History of the Malaysian Flag



People are proud to fly the Jalur Gemilang
A nationwide competition was held on 29 November 1949 to choose the design for the national flag of the future nation at the behest of the Conference of Rulers with the help of the Federal Legislative Council. Johor government architect Mohammad Hamzah’s design won the day. His original design underwent some amendments and received the approval of the Conference of Rulers on 22 and 23 February 1950. On 19 April 1950, the Federal Legislative Council approved a motion proposed by the Acting Chief-Secretary on the flag design.

King George VI approved the flag design on 19 May 1950. The first time the flag of the Federation of Malaya was flown was on the grounds of the palace of the Sultan of Selangor attended by Their Majesties the Malay rulers and the officials of King George VI on 26 May 1950.

After the establishment of Malaysia on 16 September 1963, the Federation of Malaya flag was amended in accordance with the entry of Sarawak, Sabah and Singapore into the federation. Although Singapore separated from the federation in 1965 the details of the flag was retained to indicate the union of the 13 states and the Federal Government. After having flown proudly since 1950, on the night of 31 August 1997, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad who was then the Prime Minister made history and declared that the national flag would henceforth be known as Jalur Gemilang (stripes of glory).

Flag sequence by priority

The sequence by priority of the flag of Malaysia and the states are determined by the priority given to Their Majesties the Malay Rulers and Their Excellencies the state Governors as enshrined in Article 70 of the Constitution. Therefore, the sequence by priority of the flags that was applied in 2011/2012 is as follows:

1.               Malaysia
2.               Kedah
3.               Pahang
4.               Perak
5.               Terengganu
6.               Perlis
7.               Selangor
8.               Negeri Sembilan
9.               Johor
10.           Kelantan
11.           Sarawak
12.           Penang
13.           Melaka
14.           Sabah
15.           Federal Territory
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