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This article lists important figures and events in Malayan public affairs during the year 1954, as well as births and deaths of significant Malayans.

• Governor of Malaya :
  • Gerald Templer (until 31 May)
  • Donald Charles MacGillivray (from 31 May)
• Chief Minister Federation of Malaya :
  • Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj

• Perlis :
  • Raja of Perlis : Syed Harun Putra Jamalullail
  • Menteri Besar of Perlis : Raja Ahmad Raja Endut
• Johore :
  • Sultan of Johor : Sultan Ibrahim Al-Masyhur
  • Menteri Besar of Johor : Syed Abdul Kadir Mohamed
• Kedah :
  • Sultan of Kedah : Sultan Badlishah
  • Menteri Besar of Kedah :
    • Mohamad Sheriff Osman (until January)
    • Tunku Ismail Tunku Yahya (from January)
• Kelantan :
  • Sultan of Kelantan : Sultan Ibrahim
  • Menteri Besar of Kelantan : Tengku Muhammad Hamzah Raja Muda Long Zainal Abidin
• Trengganu :
  • Sultan of Trengganu : Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
  • Menteri Besar of Terengganu : Raja Kamaruddin Idris
• Selangor :
  • Sultan of Selangor : Sultan Sir Hishamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj
  • Menteri Besar of Selangor :
    • Othman Mohamad (until September)
    • Raja Uda Raja Muhammad (from September)
• Penang :
  • Monarchs : Queen Elizabeth II
  • Residents-Commissioner : Robert Porter Bingham
• Malacca :
  • Monarchs : Queen Elizabeth II
  • Residents-Commissioner : Maurice John Hawyard (Acting)
• Negri Sembilan :
  • Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan : Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad
  • Menteri Besar Negeri Sembilan : Shamsuddin Naim
• Pahang :
  • Sultan of Pahang : Sultan Abu Bakar
  • Menteri Besar of Pahang : Tengku Mohamad Sultan Ahmad
• Perak :
  • British Adviser of Perak : Ian Blelloch
  • Sultan of Perak : Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah
  • Menteri Besar of Perak : Abdul Wahab Toh Muda Abdul Aziz

• February – Parti Negara formed by Dato' Onn Jaafar.
• 6 March – Port Dickson and Rembau in Negeri Sembilan are declared White Areas.
• 3 April – Town councils election is held in Pasir Mas, Kelantan.^[1][2]
• 1 May – Film Censorship Board of Malaysia is established as Malayan Censorship Board.^[3]
• May – Bourne School, Kuala Lumpur is established.
• 1 May - 9 May – Malaya competed for the first time in the 1954 Asian Games held in Manila, Philippines with 9 competitors in 1 sport.
• 3 July – Town councils election in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
• 8 July – Operation Termite.^[4]
• 21 July – Town councils election is held in Kuantan, Pahang.^[5][6][7]
• 11 August – Institut Pendidikan Guru Malaysia Kampus Kota Bharu is established as Maktab Penguruan Kota Bharu.
• 15 August – Town councils election is held in Ipoh-Menglembu, Taiping and Teluk Anson in Perak.^{[8][9][10][11]}
• 10 October – Johore state election.
• 29 October – Trengganu state election.
• 6 November – Town councils election is held in Segamat, Johor.^[12]
• 4 December – Local municipal election is held in George Town, Kuala Lumpur and Malacca.^[13][14]
• 4 December – Town councils election is held in Bukit Mertajam and Butterworth, Penang; Muar, Bandar Penggaram, Johor Baharu, Kluang in Johor; Klang, Selangor; and Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.^{[14][12][15][16]}
• Unknown date – Hang Tuah Stadium completed and officially opened.^[17]
• Unknown date – SMK Pendidikan Khas Persekutuan is established as Federation School for the Deaf. Its become first school deaf in Malaya.
• Unknown date – Election Offences Act 1954 is enforced.^[18]

• 18 February – Jalaluddin Hassan – Actor
• 24 April – Yusof Haslam – Film director and actor
• 29 April – M. Kayveas – Politician
• 15 May – Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz – Politician
• 25 May – Sudirman Arshad – Singer (died 1992)
• 14 June – Zulkifeli Mohd. Zin – Commander of Angkatan Tentera Malaysia
• 14 October – Mohamad Sabu – Politician

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