This article lists important figures and events in the public affairs of British Malaya during the year 1936, 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 : Marcus Rex (until unknown date) Federal Secretaries of the Federated of Malay States : Christopher Dominic Ahearne (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 : Theodore Samuel Adams Sultan of Selangor : Sultan Sir Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah Penang : Monarchs : King George V (until 20 January) King Edward VIII (20 January – 11 December) King George VI (from 11 December) Residents-Councillors : Arthur Mitchell Goodman Malacca : Monarchs : King George V (until 20 January) King Edward VIII (20 January – 11 December) King George VI (from 11 December) 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 : C. C. Brown Sultan of Pahang : Sultan Abu Bakar Perak : British Residents of Perak : G. E. Cater Sultan of Perak : Sultan Iskandar Shah
Events
18 February – Football Association of Selangor established. 22 February – Selangor FA was founded. Unknown date – The enactment of Penal Code.
Births
19 January – Sidek Abdullah Kamar – Badminton player (died 2005) 21 May – Abdul Taib Mahmud – Former 4th Chief Minister of Sarawak (1981–2014) 16 November – Elyas Omar, politician (died 2018)