State anthems of Malaysia explained

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.

States

scope=col Entityscope=col Compositionscope=col Adoptedscope=col Lyricist(s)scope=col Composer(s)scope=col Audio
scope=row"Lagu Bangsa Johor"
("Song of Johor")
1897 Hj. Mohamed Said Hj. Sulaiman Mackertich Galistan Abdullah
scope=row"Allah Selamatkan Sultan Mahkota"
("God Bless the Crowned Sultan")
1937 Abdullah Syed Hussain Shahabuddin J. A. Redhill
"Selamat Sultan"
("Save the Sultan")
1927 Mahmood bin HamzahHaji Mohamed bin Mohamed Saaid
scope=row"Melaka Maju Jaya"
("Successful Malacca")
1974Unknown Saiful Bahri
scope=row"Berkatlah Yang DiPertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan"("Bless the Great Lord of Negeri Sembilan")1911
scope=row"Allah Selamatkan Sultan Kami"
("God Save our Sultan")
1923 Dorothy Lilian Swarder
scope=row"Untuk Negeri Kita"
("For Our State")
1972Awaluddin Zainal Alam
"Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan"
("God Bless His Majesty, The Sultan")
1901 Sultan Abdullah
scope=row"Amin amin ya Rabaljalil" 1935Syed Hamzah ibni al-Marhum Syed Safi Jamalullail
scope=row"Sabah Tanah Airku"
("Sabah My Homeland")
1963UnknownHB Hermann
scope=row"Ibu Pertiwiku"
("My Motherland")
1988 Dato' Haji Wan Othman Ismail Hassan
scope=row"Duli Yang Maha Mulia" 1967 Unknown Saiful Bahri
scope=row"Selamat Sultan"
("Save the Sultan")
1927 Mohamad Hashim bin Abu Bakar

Federal territories

scope=col Entityscope=col Compositionscope=col Adoptedscope=col Lyricist(s)scope=col Composer(s)scope=col Audio
scope=row Kuala Lumpur"Maju dan Sejahtera"
("Peace and Prosperity")
2011 Syed Indera Syed Omar Suhaimi Mohd Zain
scope=row Labuan"Maju dan Sejahtera"
("Peace and Prosperity")
2011 Syed Indera Syed Omar Suhaimi Mohd Zain
scope=row Putrajaya"Maju dan Sejahtera"
("Peace and Prosperity")
2011 Syed Indera Syed Omar Suhaimi Mohd Zain

See also