← 1936 1935 1934 1937 in Malaya → 1938 1939 1940
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s
See also:	Other events of 1937 History of Malaysia  • Timeline  • Years

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
• 10 August – Saadiah – Actress (died 2005)
• 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)

Deaths