This is a list of flags used in Malaysia , both currently and historically.
Flag | Date (century) | Use | Description |
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![]() | 1963 onwards | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Fourteen horizontal stripes alternating red and white; in the canton, a yellow crescent and 14-point star on a blue field. |
![]() | ![]() | Fourteen vertical stripes alternating red and white; in the chief, a yellow crescent and 14-point star pointing upward on a blue field. | |
![]() | ![]() | A red field with the Flag of Malaysia in a blue-fimbriated canton. | |
![]() | ![]() | A blue field with the Flag of Malaysia in the canton. Example: used by the Marine Police of Royal Malaysian Police. |
Flag | Date (century) | Use | Description |
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![]() | 1988–Present | ![]() | The Jata Negara, the coat of arms of Malaysia, enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a yellow field. |
![]() | ![]() | The coat of arms of Malaysia enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a light green field. | |
![]() | ![]() | The Jata Negara, the coat of arms of Malaysia, on two equal horizontal bands of yellow and blue. | |
![]() | ![]() | A white field defaced with a blue crescent and nine-pointed star. | |
![]() | ![]() | A blue field with white diagonal edges defaced with a white crescent and seven-pointed star. | |
![]() | 2020–present | ![]() | The Kedah Coat of Arms enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy in a circle gold border on a yellow field. |
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | The lesser installation emblem of Sultan Sallehuddin on a yellow field. |
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | The Kedah Coat of Arms enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a yellow field. |
![]() | 2010–present | ![]() | The Arms of the Sultan of Kelantan on two equal horizontal bands of white and red. |
![]() | ![]() | 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; |
![]() | ![]() | The personal emblem of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar inside a black circle which is inscribed inside a red lozenge and a yellow background. | |
![]() | ![]() | The Pahang State Arms enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a white field. | |
![]() | 2015-present | ![]() | 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. |
![]() | ![]() | 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 |
![]() | ![]() | 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. |
![]() | ![]() | Standard of the Sultan of Perak (Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah) | A white field with the Flag of Perak in the canton. |
![]() | ![]() | The Perlis Coat of Arms on a yellow field. | |
![]() | ![]() | A yellow field with the yellow Perlis Coat of Arms in a blue canton. | |
![]() | ![]() | A red field defaced with the Arms of the Sultan of Selangor, with the yellow crescent and five-pointed stars in a red canton. | |
![]() | ![]() | A yellow crescent and five-pointed stars in a yellow flag with a red hoist stripe. | |
![]() | ![]() | The Arms of the Sultan of Terengganu enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a white field, surrounded by a brown border. | |
![]() | ![]() | The Arms of the Sultanah of Terengganu enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a yellow field. |
Flag | Date (century) | Use | Description |
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![]() | ![]() | The Coat of Arms of Malacca enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a yellow field. | |
![]() | 2022-present | ![]() | The Crest of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang on a yellow field. |
![]() | 1983-2022 | The Crest of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang inside a white circle on a yellow field. | |
![]() | 1963-1982 | ||
![]() | State flag of Sabah with Mount Kinabalu replaced by Coat of arms of Sabah enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy in the canton. | ||
![]() | ![]() | 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. |
Flag | Date (century) | Use | Description |
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![]() | 1871 onwards | Flag of the state of Johor. | A blue field with an arranged crescent and five-pointed stars in a red canton. |
![]() | 1912 onwards | Flag of the state of Kedah. | A red field with the state coat of arms in the canton. |
![]() | 1923 onwards | Flag of the state of Kelantan. | A red field defaced with a white crescent and star and two white kris and spears. |
![]() | 1957 onwards | Flag of the state of Malacca. | Two equal bands of red and white, with a crescent and five-pointed star in a blue canton. |
![]() | 1895 onwards | Flag of the state of Negeri Sembilan. | A yellow field with two diagonal bands of red and black in the canton. |
![]() | 1903 onwards | Flag of the state of Pahang. | Two equal horizontal bands of white and black. |
