Malay original[8][9]Jawi script (unofficial)IPA transcription[a]English translation
Negaraku
Tanah tumpahnya darahku
Rakyat hidup
Bersatu dan maju
𝄆 Rahmat bahagia
Tuhan kurniakan
Raja kita
Selamat bertakhta 𝄇
نڬاراكو،
تانه تومڤهڽ دارهكو،
رعيت هيدوڤ،
برساتو دان ماجو!
𝄇 رحمة بهاݢيا،
توهن كورنياكن،
راج کيت،
سلامت برتختا! 𝄆
[nə.ga.ra.ku]
[ta.nah tum.pah.ɲa da.rah.ku]
[rak̚.jat̚ hi.dup]
[bər.sa.tu dan ma.d͡ʒu]
𝄆 [rah.mat̚ ba.ha.gja]
[tu.han kur.ni.a.kan]
[ra.d͡ʒa ki.ta]
[sə.la.mat̚ bər.tax.ta] 𝄇
My motherland,
The land where my blood spills,
The people live,
United and progressive!
𝄆 With God's blessings
of grace and happiness,
May our King,
be safely enthroned! 𝄇
Federation of Malaya
Persekutuan Tanah Melayu (Malay)
1948–1963
Anthem: God Save the King / Queen (1948–1957)
Negaraku (1957–1963)
Status
British protectorate (1948–1957)
Independent monarchy as member state of the Commonwealth of Nations (1957–1963)
Capital
and largest city
Common languages
Government
Federation as British protectorate (1948–1957)
Federal parliamentary elective constitutional monarchy (1957–1963)
Monarch
• 1948–1952
• 1952–1957
• 1957–1960
• 1960
• 1960–1963
• 1948
• 1948–1951
• 1952–1954
• 1954–1957
Head of government
• 1955–1957
(as Chief Minister)
• 1957–1963
(as Prime Minister)
Legislature
(1948-1959)
(since 1959)
Dewan Negara (Senate)
(since 1959)
Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)
(since 1959)
History
• Established
1 February 1948[1]
31 August 1957
16 September 1963
Currency
Malayan dollar (1948–1953)
Malaya and British Borneo dollar (1953–1967)
The Federation of Malaya (Malay: Persekutuan Tanah Melayu; Jawi: ڤرسكوتوان تانه ملايو) was a federation of what previously had been British Malaya, comprising eleven states (nine Malay states and two of the British Straits Settlements, Penang and Malacca)[2] that existed from 1 February 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957,[3] and in 1963, Malaysia was formed when Malaya united with Singapore, North Borneo, and Sarawak.[4]
The founding of the Federation of Malaya in 1948 led to a revision of the arms. Among the changes were a more complete representation the 11 states of the federation on the shield (where new partitions containing insignias of the additional states added over and beside the original FMS colours), the replacement of the eastern crown with a yellow crescent and an 11-pointed federal star (symbols representing the 11 states that were derived from the flag of the Federation of Malaya). The original Jawi motto was also replaced with "Unity is Strength" in both English and Jawi Malay.
At the point of adoption, the shield was composed of the following elements:
In chief, the five krises representing the Unfederated Malay States;
In pale, the quartered colours of the FMS;
In dexter, the Prince of Wales's feathers, crenellation, and waves from the Penang coat of arms; and
In sinister, and gate of A Famosa from the Malaccan coat of arms.
BRITISH COLONY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA