The flag of the Federal Territories of

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consists of three horizontal bars of yellow, blue, and red, with the coat of arms of Malaysia in the middle. It was officially adopted on 23 May 2006.

History

Flag of the Federal Territories at Merdeka 2011 celebrations

Prior to the adoption of the flag, the three directly governed territories of

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Putrajaya Putrajaya (), officially the Federal Territory of Putrajaya (), is the administrative centre of Malaysia. The Seat of government, seat of the Government of Malaysia, federal government of Malaysia was moved in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajay ...

and

Labuan Labuan (), officially the Federal Territory of Labuan (), is an island federal territory of Malaysia. It includes and six smaller islands off the coast of the state of Sabah in East Malaysia. Labuan's capital is Victoria, which is best kno ...

had utilised the flag of Kuala Lumpur to represent the Federal Territories as a collective unit, which was deemed inappropriate by Minister of Federal Territories,

Zulhasnan Rafique Zulhasnan bin Rafique ( Jawi: ذوالحسنان بن رفيق; born 20 September 1954) is a Malaysian politician and diplomat. He is the former Minister of Federal Territories, former Member of Parliament of Malaysia for Wangsa Maju and S ...

as it did not reflect that there were three different Federal Territories. The

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decided to adopt an official flag representing them collectively. The government had already sought the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sirajuddin of Perlis on 12 May 2005 a year prior to the act. On 1 March 2006, a meeting chaired by Zulhasnan Rafique was held. Rafique chose a proposed flag that designed by team from the Universiti Teknologi MARA, his choice was then approved by the cabinet on 26 April 2006. The flag of the Federal Territories was first unveiled by the minister on 23 May 2006 and launched by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 20 August 2006. A series of performances by celebrities and schools were planned to be held at

Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur Independence Square () is a square located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is situated in front of the Sultan Abdul Samad Building. It was formerly known as the Selangor Club Padang, or simply the ''Padang'' (meaning "field" in Malay), and was ...

to commemorate the launch. Deputy Prime Minister

Najib Razak Mohammad Najib bin Abdul Razak (, ; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2009 to 2018. In 2020, he was convicted of corruption in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal, on ...

justified the new flag in a speech proclaiming the "common direction" of the three Federal Territories. The flag of the Federal Territories was to be used only when representing them collectively; otherwise, their individual flags remained in force. The government has since encouraged residents of the three Federal Territories to fly the flag on 1 February to commemorate Federal Territory Day.

Symbolism

The flag has three colours: yellow to represent respect, sovereignty and honour, red for strength and blue for unity, sincerity and harmony. The three stars below the

coat of arms of Malaysia The coat of arms of Malaysia () is a coat of arms comprising a shield or Escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon, two tigers for supporters, a crescent and fourteen-pointed star for a Crest (heraldry), crest and a motto. As the Malaysian coat of arms ...

stand for the three territories, supporting their mission to become important administrative and business centres.

Flags of the Federal Territories

References

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Flags including Arabic script Federal Territories 2006 establishments in Malaysia Flags displaying animals

History

Symbolism

Flags of the Federal Territories

See also

References