![]() | 1965 onwards | Flag of the state of Penang. | A blue, white and yellow vertical tri-colour defaced with a betel nut tree. |
![]() | 1879 onwards | Flag of the state of Perak. | A white, yellow and black horizontal tri-colour. |
![]() | 1870 onwards | Flag of the state of Perlis. | Two equal horizontal bands of yellow and blue. |
![]() | 1988 onwards | Flag of the state of Sabah. | A blue (top), white, and red tri-colour, with the silhouette of Mount Kinabalu on a light blue canton. |
![]() | 1988 onwards | Flag 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. |
![]() | 1965 onwards | Flag of the state of Selangor. | Red and yellow quartered, with a white crescent and five-pointed stars in the canton. |
![]() | 1953 onwards | Flag of the state of Terengganu. | A black field defaced with a white crescent and five-pointed star, with white at the edge. |
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. [1]
Flag | Date (year) | Use | Description |
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![]() | 2006 onwards | Flag of the Federal Territories | Three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), blue, and red with the Malaysian coat of arms in the blue band. |
![]() | 1990 onwards | Flag of Kuala Lumpur | Three 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. |
![]() | 1992 onwards | Flag of Labuan | Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue, there is a yellow crescent and yellow fourteen-pointed stars in the white band. |
![]() | 2001 onwards | Flag of Putrajaya | Three vertical bands of blue, yellow (double width), and blue with the Malaysian coat of arms in the yellow band. |
Per government protocol, if a display contains the Jalur Gemilang and all the state flags of Malaysia: [2]
State | Current ruler | Taken office |
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![]() | Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin | 15 May 1998 |
![]() | Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin | 17 April 2000 |
![]() | Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah | 22 November 2001 |
![]() | Tuanku Muhriz | 29 December 2008 |
![]() | Sultan Ibrahim Ismail | 23 January 2010 |
![]() | Sultan Muhammad V | 13 September 2010 |
![]() | Sultan Nazrin Shah | 29 May 2014 |
![]() | Sultan Sallehuddin | 12 September 2017 |
![]() | Al-Sultan Abdullah | 31 January 2019 |
![]() | TYT Mohd Ali Rustam | 4 June 2020 |
![]() | TYT Ramli Ngah Talib | 1 May 2025 |
![]() | TYT Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar | 26 January 2024 |
![]() | TYT Musa Aman | 1 January 2025 |
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.
Flag | Date (century) | Use | Description |
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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. | |
![]() | Standard of the Malaysian Chief of Defence Forces | Three equal horizontal bands of sky blue, red and blue, with four gold five-pointed stars. | |
![]() | Flag of the Malaysian Armed Forces | Three equal horizontal bands of sky blue, red and blue, with the crest of the Malaysian Armed Forces. | |
![]() | ![]() | 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 | ||
![]() | 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. | |
![]() | 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. | |
![]() | ![]() | Naval ensign of the Royal Malaysian Navy | A white field defaced with blue crossed kris and anchor, with the Malaysian flag in the canton. |
![]() | 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. | |
![]() | ![]() | Naval ensign of the Royal Malaysian Navy | St. George's cross on a white field with the Malaysian flag in the canton. |
![]() | ![]() | Naval ensign of the Royal Malayan Navy | St. George's cross on a white field with the Malayan flag in the canton. |
![]() | ![]() | Commissioning pennant of the Malaysian Navy |
Flag | Date (century) | Use | Description |
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![]() | Flag of the Royal Malaysian Police | Dark blue field with the crest of the Royal Malaysian Police. | |
![]() | ![]() | Ensign of the Malaysian Coast Guard | A blue field defaced with the Crest of the Malaysian Coast Guard, with the Malaysian flag in the canton. |
Flag | Date (century) | Use | Description |
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![]() | 1950-1963 | Flag of the Federation of Malaya | Eleven alternating red and white stripes with a dark blue rectangle, containing a gold crescent and 11-pointed star in the canton. |
![]() | Flag 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. | |
![]() | 1957-1963 | ![]() | A red field with the Flag of Malaya in a blue-fimbriated canton. |
Flag | Date (century) | Use | Description |
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![]() | 15th century – 1888 | Flag of the Bruneian Empire, which once ruled most of the island of Borneo until Seludong (present-day Manila) and Banjarmasin in Kalimantan | A plain yellow flag. |
![]() | 16th – 18th centuries | 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. [3] | White flag with a black bordure charged with a black emblem. The emblem represented the Sultanate of Sulu identity. |
