1932 in British Malaya

This article lists important figures and events in the public affairs of British Malaya during the year 1932, together with births and deaths of prominent Malayans.

• Governor of Federated of Malay States :
  • Cecil Clementi
• Chief Secretaries to the Government of the FMS :
  • Charles Walter Hamilton Cochrane (until unknown date)
  • Andrew Caldecott (from unknown date)
• Governor of Straits Settlements :
  • Cecil Clementi

• 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 : G. E. Cater
  • Sultan of Selangor : Sultan Sir Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah
• Penang :
  • Monarchs : King George V
  • Residents-Councillors : Percy Tothill Allen
• Malacca :
  • Monarchs : King George V
  • Residents-Councillors :
• Negri Sembilan :
  • British Residents of Negri Sembilan :
    • James William Simmons (until unknown date)
    • John Whitehouse Ward Hughes (from unknown date)
  • Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan : Tuanku Muhammad Shah ibni Almarhum Tuanku Antah
• Pahang :
  • British Residents of Pahang : Hugh Goodwin Russell Leonard
  • Sultan of Pahang :
    • Sultan Abdullah al-Mu'tassim Billah (until unknown date)
    • Sultan Abu Bakar (from unknown date)
• Perak :
  • British Residents of Perak :
    • Bertram Walter Elles (until unknown date)
    • G. E. Cater (from unknown date)
  • Sultan of Perak : Sultan Iskandar Shah

• 23 November – Royal Malay Regiment was formed.
• Unknown date – Ho Hong Bank, OCB Bank and CCB Bank merged to form OCBC Bank.^[1]

• 2 February – Maria Menado – Actress
• 21 March – Wan Mokhtar Ahmad – Politician (died 2020)
• 8 April – Sultan Iskandar ibni Sultan Ismail – 4th modern Sultan of Johor (died 2010)
• 30 May – Abdul Ghani Gilong – Politician (died 2021)
• 7 November – Tuanku Siti Bainun binti Mohd Ali – 34th Raja Permaisuri of Perak
• Unknown date – Ahmad C – Actor (died 2010)
• Unknown date – Ahmad Daud – Actor (died 2002)
• Unknown date – Ani Arope – Corporate figure (died 2014)
• Unknown date – Ibrahim Pendek – Actor (died 2003)
• Unknown date – Ismail Hussein – Academician
• Unknown date – Kasma Booty – Actress (died 2007)
• Unknown date – Nordin Ahmad – Actor (died 1971)
• Unknown date – Normadiah – Actress (died 2000)
• Unknown date – Osman Zailani – Actor (died 2017)
• Unknown date – Raja Hamidah Raja Saat – Actress (died 2012)
• Unknown date – Rozhan Kuntom – Corporate figure (died 2014)
• Unknown date – Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail – Politician
• Unknown date – Zainal Abidin Safarwan – Academician

• 1 April – Toh Ah Boon, Chinese community leader and one of the biggest landlords of Johor Bahru (b. 1860).^[2]
• 22 June – Abdullah al-Muʽtassim Billah Shah of Pahang, 3rd Sultan of Modern Pahang (b. 1874).
• 26 October – Charles Walter Hamilton Cochrane, colonial administrator (b. 1876).^[3]