List of Malaysian flags#Monarch

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This is a list of flags used in Malaysia, both currently and historically.

National flags

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File:Flag of Malaysia.svgrowspan="2" | 1963 onwards{{FIAV|111000}} {{FIAV|normal}} {{FIAV|Mirror}} {{FIAV|Vertical inapplicable}} Flag of Malaysia (Jalur Gemilang)Fourteen horizontal stripes alternating red and white; in the canton, a yellow crescent and 14-point star on a blue field.
File:Flag of Malaysia (vertical).svg{{FIAV|Vertical exclusive}}Flag of Malaysia (Banner display)Fourteen vertical stripes alternating red and white; in the chief, a yellow crescent and 14-point star pointing upward on a blue field.
File:Civil Ensign of Malaysia.svg{{FIAV|000100}}Civil Ensign of MalaysiaA red field with the Flag of Malaysia in a blue-fimbriated canton.
File:Government Ensign of Malaysia.svg{{FIAV|000010}}Government Ensign of MalaysiaA blue field with the Flag of Malaysia in the canton. Example: used by the Marine Police of Royal Malaysian Police.

Monarch

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File:Flag of the Supreme Head of Malaysia.svgrowspan="2" | 1988–Present{{FIAV|Normal}}Standard of the Yang di-Pertuan AgongThe Jata Negara, the coat of arms of Malaysia, enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a yellow field.
File:Standard of the Raja Permaisuri Agong.svg{{FIAV|Normal}}Standard of the Raja Permaisuri AgongThe coat of arms of Malaysia enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a light green field.
File:Personal standard of Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong.svg

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|{{FIAV|Normal}}Standard of the Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Deputy King)

|The Jata Negara, the coat of arms of Malaysia, on two equal horizontal bands of yellow and blue.

File:BenderaSultanJohor.svg

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|{{FIAV|Normal}}Standard of the Sultan of Johor

|A white field defaced with a blue crescent and nine-pointed star.

File:Bendera Permaisuri Johor.svg

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|{{FIAV|Normal}}Standard of the Permaisuri of Johor

|A blue field with white diagonal edges defaced with a white crescent and seven-pointed star.

File:Royal Standard of the Sultan of Kedah.svg

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|{{FIAV|Normal}}Standard of the Sultan of Kedah

|The Kedah Coat of Arms enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a yellow field.

File:Royal Standard of the Sultan of Kelantan (Sultan Muhammad V).svg

|2010–present

|{{FIAV|Normal}}Standard of the Sultan of Kelantan

|The Arms of the Sultan of Kelantan on two equal horizontal bands of white and red.

File:Royal Standard of the Sultan of Kelantan.svg

|{{FIAV|Historical}} ?–2010

|Standard of the Sultan of Kelantan (older)

|A white flag with the royal arms in blue (a blue star and upward pointing crescent surmounted by a coronet similar to that from the arms, surrounded by a blue wreath) charged on the centre; an older, more intricate variant of the flag features a yellow star and crescent, a yellow crown, and a blue wreath;

File:Royal Standard of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan.svg

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|{{FIAV|Normal}}Standard of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan

|The personal emblem of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar inside a black circle which is inscribed inside a red lozenge and a yellow background.

File:Standard Sultan Pahang.svg

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|{{FIAV|Normal}}Standard of the Sultan of Pahang

|The Pahang State Arms enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a white field.

File:Royal Standard of the Sultan of Perak.svg

|2015-present

|{{FIAV|Normal}}Standard of the Sultan of Perak

|The Arms of the Sultan of Perak enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a yellow field. The flag ratio 2:3 is used by official residence with the presence of the Sultan, while the flag ratio 1:2 is used by official residences the Sultan will reside.

File:Royal Standard of the Sultan of Perak (1985 - 2014).svg

|{{FIAV|Historical}} 1985-2014

|Standard of the Sultan of Perak (Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah)

|The Arms of the Sultan of Perak enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a white field

File:Royal Standard of the Sultan of Perak (1963 - 1984).svg

|{{FIAV|Historical}} 1963-1984

|Standard of the Sultan of Perak (Sultan Idris Al-Mutawakil Alallahi Shah)

|The Arms of the Sultan of Perak on a white field with the Flag of Perak in the canton.

File:Royal Standard of the Sultan of Perak (1949 - 1963).svg

|{{FIAV|Historical}} 1949-1963

|Standard of the Sultan of Perak (Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah)

|A white field with the Flag of Perak in the canton.

File:Royal Standard of the Raja of Perlis.svg

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|{{FIAV|Normal}}Standard of the Raja of Perlis

|The Perlis Coat of Arms on a yellow field.

