Negaraku

"Negaraku"
نݢاراکو
English: My Country

National anthem of Malaysia
LyricsCollectively (Original author: Ahmad Mulkliff Mohd Nor), 1954
AdoptedAugust 1957; 67 years ago (1957-08)
Audio sample
"Negaraku" (instrumental version by United States Navy Band)

"Negaraku" (Jawi: نݢاراکو‎, pronounced [nəgaraku]; English: "My Country") is the national anthem of Malaysia. It was adopted as the national anthem at the time of the Federation of Malaya's independence from the United Kingdom in 1957. The tune was originally used as the state anthem of Perak, "Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan".[1]

  1. ^ "Unity and progress are anthem themes". The Sunday Times. 25 August 1957.