This article lists important figures and events in Malayan public affairs during the year 1959, together with births and deaths of significant Malayans.
8 May – Sultan Ibrahim Al-Masyhur of Johor died at the age of 86 in
London,
England. His body was brought back to Johor and laid to rest at
Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum,
Johor Bahru. His son, Tunku Ismail was proclaimed as the 23rd
Sultan of Johor and 3rd in the modern Sultan of Johor.
19 August – The
1959 General Elections was held for the first time since independence on 31 August 1957.
Malaysia was only formed on September 16, 1963. Prior to that date, Peninsular Malaysia was known as Malaya, Sarawak under Crown Colony of Sarawak and Kingdom of Sarawak and Sabah under North Borneo.