State anthems of Malaysia

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Malaysia is a federation made up of thirteen states and three federal territories. The states have adopted their own distinct state anthems and a single anthem is shared by the federal territories.

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States

EntityCompositionAdoptedLyricist(s)Composer(s)Audio
Flag of Johor.svg  Johor "Lagu Bangsa Johor"
("Song of Johor")
1897Hj. Mohamed Said Hj. SulaimanMackertich Galistan Abdullah
State Anthem of Johor
Flag of Kedah.svg  Kedah "Allah Selamatkan Sultan Mahkota"
("God Bless the Crowned Sultan")
1937Abdullah Syed Hussain ShahabuddinJ. A. Redhill
Allah Selamatkan Sultan Mahkota
Flag of Kelantan.svg  Kelantan "Selamat Sultan"
("Save the Sultan")
1927Mahmood bin HamzahHaji Mohamed bin Mohamed Saaid
Selamat Sultan
Flag of Malacca.svg  Malacca "Melaka Maju Jaya"
("Successful Malacca")
1974Unknown Saiful Bahri
State Anthem of Malacca
Flag of Negeri Sembilan.svg  Negeri Sembilan "Berkatlah Yang DiPertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan"

("Bless the Great Lord of Negeri Sembilan")

1911 Tuanku Muhammad Andrew Caldecott
Berkatlah Yang DiPertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan
Flag of Pahang.svg  Pahang "Allah Selamatkan Sultan Kami"
("God Save our Sultan")
1923Dorothy Lilian Swarder
State Anthem of Pahang
Flag of Penang (Malaysia).svg  Penang "Untuk Negeri Kita"
("For Our State")
1972Awaluddin Zainal Alam
State Anthem of Penang
Flag of Perak.svg  Perak "Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan"
("God Bless His Majesty, The Sultan")
1901Sultan Abdullah Pierre Jean de Beranger
State Anthem of Perak
Flag of Perlis.svg  Perlis "Amin amin ya Rabaljalil"1935Syed Hamzah ibni al-Marhum Syed Safi Jamalullail
State Anthem of Perlis
Flag of Sabah.svg  Sabah "Sabah Tanah Airku"
("Sabah My Homeland")
1963UnknownHB Hermann
Sabah Tanah Airku
Flag of Sarawak.svg  Sarawak "Ibu Pertiwiku"
("My Motherland")
1988Dato' Haji Wan Othman Ismail Hassan
Ibu Pertiwiku
Flag of Selangor.svg  Selangor "Duli Yang Maha Mulia"1967UnknownSaiful Bahri
Duli Yang Maha Mulia
Flag of Terengganu.svg  Terengganu "Selamat Sultan"
("Save the Sultan")
1927Mohamad Hashim bin Abu Bakar
Selamat Sultan

Federal territories

EntityCompositionAdoptedLyricist(s)Composer(s)Audio
Flag of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur "Maju dan Sejahtera"
("Peace and Prosperity")
2011Syed Indera Syed OmarSuhaimi Mohd Zain
Maju dan Sejahtera
Flag of Labuan.svg Labuan "Maju dan Sejahtera"
("Peace and Prosperity")
2011Syed Indera Syed OmarSuhaimi Mohd Zain
Maju dan Sejahtera
Flag of Putrajaya.svg Putrajaya "Maju dan Sejahtera"
("Peace and Prosperity")
2011Syed Indera Syed OmarSuhaimi Mohd Zain
Maju dan Sejahtera

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