File:Royal Standard of the Raja Permaisuri of Perlis.svg

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|{{FIAV|Normal}}Standard of the Raja Permaisuri Perlis

|A yellow field with the yellow Perlis Coat of Arms in a blue canton.

File:Royal Standard of the Sultan of Selangor.svg

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|{{FIAV|Normal}}Standard of the Sultan of Selangor

|A red field defaced with the Arms of the Sultan of Selangor, with the yellow crescent and five-pointed stars in a red canton.

File:Royal Standard of the Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor.svg

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|{{FIAV|Normal}}Standard of the Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor

|A yellow crescent and five-pointed stars in a yellow flag with a red hoist stripe.

|File:Bendera_Tubuh_Sultan_Terengganu.svg

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|{{FIAV|Normal}}Standard of the Sultan of Terengganu

|The Arms of the Sultan of Terengganu enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a white field, surrounded by a brown border.

File:Bendera Tubuh Tengku Ampuan Besar Terengganu.svg

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|{{FIAV|Normal}}Standard of the Sultanah of Terengganu

| The Arms of the Sultanah of Terengganu enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a yellow field.

Governor

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File:Standard of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca.svg

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|{{FIAV|Normal}}Standard of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca

| The Coat of Arms of Malacca enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a yellow field.

File:Standard of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang.svg

|2022-present

| rowspan="3" |{{FIAV|Normal}}Standard of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang

| The Crest of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang on a yellow field.

File:Standard of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang (1983-2022).svg

|1983-2022

| rowspan="2" | The Crest of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang inside a white circle on a yellow field.

File:Standard of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang (1957-1982).svg

|1963-1982

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|{{FIAV|Normal}}Standard of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah

| State flag of Sabah with Mount Kinabalu replaced by Coat of arms of Sabah enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy in the canton.

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|{{FIAV|Normal}}Standard of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak

| State flag of Sarawak with the Nine-pointed Star replaced by Coat of arms of Sarawak enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy in the centre.

Administrative divisions

=States=

{{main|States and federal territories of Malaysia}}

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File:Flag of Johor.svg1871 onwardsFlag of the state of Johor.A blue field with an arranged crescent and five-pointed stars in a red canton.
File:Flag of Kedah.svg1912 onwardsFlag of the state of Kedah.A red field with the state coat of arms in the canton.
File:Flag of Kelantan.svg1923 onwardsFlag of the state of Kelantan.A red field defaced with a white crescent and star and two white kris and spears.
File:Flag of Malacca.svg1957 onwardsFlag of the state of Malacca.Two equal bands of red and white, with a crescent and five-pointed star in a blue canton.
File:Flag of Negeri Sembilan.svg1895 onwardsFlag of the state of Negeri Sembilan.A yellow field with two diagonal bands of red and black in the canton.
File:Flag of Pahang.svg1903 onwardsFlag of the state of Pahang.Two equal horizontal bands of white and black.
File:Flag of Penang (Malaysia).svg1965 onwardsFlag of the state of Penang.A blue, white and yellow vertical tri-colour defaced with a betel nut tree.
File:Flag of Perak.svg1879 onwardsFlag of the state of Perak.A white, yellow and black horizontal tri-colour.
File:Flag of Perlis.svg1870 onwardsFlag of the state of Perlis.Two equal horizontal bands of yellow and blue.
File:Flag of Sabah.svg1988 onwardsFlag of the state of Sabah.A blue (top), white, and red tri-colour, with the silhouette of Mount Kinabalu on a light blue canton.
File:Flag of Sarawak.svg1988 onwardsFlag of the state of Sarawak. (Ibu Pertiwi)A yellow field with two diagonal bands of red (top) and black, defaced with a nine-pointed star.
File:Flag of Selangor.svg1965 onwardsFlag of the state of Selangor.Red and yellow quartered, with a white crescent and five-pointed stars in the canton.
File:Flag of Terengganu.svg1953 onwardsFlag of the state of Terengganu.A black field defaced with a white crescent and five-pointed star, with white at the edge.

