Raja Uda ibni Almarhum Raja Muhammad SMN KBE CMG DUPN (15 December 1894 – 17 October 1976) was a Malaysian statesman during the country's struggle for independence and its early years of nationhood.

Upon the independence of Malaya in 1957, he became the first Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang, one of the four states in Malaysia without a hereditary ruler.

[1] Educated at the Malay College Kuala Kangsar, Raja Uda joined the colonial government service in 1910 at the age of 16.

Following the first ever general election in 1955, Raja Uda was appointed Speaker of the Federal Legislative Council.

On August 30, 1957, the day before independence, Raja Uda was appointed the first Governor of the state of Penang and served for ten years.