1943 in Malaya

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Last updated February 23, 2023

This article lists important figures and events in the public affairs of British Malaya during the year 1943, together with births and deaths of prominent Malayans. Japanese forces continued to occupy Malaya.

Events

Below, the events of World War II have the "WW2" acronym.

July – WW2: Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo announced that Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan and Terengganu were to be returned to Thailand and become Syburi, Palit, Kalantan, Trangkanu provinces.^[1]
18 October – WW2: Thailand began administering the states as Syburi (ไทรบุรี), Palit (ปะลิส), Kalantan (กลันตัน) and Trangkanu (ตรังกานู) provinces.
13 November – WW2: Action of 13 November 1943 ^[2]

Births

9 February – Muhammad Uthman El-Muhammady – Muslim cleric
17 May – Syed Sirajuddin Syed Putra Jamalulail – 12th Yang di-Pertuan Agong
10 July – Sanusi Junid – Politician
29 July – Hj Jamaluddin bin Shahadan – Former Silat teacher
16 October – Omar b. Mohamed Dan – Former Director of Malaysian Prison Department
22 October – Chua Jui Meng – Politician and former Ministry of Health (1995-2004)
17 November – Roseyatimah – Actress (died 1987)
Unknown date – Mat Jahya Hussin – Muslim cleric
Unknown date – Rahmah Rahmat – Actor (died 1993)
Unknown date – S. Rosley – Actor (died 2017)

Deaths

13 May – Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, 26th Sultan of Kedah (1881-1943)
5 December – Abdul Rahim Kajai – Father of Journalist Malaya

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References

↑ Kratoska, Paul H. (1997-01-01). The Japanese Occupation of Malaya: A Social and Economic History. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 86–89. ISBN 978-0-8248-1889-0.
↑ "Obituary: Captain Mervyn Wingfield". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. 2005-05-28. Retrieved 2014-09-23.

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