=Federal territories=

{{main|Flag of the Federal Territories}}

A common flag for the three federal territories was adopted by the Ministry of the Federal Territories on 20 August 2006. The flag is to be used and flown on matters and ceremonies that involve all the federal territories as a whole. An example is in national sporting events; the unified contingent of the territories would be under this common flag. However, the usage of the individual territorial flags would be given preference in events relating to individual territories.{{Cite web |url=http://pmr.penerangan.gov.my/index.php/maklumat-kenegaraan/228-wilayah-persekutuan.html |title=Wilayah Persekutuan |access-date=19 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227060353/http://pmr.penerangan.gov.my/index.php/maklumat-kenegaraan/228-wilayah-persekutuan.html |archive-date=27 February 2019 |url-status=dead }}

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File:Flag of the Federal Territories - Malaysia.svg2006 onwardsFlag of the Federal TerritoriesThree equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), blue, and red with the Malaysian coat of arms in the blue band.
File:Flag of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.svg1990 onwardsFlag of Kuala LumpurThree equal bands of white, blue and white with three equal horizontal stripes of red on both white bands. There is a yellow crescent and yellow fourteen-pointed stars on the left within the blue band. Before 2006, this flag was used to represent the entire Federal Territories.
File:Flag of Labuan.svg1992 onwardsFlag of LabuanThree equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue, there is a yellow crescent and yellow fourteen-pointed stars in the white band.
File:Flag of Putrajaya.svg2001 onwardsFlag of PutrajayaThree vertical bands of blue, yellow (double width), and blue with the Malaysian coat of arms in the yellow band.

= Order of precedence =

Per government protocol, if a display contains the Jalur Gemilang and all the state flags of Malaysia:{{Cite web |date=9 August 2021 |title=#Edisi merdeka: tahukah anda susunan keutamaan bendera di malaysia? |url=https://www.mkn.gov.my/web/ms/2021/08/09/tahukah-anda-susunan-keutamaan-bendera-di-malaysia/ |access-date=16 Sep 2022 |website=Majlis Keselamatan Negara}}

  • The Jalur Gemilang shall take precedence before the state flags;
  • The state flags shall be ordered by the date the state's incumbent ruler takes the throne;
  • The Federal Territory flag comes last

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!State

!Current ruler

!Taken office

{{Flag|Terengganu}}

|Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin

|15 May 1998

{{Flag|Perlis}}

|Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin

|17 April 2000

{{Flag|Selangor}}

|Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah

|22 November 2001

{{Flag|Negeri Sembilan}}

|Tuanku Muhriz

|29 December 2008

{{Flag|Johor}}

|Sultan Ibrahim Ismail

|23 January 2010

{{Flag|Kelantan}}

|Sultan Muhammad V

|13 September 2010

{{Flag|Perak}}

|Sultan Nazrin Shah

|29 May 2014

{{Flag|Kedah}}

|Sultan Sallehuddin

|12 September 2017

{{Flag|Pahang}}

|Al-Sultan Abdullah

|31 January 2019

{{Flag|Malacca}}

|TYT Mohd Ali Rustam

|4 June 2020

{{Flag|Penang}}

|TYT Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak

|1 May 2021

{{Flag|Sarawak}}

|TYT Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar

|26 January 2024

{{Flag|Sabah}}

|TYT Musa Aman

|1 January 2025

= City, district, provincial and municipal =

{{further|commons:Flags of districts of Malaysia|commons:Flags of municipalities of Malaysia|l1 = Flags of districts of Malaysia|label2=Flags of municipalities of Malaysia}}

Some localities have their own flags, whether on the level of district, city, or even traditional localities. Some of them do not represent the locality, but rather the authority that governs the locality such as district councils.

For flags of districts, towns, and cities in Malaysia, look for the article for each state's flag where said location is in. Below is a gallery of the flags of some Malaysian localities.

File:Flag of Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu.svg|Kuala Terengganu (district)

File:Flag of Gua Musang, Kelantan.svg|Gua Musang (district)

File:Flag of Johor Bahru, Johor.svg|Johor Bahru (district)

File:Flag of Johor Bahru.svg|Johor Bahru (city)

File:Flag of Kota Kinabalu.svg|Kota Kinabalu (city)

File:Flag of Sungei Ujong.svg|Sungei Ujong (luak/chiefdom)

File:Flag of Sabak Bernam.png|Sabak Bernam (district council)

File:Flag of Ipoh, Perak.svg|Ipoh (city council)

Military

{{main|Military of Malaysia}}

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File:Flag of the Commander-in-Chief (Malaysia).svg

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|Standard of the Commander-in-chief of the Malaysian Armed Forces

|Three equal horizontal bands of sky blue, red and blue, encircled by five gold five-pointed stars.

File:Flag of Malaysian Chief of Defence Forces.svg

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|Standard of the Malaysian Chief of Defence Forces

|Three equal horizontal bands of sky blue, red and blue, with four gold five-pointed stars.

File:Flag of the Malaysian Armed Forces.svg

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|Flag of the Malaysian Armed Forces

|Three equal horizontal bands of sky blue, red and blue, with the crest of the Malaysian Armed Forces.

