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Decades:	1930s; 1940s; 1950s; 1960s; ;
See also:	Other events of 1953; History of Malaysia • Timeline • Years

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 (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 :

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