This article lists important figures and events in the public affairs of British Malaya during the year 1944, 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.
* 11 January – WW2:
Action of 11 January 1944
* 17 July – WW2:
Action of 17 July 1944
Births
* 15 January –
Syed Hamid Albar
Syed Hamid bin Syed Jaafar Albar ( Jawi: سيد حميد بن سيد جعفر البر; ar, سيد حامد بن سيد جعفر البار '; born 15 January 1944) is a Malaysian lawyer and former politician who has served as 1st Chancellor o ...
– Politician
* 27 January –
Adenan Satem
Pehin Sri Tan Sri Haji Adenan bin Haji Satem ( ms, حاج عدنان بن حاج صتيم , label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 27 January 1944 – 11 January 2017), popularly known as Tok Nan, was a Malaysian politician who served as the ...
– 5th
Chief Minister of Sarawak (died
2017
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)
* 4 February –
Punch Gunalan
Datuk Punch Gunalan (4 February 1944 – 15 August 2012) was a Malaysian badminton player, who achieved success in both singles and doubles competitions.
Badminton career
Gunalan was a talented right-hander who spent what might have been some ...
– Badminton player (died
2012
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)
* 20 February –
Abdul Hamid Zainal Abidin
Abdul Hamid bin Ngah @ Zainal Abidin ( Jawi: عبدالحميد بن ڠه @ زين العابدين; February 20, 1944 – December 30, 2014) is the former Chairman of Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) from 16 July 2004 to 2009. He was a member of Pari ...
– Politician
* 6 June –
Abdul Rahim bin Mohd. Noor – 5th
Inspector General of Police
* 27 July –
Abdul Hamid Pawanteh
Abdul Hamid bin Pawanteh (27 July 1944 – 1 December 2022) was a Malaysian politician. He was the President of the Malaysian Senate from 2003 to 2009, Deputy Speaker of the Malaysian House of Representatives from 1984 to 1986, and was the C ...
– Politician
* 12 August –
Rustam A. Sani –
University Malaya
The University of Malaya ( ms, Universiti Malaya, UM; abbreviated as UM or informally the Malayan University) is a public research university located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the oldest and highest ranking Malaysian institution of highe ...
lecturer (died
2008
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)
* 22 August –
Syed Razak Bin Syed Zain Barakhbah – Politician and former Menteri Besar of Kedah (1999-2005)
* 7 December –
Mustafa Ali – Politician
* Unknown date –
Fazidah Joned – Singer (died
2001
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)
* Unknown date –
Joseph Kurup – Politician
* Unknown date –
Zami Ismail – Actor (died
2011
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)
See also
*
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
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1943 in Malaya ,
1945 in Malaya
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History of Malaysia
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References
1940s in Malaya
Malaya
Malaya refers to a number of historical and current political entities related to what is currently Peninsular Malaysia in Southeast Asia:
Political entities
* British Malaya (1826–1957), a loose collection of the British colony of the Straits ...
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