File:Flag of the Malaysian Army.svgrowspan="3" |{{FIAV|Normal}}

| Flag of the Malaysian Army

A red field defaced with the crest of the Malaysian Army, with the Malaysian flag with black fimbriation in the canton.
|Non-Ceremonial Flag of Malaysian Army

|A red field defaced with the crest of the Malaysian Army

File:Ensign of the Royal Malaysian Air Force.svg

| Air force ensign of the Royal Malaysian Air Force

A sky blue field defaced with the Federal Star, with the Malaysian flag in the canton.
File:Flag of the Chief of the Royal Malaysian Air Force.svg

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|Standard of the Chief of the Royal Malaysian Air Force

|A sky blue field defaced with the Crest of the Air Force and four stars, with the Malaysian flag in the canton.

File:Naval Ensign of Malaysia.svg{{FIAV|Normal}}1968 onwards

| Naval ensign of the Royal Malaysian Navy

A white field defaced with blue crossed kris and anchor, with the Malaysian flag in the canton.
File:Bendera Laksamana TLDM.png

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|Standard of the Chief of Royal Malaysian Navy

|A white field defaced with blue crossed kris and anchor at the centre with four blue stars at each edge.

File:Naval Ensign of Malaysia (1963-1968).svg{{FIAV|Historical}}1963 – 1968Naval ensign of the Royal Malaysian NavySt. George's cross on a white field with the Malaysian flag in the canton.
File:Naval Ensign of Malaya (1957-1963).svg{{FIAV|Historical}}1957 – 1963Naval ensign of the Royal Malayan NavySt. George's cross on a white field with the Malayan flag in the canton.
File:Commissioning Pennant of Malaysia.svg

|{{FIAV|Normal}}1963 onwards

|Commissioning pennant of the Malaysian Navy

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Law Enforcement Flags

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{{FIAV|Normal}}1948 – presentFlag of the Royal Malaysian PoliceDark blue field with the crest of the Royal Malaysian Police.
File:Flag of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency.svg{{FIAV|Normal}}2005–presentEnsign of the Malaysian Coast GuardA blue field defaced with the Crest of the Malaysian Coast Guard, with the Malaysian flag in the canton.

Historical

=National flag=

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File:Flag of Malaya (1950–1963).svgrowspan=2|1950-1963Flag of the Federation of MalayaEleven alternating red and white stripes with a dark blue rectangle, containing a gold crescent and 11-pointed star in the canton.
File:Flag of Malaya (vertical).svgFlag of the Federation of Malaya (Banner display)Eleven vertical stripes alternating red and white; in the canton, a yellow crescent and 11-point star on a blue field.
File:Civil Ensign of Malaya (1957–1963).svg1957-1963{{FIAV|000100}}Civil Ensign of the Federation of MalayaA red field with the Flag of Malaya in a blue-fimbriated canton.

=Sultanate flags=

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File:Old Flag of Brunei.svg15th century – 1888Flag of the Bruneian Empire, which once ruled most of the island of Borneo until Seludong (present-day Manila) and Banjarmasin in KalimantanA plain yellow flag.
File:18th Century Flag of Sulu.svg

| rowspan="2" |16th – 18th centuries

| rowspan="2" |Flag of the Sultanate of Sulu, which once ruled the eastern part of Sabah after the territory been given by the Sultanate of Brunei after they sent help to settling a civil war in Brunei, although this was denied as supported by a number of old resources.{{cite web |author=Rozan Yunos |date=7 March 2013 |title=Sabah and the Sulu claims |url=http://www.bt.com.bn/2013/03/07/sabah-and-sulu-claims |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617035533/http://www.bt.com.bn/2013/03/07/sabah-and-sulu-claims |archive-date=17 June 2014 |access-date=20 September 2013 |work=The Brunei Times}}

|White flag with a black bordure charged with a black emblem.

The emblem represented the Sultanate of Sulu identity.

File:Late 19th Century Flag of Sulu.svg

|Red flag with a thin blue-white band on the hoist charged with a white emblem.

File:Flag of the Sultanate of Mataram.svg17th centuryFlag of the Sultanate of Mataram, which once ruled the southern part of SarawakRed flag with a white bordure on the chief, fly, and base, charged with a white crescent on the hoist and two white-blue crossed krisses on the fly.
File:Flag of Aceh Sultanate.svg17th centuryFlag of the Sultanate of Aceh, which once ruled the northern part of the island of Sumatra and certain parts of the Malay Peninsula.Red flag charged with a white crescent and star atop a sword pointing towards the fly.
File:Flag of Kedah (18th century - 1912).svg18th century – 1821rowspan="2" | Flag of the Sultanate of KedahA plain red flag.
File:Flag of Kedah (1821 - 1912).svg1821 – 1912Red flag charged with a pouncing tiger.
File:Flag of Bulungan.svg1731–1881Flag of the Sultanate of Bulungan, the area of Tawau in Sabah was under the influence of this SultanateBlue-yellow-black horizontal tricolour.

