The flag of the

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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

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 ( ms, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya), is a planned capital city which functions as the administrative capital and the judicial capital of Malaysia. The seat of the federal government ...

and

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had utilized the

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to represent the

as a collective unit, which was deemed inappropriate. The

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first decided to adopt an official flag representing them collectively on 3 May 2006. The government had already sought the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong

Mizan Zainal Abidin Al-Wathiqu Billah Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin ibni Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah ( Jawi: ; born 22 January 1962) is the 18th and current Sultan of Terengganu. He served as the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the constitution ...

on 12 May 2005 a year prior to the act. The flag of the Federal Territories was first unveiled by Federal Territories Minister

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on 23 May 2006 and launched on 20 August 2006. A series of performances by celebrities and schools were planned to be held at

Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur Independence Square ( ms, Dataran Merdeka) 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" ...

to commemorate the launch. Deputy Prime Minister

Najib Razak Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak ( ms, محمد نجيب بن عبد الرزاق, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, ; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th prime minister of Malaysi ...

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

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

Flags of the Federal Territories

Flag of the Federal Territories at Merdeka 2011 celebrations

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Flag of Kuala Lumpur The flag of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was officially adopted on 14 May 1990 to commemorate the ''Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur'' (DBKL) or Kuala Lumpur City Hall's 100 years as the local authority of Kuala Lumpur. The flag was designed as a variant t ...

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References

Flags of Malaysia

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Flags including Arabic script

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History

Symbolism

Flags of the Federal Territories

See also

References