1953 in Malaya

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

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
** Tengku Muhammad Hamzah Raja Muda Long Zainal Abidin
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
** Othman Mohamad
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
** Shamsuddin Naim
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.
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.
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.
Unknown date – Johor Bahru Tengah Municipal Council was established.
Unknown date – The Malaya and British Borneo dollar was introduced.
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.
Unknown date – The Common Gaming Houses Act 1953 was enacted.
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
4 January – Ahmad Zahid Hamidi – Politician and 11th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
31 January – R. Arumugam – Footballer
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
16 July – Ahmad Fuad Ismail – Mayor of Kuala Lumpur
23 July – Najib Razak – Sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia, also son of second Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak
20 October – Awang Sariyan – Linguist
26 October – Maximus Ongkili – Politician
13 November – Mokhtar Dahari – Footballer
16 November – Anifah Aman – Politician
23 November – Nasir P. Ramlee – Actor and son of P.Ramlee.
Unknown date – Julie Dahlan – Actor
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