# 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

* 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.
* 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 (formed Parti Negara in 1954).
* 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 (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