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. 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
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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