1953 in Malaya

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This article lists important figures and events in Malayan public affairs during the year 1953, together with births and deaths of significant Malayans.

Incumbent political figures

Central level

• Governor of Malaya :
  • Sir Gerald Templer
• Chief Minister of Malaya :
  • Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra

State level

• Perlis :
  • Raja of Perlis : Syed Harun Putra Jamalullail
  • Menteri Besar of Perlis : Raja Ahmad Raja Endut
• Johore :
  • Sultan of Johore : Sultan Ibrahim Al-Masyhur
  • Menteri Besar of Johore : Syed Abdul Kadir Mohamed
• Kedah :
  • Sultan of Kedah : Sultan Badlishah
  • Menteri Besar of Kedah : Mohamad Sheriff Osman
• Kelantan :
  • Sultan of Kelantan : Sultan Ibrahim
  • Menteri Besar of Kelantan :
    • Nik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmud (until unknown date)
    • Tengku Muhammad Hamzah Raja Muda Long Zainal Abidin (from unknown date)
• Trengganu :
  • Sultan of Trengganu : Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
  • Menteri Besar of Trengganu : Raja Kamaruddin Idris
• Selangor :
  • Sultan of Selangor : Sultan Sir Hishamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj
  • Menteri Besar of Selangor :
    • Raja Uda Raja Muhammad (until March)
    • Othman Mohamad (from March)
• Penang :
  • Monarchs : Queen Elizabeth II
  • Residents-Commissioner : Robert Porter Bingham
• Malacca :
  • Monarchs : Queen Elizabeth II
  • Residents-Commissioner :
• Negri Sembilan :
  • Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan : Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad
  • Menteri Besar Negri Sembilan :
    • Abdul Malek Yusuf (until 1 October)
    • Shamsuddin Naim (from 1 OCtober)
• Pahang :
  • Sultan of Pahang : Sultan Abu Bakar
  • Menteri Besar of Pahang : Tengku Mohamad Sultan Ahmad
• Perak :
  • British Adviser of Perak : Ian Blelloch
  • Sultan of Perak : Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah
  • Menteri Besar of Perak : Abdul Wahab Toh Muda Abdul Aziz

Events

• 26 March – Opening of Connaught Bridge Power Station by Sir Gerald Templer in Klang, Selangor.^[1]
• 10 April – The People's Progressive Party was founded by D. R. Seenivasagam.
• 3 June – St. Gabriel's Secondary School was established by Brother Louis Gonzaga.
• 6 July – Beatty Secondary School was established.^[2]
• 5 December – Local municipal election were held in George Town, Kuala Lumpur and Malacca.
• Unknown date – Dato' Onn Jaafar dissolved the Independence of Malaya Party (formed Parti Negara in 1954).
• Unknown date – Johor Bahru Tengah Municipal Council was established.
• Unknown date – The Malaya and British Borneo dollar was introduced.^[3]
• Unknown date – The Olympic Council of Malaysia was established as Federation of Malaya Olympic Council.
• Unknown date – Tanjong Katong Girls' School was established.
• Unknown date – The Betting Act 1953 was enacted.^[4]
• Unknown date – The Common Gaming Houses Act 1953 was enacted.^[5]
• Unknown date – The Criminal Justice Act 1953 was enacted.
• Unknown date – The flag of Terengannu was changed to its modern-day counterpart

Births

• 1 January – Azmil Mustapha – Actor
• 2 January – Mustaffa Noor – Actor (died 1990)
• 4 January – Ahmad Zahid Hamidi – Politician and 11th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia (2015–2018)
• 31 January – R. Arumugam – Footballer (died 1988)
• 14 February – Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin – Politician
• 1 April – S. Subramaniam – Politician
• 15 April – Hussin Ismail – Deputy Inspector General of Police
• 17 May – Ismail Omar – 9th Inspector General of Police
• 22 June – Santokh Singh – Footballer
• 26 June – Fauziah Nawi – Actor
• 2 July – Sharifah Aini – Singer (died 2014)
• 16 July – Ahmad Fuad Ismail – Mayor of Kuala Lumpur
• 23 July – Najib Razak – Sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia (2009-2018), also son of second Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak
• 20 October – Awang Sariyan – Linguist
• 26 October – Maximus Ongkili – Politician
• 13 November – Mokhtar Dahari – Footballer (died 1991)
• 16 November – Anifah Aman – Politician
• 23 November – Nasir P. Ramlee – Actor and son of P.Ramlee. (died 2008)
• Unknown date – Julie Dahlan – Actor (died 2015)
• Unknown date – Pandikar Amin Mulia – Politician and former Parliament speaker
• Unknown date – Roslan Md. Yusof – Politician

Deaths

• 30 January — Mat Indera, MNLA Commander who lead during the Bukit Kepong Incident
• October — William Kuok, second brother of Robert Kuok and a prominent member of the Malayan Communist Party
• Dates unknown
  • Lau Mah, Commander of the 12th MNLA Regiment
  • Lim Chew Yik, Politburo member of the Malayan Communist Party

See also

• 1953
• 1952 in Malaya | 1954 in Malaya
• History of Malaysia

References