Represented the Bulungan identity.

File:Flag of Pahang (1853 - 1887).svg1853–1887The flag of the Pahang Kingdom under Bendahara dynasty.A plain black flag.

Black flag represented the colour of the Bendahara.

File:Flag of Pahang (1887 - 1903).svg1887–1903The flag of the Pahang Sultanate.Black flag with a thin white band at its hoist.

Black represented the colour of the Bendahara, while white represented the ruling Sultan.

File:Jack of Pahang.svg

|1903–1957

|Naval jack of the Pahang Sultanate.

|White and black diagonally quadrisectioned flag.

rowspan="3" | File:White Flag of the Malay Sultanates.svg1699

| Flag of the Johor Sultanate

rowspan="3" | A plain white flag.

This flag was used by multiple Malay sultanates at the same time.

18th century – 1912

|Flag of the Kelantan Sultanate

18th century – 1879

|Flag of the Perak Sultanate

File:Flag of Johor (1855 - 1865).svg1855–1865rowspan="2" | Flag of the Johor SultanateBlack flag with a white canton.
File:Flag of Johor (1865 - 1871).svg1865–1871Black flag with a red canton, charged with a white saltire.
File:Flag of Selangor (1784).svg

|1784–1875

| rowspan="2" |Flag of the Selangor Sultanate

|Yellow flag with two red bands at the chief and base.

File:Flag_of_Selangor_(pre_1965).svg1875–1965Red and yellow horizontally quadrisectioned flag, charged with a yellow crescent and star on the upper hoist.
File:Flag of Kelantan (1912 - 1923).svg1912–1923Flag of the Kelantan SultanateWhite flag with a blue bordure at the hoist, chief, and fly, charged with a blue boat, on top of which lies a scripture stylised as a feline.

The scripture is written in Jawi script, with the tip of the tail writing "کراجا{{Jawi-HamzaThreeQuarter}}ن کلنتن" (Kelantanese Government), and the main body containing two passages from the Qur'an, an excerpt of the 13th verse of the 61st chapter, As-Saff "نصر من الله وفتح قىيب" (Help from Allah, and a speedy victory).

File:Flag of Terengganu (1912 - 1933).svg1912–1933rowspan="2" | Flag of the Terengganu SultanateBlack flag with a white band at its hoist.
File:Flag_of_Terengganu_(1933_-_1947).svgrowspan="2" | 1933–1953Black flag with a white band at its hoist, charged with an upwards white crescent and star on the chief of the black field.
File:Government Flag of Terengganu (1933 - 1947).svg

|Government flag of the Terengganu Sultanate

|Black flag with a white band at its hoist, charged with an upwards black crescent and star on the chief of the hoist band and white saltire on the black field.

=State flags=

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File:Flag of Penang (1957–1965).svg{{FIAV|Historical}} 1957 – 1965One of the alternative flags of the state of PenangSimilar with the current flag except with a blue and white breakwater.
File:Flag of Sarawak (1973–1988).svg{{FIAV|Historical}}1973 – 1988Flag of the state of SarawakRed and white horizontal bicolour flag with a blue chevron.
File:Flag of Sabah (1963-1982).svg{{FIAV|Historical}}1963 – 1982rowspan="2" | Flag of the state of SabahFour equal horizontal bands of red, white, yellow and blue, with a green canton, charged with a brown silhouette of Mount Kinabalu.
File:Flag of Sabah (1982-1988).svg{{FIAV|Historical}}1982 – 1988Blue and white horizontal bicolour flag with a red chevron.
File:Flag of Singapore.svg1959–1965Flag of the state of Singapore as a British Self-governing Colony (1959–1963) and as part of Malaysia (1963–1965)A horizontal bicolour of red over white, charged in white in the canton with a crescent facing, towards the fly, a pentagon of five stars.

