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.

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