← 1934 1933 1932 1935 in Malaya → 1936 1937 1938
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s
See also:	Other events of 1935 History of Malaysia  • Timeline  • Years

This article lists important figures and events in the public affairs of British Malaya during the year 1935, together with births and deaths of prominent Malayans.

Incumbent political figures

Central level

• Governor of Federated of Malay States :
  • Shenton Whitelegge Thomas
• Chief Secretaries to the Government of the FMS :
  • Malcolm Bond Shelley (until unknown date)
  • Marcus Rex (from unknown date)
• 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 :
    • George Ernest London (until unknown date)
    • Theodore Samuel Adams (from unknown date)
  • Sultan of Selangor : Sultan Sir Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah
• Penang :
  • Monarchs : King George V
  • Residents-Councillors : Arthur Mitchell Goodman
• Malacca :
  • Monarchs : King George V
  • Residents-Councillors :
• Negri Sembilan :
  • British Residents of Negri Sembilan : John Whitehouse Ward Hughes
  • Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan : Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad
• Pahang :
  • British Residents of Pahang :
    • Hugh Goodwin Russell Leonard (until unknown date)
    • C. C. Brown (from unknown date)
  • Sultan of Pahang : Sultan Abu Bakar
• Perak :
  • British Residents of Perak : G. E. Cater
  • Sultan of Perak : Sultan Iskandar Shah

Events

• 14 January – Convent Datuk Keramat was founded by Rev. Mother Tarcisius.^[1]
• Unknown date – Catholic High School, Singapore was founded by the Rev. Father Edward Becheras.
• Unknown date – The Criminal Procedure Code (Malaysia) was enacted.

Births

• 1 January – Mustapha Maarof – Malaysian actor (died 2014)
• 22 January – Saloma – Singaporean-Malaysian singer, film actress, trendsetter and fashion icon (died 1983)
• 24 March – Lee San Choon - Malaysian politician and businessman (died 2023)
• 9 April – A. Samad Said – Malaysian National Laureate
• 28 May – Azizan Zainul Abidin - businessman (died 2004)
• 20 September – Wong Phui Nam - Malaysian economist and poet (died 2022)
• 1 October – Peter Velappan - Malaysian football administrator and manager (died 2018)
• 4 October – Law Hieng Ding - politician (died 2018)
• 5 November – Jins Shamsuddin – film actor, director and politician (died 2017)

Deaths