![]() | Red flag with a thin blue-white band on the hoist charged with a white emblem. | ||
![]() | 17th century | Flag of the Sultanate of Mataram, which once ruled the southern part of Sarawak | Red 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. |
![]() | 17th century | Flag 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. |
![]() | 18th century – 1821 | Flag of the Sultanate of Kedah | A plain red flag. |
![]() | 1821 – 1912 | Red flag charged with a pouncing tiger. | |
![]() | 1731–1881 | Flag of the Sultanate of Bulungan, the area of Tawau in Sabah was under the influence of this Sultanate | Blue-yellow-black horizontal tricolour. Represented the Bulungan identity. |
![]() | 1853–1887 | The flag of the Pahang Kingdom under Bendahara dynasty. | A plain black flag. Black flag represented the colour of the Bendahara. |
![]() | 1887–1903 | The 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. |
![]() | 1903–1957 | Naval jack of the Pahang Sultanate. | White and black diagonally quadrisectioned flag. |
![]() | 1699 | Flag of the Johor Sultanate | 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 | ||
![]() | 1855–1865 | Flag of the Johor Sultanate | Black flag with a white canton. |
![]() | 1865–1871 | Black flag with a red canton, charged with a white saltire. | |
![]() | 1784–1875 | Flag of the Selangor Sultanate | Yellow flag with two red bands at the chief and base. |
![]() | 1875–1965 | Red and yellow horizontally quadrisectioned flag, charged with a yellow crescent and star on the upper hoist. | |
![]() | 1912–1923 | Flag of the Kelantan Sultanate | White 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 "کراجاءن 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). |
![]() | 1912–1933 | Flag of the Terengganu Sultanate | Black flag with a white band at its hoist. |
![]() | 1933–1953 | Black flag with a white band at its hoist, charged with an upwards white crescent and star on the chief of the black field. | |
![]() | 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. |
Flag | Date (century) | Use | Description |
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![]() | ![]() | One of the alternative flags of the state of Penang | Similar with the current flag except with a blue and white breakwater. |
![]() | ![]() | Flag of the state of Sarawak | Red and white horizontal bicolour flag with a blue chevron. |
![]() | ![]() | Flag of the state of Sabah | Four equal horizontal bands of red, white, yellow and blue, with a green canton, charged with a brown silhouette of Mount Kinabalu. |
![]() | ![]() | Blue and white horizontal bicolour flag with a red chevron. | |
![]() | 1959–1965 | Flag 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. |
Flag | Date (century) | Use | Description |
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![]() | 1511-1521 | Flag of Portuguese Malacca | |
![]() | 1521-1578 | ||
![]() | 1578-1640 | ||
![]() | 1640-1641 | ||
![]() | 1641-1795 | Flag of Dutch Malacca | |
![]() | 1652-1672 | ||
![]() | 1795-1801 | Flag of Kingdom of Great Britain | |
![]() | 1801-1818 1824-1957 | Flag of United Kingdom | |
![]() | 1818-1824 | Flag of Dutch Malacca | |
![]() | 1896–1946 | Flag of the Federated Malay States | 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 | ||
![]() | 1895–1946 | Naval ensign of the Federated Malay States | White-black-yellow-red diagonally quadrisectioned flag. This flag was also used as the ensign for the battleship HMS Malaya. |
![]() | 1902–1946 | Flag of North Borneo | A blue ensign defaced with the badge of North Borneo Chartered Company. |
![]() | Civil ensign of North Borneo | A red ensign defaced with the badge of North Borneo Chartered Company. | |
![]() | 1948–1963 | Flag of Crown Colony of North Borneo | After World War II North Borneo becomes a crown colony. A blue ensign was adopted with the new badge instead that of North Borneo Company. |
![]() | 1912–1946 | Flag of the Crown Colony of Labuan | A blue ensign defaced with a ship. |
![]() | 1944 ‒ 1945 | Flag of the Malayan Volunteer Army under the Japanese Occupation | Blue flag with a red canton charged with two white crossed krisses. |
![]() | 1944 ‒ 1945 | Blue 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). | |
![]() | 1948–1952 | Flag of the Crown Colony of Singapore | A blue ensign defaced with a white disc containing a crown within a red inverted pall. |
![]() | 1952–1959 | A blue ensign defaced with a white disc containing a crown within a red inverted pall. | |
![]() | 1949–1952 | Flag of the Crown Colony of Penang | A blue ensign defaced with the pre-1985 lesser arms of Penang. |
![]() | 1952–1957 | Flag 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. [4] | |
![]() | 1951–1957 | Flag of the Crown Colony of Malacca | A blue ensign defaced with A Famosa motif. |
Flag | Use | Description |
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![]() | 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. |
![]() | First proposed flag of Malaya. | Blue flag charged with two red crorssed krisses surrounded by 11 white stars. |