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File:Flag of the Dutch East India Company (Prinsenvlag).svg1641–1795rowspan="2" | Flag of the VOC in Dutch MalaccaThree equal horizontal bands of orange (top), white and blue (bottom), with a small logo of the VOC in the centre.
File:Flag of the Dutch East India Company.svg1641–1663Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white and blue (bottom), with a small logo of the VOC in the centre.
File:Lanfang Republic Reconstructed Flag.svg1777–1884Flag of the Lanfang Republic in BorneoA yellow banner with Chinese Characters that translates into "Great Lanfang System"
File:Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg1826–1858Flag of the East India Company. With the establishment of the Straits Settlement, the East India Company ruled Malaya until it was designated a Crown Colony in 1867. Its design elements of the Union Jack in the canton and the red and white stripes is purportedly the reference behind the current Flag of MalaysiaThirteen white and red stripes with the Union Flag of the United Kingdom in the canton.
File:Flag of Sarawak (1841–1848).svg1841–1848rowspan="2" | Flag of the Raj of SarawakThe first flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak (1841–1848) using the St George's Cross, after the territory been ceded by the Sultanate of Brunei.
File:Flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak (1848).svg1848–1870The second flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak used from (1848–1870), with red and blue cross in the style of St. George's Cross. The Crown in the centre symbolises the Raj of Sarawak.
rowspan="2" | File:Flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak (1870).svg1870–1946Flag of the Raj of Sarawakrowspan="2" | The third flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak, with red and black cross in the style of St. George's Cross. The black symbolises the ruling class, and the red the people. Similar as on the second flag, the Crown in the centre symbolises the Rajah. This flag was reintroduced upon independence.
1963–1973

|Flag of the state of Sarawak

File:Flag of Sarawak (1947–1963).svg1947–1963Flag of the Crown Colony of SarawakAfter World War II Sarawak becomes a crown colony. A blue ensign defaced with the former Kingdom Badge was adopted.
File:British Resident's Flag of Pahang.svg

|1853–1957

|Flag of the British Resident of Pahang

|The flag of the Pahang Sultanate with a swallowtail.

File:Flag of the British Straits Settlements (1874–1904).svg1874–1904rowspan="2" | Flag of the Straits Settlementsrowspan="2" | A blue ensign defaced with a white disc containing a red diamond, in which is a white inverted pall with three crowns, one on each arm.
File:Flag of the British Straits Settlements (1904–1925).svg1904–1925
rowspan="2" | File:Flag of the British Straits Settlements (1925–1946).svg1925–1942rowspan="2" | Flag of the Straits Settlementsrowspan="2" | A blue ensign defaced with a red diamond, in which is a white inverted pall with three crowns, one on each arm.
1945–1946
rowspan="3" | File:Flag of the Federated Malay States (1895 - 1946).svg1896–1946Flag of the Federated Malay Statesrowspan="3" | Four equal horizontal bands of white, red, yellow, and black, charged with a white ellipse defaced with a running tiger.
1946–1948

|Flag of the Malayan Union

1948–1950

|Flag of the Federation of Malaya

File:Naval Ensign of the Federated Malay States.svg1895–1946Naval ensign of the Federated Malay StatesWhite-black-yellow-red diagonally quadrisectioned flag.

This flag was also used as the ensign for the HMS Malaya battleship.

File:Flag of North Borneo (1902–1946).svgrowspan=2| 1902–1946Flag of North BorneoA blue ensign defaced with the badge of North Borneo Chartered Company.
File:Civil Ensign of North Borneo (1902–1946).svgCivil ensign of North BorneoA red ensign defaced with the badge of North Borneo Chartered Company.
File:Flag of North Borneo (1948–1963).svg1948–1963Flag of Crown Colony of North BorneoAfter World War II North Borneo becomes a crown colony. A blue ensign was adopted with the new badge instead that of North Borneo Company.
File:Flag of Labuan (1912–1946).svg1912–1946Flag of the Crown Colony of LabuanA blue ensign defaced with a ship.
File:Marai Giyugun Flag (Blank).svg1944 ‒ 1945rowspan="2" | Flag of the Malayan Volunteer Army under the Japanese OccupationBlue flag with a red canton charged with two white crossed krisses.
File:Marai Giyugun Flag.svg1944 ‒ 1945Blue flag with a red canton charged with two white crossed krisses, and a smaller white lower hoist canton charged with regimental lettering.

The lettering reads "マライ義勇軍" (romanised: Marai Giyūgun).

File:Flag of Singapore (1946–1952).svg1948–1952rowspan=2|Flag of the Crown Colony of SingaporeA blue ensign defaced with a white disc containing a crown within a red inverted pall.
File:Flag of Singapore (1952–1959).svg1952–1959A blue ensign defaced with a white disc containing a crown within a red inverted pall.
File:Flag of Penang (1949–1952).svg1949–1952rowspan=2|Flag of the Crown Colony of PenangA blue ensign defaced with the pre-1985 lesser arms of Penang.
File:Flag of Penang (1952–1957).svg1952–1957Flag badge depicting the areca nut palm tree leaved and fructed proper on a mound with a wreath of the colours of the settlement arms adopted on 16 June 1952 by the Settlement Council.{{Cite web |title=NewspaperSG |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19520617-1.2.87?qt=penang,%20badge&q=penang%20badge |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg}}
File:Flag of Malacca (1946-1957).svg1951–1957Flag of the Crown Colony of MalaccaA blue ensign defaced with A Famosa motif.

