until unknown date) Sultan Sir Hishamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj (from unknown date) Penang : Monarchs : King George VI Residents-Councillors : Arthur Mitchell Goodman Malacca : Monarchs : King George VI Residents-Councillors : Negri Sembilan : British Residents of Negri Sembilan : John Whitehouse Ward Hughes (until unknown date) Gordon Lupton Ham (from unknown date) Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan : Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad Pahang : British Residents of Pahang : C. C. Brown Sultan of Pahang : Sultan Abu Bakar Perak : British Residents of Perak : G. E. Cater Sultan of Perak : Sultan Iskandar Shah
Events 1 April – Ma'ahad Muhammadi Lelaki established. Unknown date – Construction of Central Market, Kuala Lumpur completed.
Births 13 March – Fadzil Mohd Noor – Politician (died 2002) 28 March – Khoo Kay Kim – Historian 13 April – Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah – Politician 5 May – Hussein Abu Hassan – Actor (died 2007) 23 June – Kamaruzzaman bin Abdul Kadir – Writer (died 2005) 4 July – Abdullah Ahmad – Journalist 14 September – Abu Zahar bin Haji Isnin – Politician (died 2013) 30 October – Asaari Muhammad – Founder Al-Arqam (died 2010) 1 December – Mohd Zin Abdul Ghani – Politician (died 1997) 29 December – Mohd Khalil Yaakob – Politician Unknown date – Fadzil Mahmood – Politician Unknown date – Karim Latiff – Actor (died 2015)
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