![]() | Second proposed flag of Malaya. | Blue flag charged with two red crossed krisses surrounded by five white stars which is surrounded by six white stars. |
![]() | Third proposed flag of Malaya. | 11 alternating blue and white stripes with a red canton, charged with a white crescent and star. |
Flag | Date (century) | Use | Description |
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Current | |||
Link to file | 2021–present | People's Power Party | |
![]() | 2020–present | Homeland Fighter's Party | Turquoise flag charged with the party logo atop its name in white. |
![]() | 2020–present | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah | White flag charged with a light blue figure resembling Mount Kinabalu atop its abbreviated name in blue, red, and light blue. |
![]() | 2020–present | Malaysian United Democratic Alliance | Black flag charged with its name in white. |
![]() | 2019–present | Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia | Yellow flag charged with the party logo atop its name in red. |
![]() | 2019–present | Malaysian Advancement Party | |
![]() | 2017–present | Malaysian United Indigenous Party | Red flag charged with the party logo in white. |
![]() | 2016–present | Youth Front Party | |
![]() | 2016–present | Sabah People's Hope Party | |
![]() | 2015–present | Pakatan Harapan | Red flag charged with the party logo in white. |
![]() | 2015–present | National Trust Party | Orange flag charged with the party logo in white. |
Link to file | 2014–present | Parti Sarawak Bersatu | |
Link to file | 2013–present | United Sabah National Organisation | |
Link to file | 2013–present | Love Sabah Party | |
Link to file | 2013–present | Sabah Nationality Party | |
![]() | 2013–present | Malaysian Indian Justice Party | |
Link to file | 2013–present | Parti Sejahtera Angkatan Perpaduan Sabah | |
Link to file | 2013–present | Sabah Native Co-operation Party | |
![]() | 2013–present | Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah | |
![]() | 2013–present | Sabah National People's Unity Organisation | |
Link to file | 2011–present | Malaysian United People's Party | |
Link to file | 2009–present | Love Malaysia Party | |
Link to file | 2007–present | Malaysian Indian United Party | |
![]() | 1999–present | People's Justice Party | Light blue flag with two red bands on the hoist and fly charged with a white symbol resembling two crescents facing each other. |
![]() | 1998–present | Socialist Party of Malaysia | |
1994–present | United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation | ||
![]() | 1994–present | Sabah Progressive Party | |
![]() | 1989–present | Liberal Democratic Party | |
Link to file | 1986–present | Punjabi Party of Malaysia | |
Link to file | 1985–present | United Sabah Party | |
![]() | 2020–present | Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front | Burgundy flag charged with a stylised white star. |
![]() | 1977-2020 | Green flag charged with a white star. | |
![]() | 1976–present | Malaysian Indian Muslim Congress | |
Link to file | 1973–present | Barisan Nasional | |
![]() | 1968–present | Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | |
![]() | 1965–present | Democratic Action Party | White flag charged with a blue circle and red rocket. |
![]() | 1955–present | Malaysian Islamic Party | Red and white horizontal bicolour flag charged with a green disc on the upper hoist. |
![]() | 1955–present | Parti Rakyat Malaysia | |
![]() | 1949–present | Malaysian Chinese Association | Blue flag charged with a yellow federal star. |
![]() | 1946–present | United Malays National Organisation | Red and white horizontal bicolour flag charged with a yellow disc defaced with a green kris. |
![]() | 1946–present | Malaysian Indian Congress | |
Former | |||
![]() | 1996-2020 | Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak | |
![]() | 1989-1996 | Parti Melayu Semangat 46 | Yellow 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. |
Link to file | 1989-2001 | People's Justice Front | |
Link to file | 1978-2008 | United Pasok Nunukragang National Organisation | |
Link to file | 1975-1991 | Sabah People's United Front | |
![]() | 1962-1990 | North Kalimantan Communist Party | |
![]() | Sarawak People's Guerilla Force | ||
![]() | 1957-1973 | Alliance Party | Blue flag charged with a white boat. |
![]() | 1945-1948 | Parti Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya | Red 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, [5] [6] and to an extent, the leftwing movements. [7] [8] |
![]() | 1938-1945 | Kesatuan Melayu Muda | Red 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. [9] It was based on the flag of the Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya, which in turn is based on the flag of Indonesia. [10] |
![]() | 1930-1989 | Malayan Communist Party | |
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. | |
![]() | 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. |
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