Proposed Flags

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!Flag!! Use!! Description

File:Sang Saka Malaya 12 star.svg

|Proposed republican flag of Malaya.
Known as Sang Saka Malaya.

|Red and white horizontal bicolour flag charged with twelve yellow stars on the upper hoist.

File:1949 Malaya Flag Proposal 1-new.svgFirst proposed flag of Malaya.Blue flag charged with two red crorssed krisses surrounded by 11 white stars.
File:1949 Malaya Flag Proposal 2-new.svgSecond proposed flag of Malaya.Blue flag charged with two red crossed krisses surrounded by five white stars which is surrounded by six white stars.
File:1949 Malaya Flag Proposal 3-new.svgThird proposed flag of Malaya.11 alternating blue and white stripes with a red canton, charged with a white crescent and star.

Political flags

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!Flag!! Date (century)!! Use!! Description

colspan="4" |Current
style="text-align:center;" | Link to file2021–presentPeople's Power Party
File:Pejuang flag.svg2020–presentHomeland Fighter's PartyTurquoise flag charged with the party logo atop its name in white.
File:Gabungan Rakyat Sabah GRS.jpg2020–presentGabungan Rakyat SabahWhite flag charged with a light blue figure resembling Mount Kinabalu atop its abbreviated name in blue, red, and light blue.
File:Malaysian United Democratic Alliance.svg2020–presentMalaysian United Democratic AllianceBlack flag charged with its name in white.
File:Bendera Parti Putra.png2019–presentParti Bumiputera Perkasa MalaysiaYellow flag charged with the party logo atop its name in red.
File:Malaysian Advancement Party.png2019–presentMalaysian Advancement Party
File:Bendera BERSATU.svg2017–presentMalaysian United Indigenous PartyRed flag charged with the party logo in white.
File:Penang Front Party Flag.svg2016–presentYouth Front Party
File:Sabah People's Hope Party Flag.svg2016–presentSabah People's Hope Party
File:Pakatan-harapan-logo.svg2015–presentPakatan HarapanRed flag charged with the party logo in white.
File:Parti Amanah Negara Flag.svg2015–presentNational Trust PartyOrange flag charged with the party logo in white.
style="text-align:center;" | Link to file2014–presentParti Sarawak Bersatu
style="text-align:center;" | Link to file2013–presentUnited Sabah National Organisation
style="text-align:center;" | Link to file2013–presentLove Sabah Party
style="text-align:center;" | Link to file2013–presentSabah Nationality Party
File:Malaysian Indian Justice Party.png2013–presentMalaysian Indian Justice Party
style="text-align:center;" | Link to file2013–presentParti Sejahtera Angkatan Perpaduan Sabah
style="text-align:center;" | Link to file2013–presentSabah Native Co-operation Party
File:Bendera Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah.jpg2013–presentParti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah
File:Sabah National People's Unity Organisation flag.png2013–presentSabah National People's Unity Organisation
style="text-align:center;" | Link to file2011–presentMalaysian United People's Party
style="text-align:center;" | Link to file2009–presentLove Malaysia Party
style="text-align:center;" | Link to file2007–presentMalaysian Indian United Party
File:Parti Keadilan Rakyat logo.svg1999–presentPeople's Justice PartyLight blue flag with two red bands on the hoist and fly charged with a white symbol resembling two crescents facing each other.
File:Socialist Party of Malaysia Flag.svg1998–presentSocialist Party of Malaysia
1994–presentUnited Progressive Kinabalu Organisation
File:Sabah Progressive Party Flag.svg1994–presentSabah Progressive Party
File:Liberal Democratic Party Logo.svg1989–presentLiberal Democratic Party
style="text-align:center;" | Link to file1986–presentPunjabi Party of Malaysia
style="text-align:center;" | Link to file1985–presentUnited Sabah Party
File:BERJASA-flag.svg

|2020–present

| rowspan="2" |Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front

|Burgundy flag charged with a stylised white star.

File:BERJASA logo.svg

|1977-2020

|Green flag charged with a white star.

File:KIMMA logo.png1976–presentMalaysian Indian Muslim Congress
style="text-align:center;" | Link to file1973–presentBarisan Nasional
File:Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia Flag.svg1968–presentParti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia
File:Democratic Action Party Flag.svg1965–presentDemocratic Action PartyWhite flag charged with a blue circle and red rocket.
File:PAS Flag.svg1955–presentMalaysian Islamic PartyRed and white horizontal bicolour flag charged with a green disc on the upper hoist.
File:Malaysian People's Party Flag.svg1955–presentParti Rakyat Malaysia
File:Flag of the Malaysian Chinese Association.svg1949–presentMalaysian Chinese AssociationBlue flag charged with a yellow federal star.
File:UMNO (Malaysia).svg1946–presentUnited Malays National OrganisationRed and white horizontal bicolour flag charged with a yellow disc defaced with a green kris.
File:Malaysian Indian Congress Flag.svg1946–presentMalaysian Indian Congress
colspan="4" |Former
File:State Reform Party Flag.svg1996-2020Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak
File:Flag of Parti Melayu Semangat 46.svg1989-1996Parti Melayu Semangat 46Yellow flag charged with a white disc defaced with a green text writing "46" at the centre of the field, and charged with two green crossed krisses on the upper hoist.
style="text-align:center;" | Link to file1989-2001People's Justice Front
style="text-align:center;" | Link to file1978-2008United Pasok Nunukragang National Organisation
style="text-align:center;" | Link to file1975-1991Sabah People's United Front
File:Flag of the North Kalimantan Communist Party.svgrowspan="2" | 1962-1990North Kalimantan Communist Partyrowspan="2" |
File:Flag of the Sarawak People's Guerilla Force.svgSarawak People's Guerilla Force
File:Parti Perikatan logo.svg1957-1973Alliance PartyBlue flag charged with a white boat.
File:Sang Saka Malaya 12 star.svg1945-1948Parti Kebangsaan Melayu MalayaRed and white horizontal bicolour flag charged with twelve yellow stars on the upper hoist.

Known as the "Sang Saka Malaya," it is commonly associated with the republican‐independence movements in Malaysia,{{Cite web |title=Tindakan kibar bendera 'Sang Saka Malaya' mahu tukar Malaysia kepada republik? |url=http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/Politik/20120906/po_03/Tindakan-kibar-bendera-Sang-Saka-Malaya-mahu-tukar-Malaysia-kepada-republik |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910005704/http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/Politik/20120906/po_03/Tindakan-kibar-bendera-Sang-Saka-Malaya-mahu-tukar-Malaysia-kepada-republik |archive-date=2012-09-10 |access-date=2012-09-08}}{{Cite web |last=Tempo.co |date=2018-08-10 |title=Bendera Kita Pernah Sama |url=https://kolom.tempo.co/read/1115632/bendera-kita-pernah-sama |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=Tempo |language=en}} and to an extent, the leftwing movements.{{cite news |author=Zulaikha Zulkifli |date=1 January 2013 |title='Bendera Rakyat' berkibar di Dataran |website=MalaysiaKini.com |url=http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/217792 |url-status=bot: unknown |access-date=6 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306113552/http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/217792 |archive-date=6 March 2013}}{{Cite web |last=Lim |first=Ida |date=2013-09-17 |title=Who's afraid of the Sang Saka Malaya? |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2013/09/17/whos-afraid-of-the-sang-saka-malaya/526185 |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=Malay Mail |language=en}}

File:Flag of Indonesia.svg1938-1945Kesatuan Melayu MudaRed and white horizontal bicolour flag.

Known as the "sang saka," precursor to the "Sang Saka Malaya", it was used to represent an independent Malaysia before the Malaysian flag was eventually chosen.{{Cite web |last=Munisamy |first=Saminathan |title=Sang Saka Merah Putih and Malayan Representatives at Asian Relations Conference Delhi 25th March to 2nd April 1947 |url=http://www.malaya-ganapathy.com/2014/12/sang-saka-merah-putih-and-malayan.html |access-date=2023-12-09 |language=en}} It was based on the flag of the Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya, which in turn is based on the flag of Indonesia.{{cite book |last=Sani |first=Rustam |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-Ie4AAAAIAAJ |title=Social Roots of the Malay Left |date=2008 |publisher=SIRD |isbn=978-9833782444 |pages=29–30}}

File:Flag of the Communist Party of Malaya.svg1930-1989Malayan Communist Party

University flags

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|1962–present

|Flag of the University of Malaya

|Public university established in 1905, serves as the banner of arms of the university but with the ratio of 2:1

|1984–present

|Flag of the International Islamic University Malaysia

|Turquoise flag charged with the university emblem in gold, black, and white.

File:Universiti Utara Malaysia flag.png

|1984–present

|Flag of the Northern University of Malaysia

|Light blue flag charged with the university emblem.

Public university established in 1984. Minor changes were done prior to the redesign of the university emblem.

|2006–present

|Flag of the National Defence University of Malaysia

|Public university established in 2006. Similar to the tricolour of the Armed Forces of Malaysia but with the university seal on top.

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

=Flag dates published references=

  • (Ben Cahoon) [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Malay_states.htm Malay States] on worldstatesmen.org