1944 in Malaya

Events

• 11 January – WW2: Action of 11 January 1944
• 17 July – WW2: Action of 17 July 1944

  Births

• 15 January – Syed Hamid Albar – Politician
• 27 January – Adenan Satem – 5th Chief Minister of Sarawak
• 4 February – Punch Gunalan – Badminton player
• 20 February – Abdul Hamid Zainal Abidin – Politician
• 6 June – Abdul Rahim bin Mohd. Noor - 5th Inspector General of Police
• 27 July – Abdul Hamid Pawanteh – Politician
• 12 August – Rustam A. Sani – University Malaya lecturer
• 22 August – Syed Razak Bin Syed Zain Barakhbah – Politician and former Menteri Besar of Kedah
• 7 December – Mustafa Ali – Politician
• Unknown date – Fazidah Joned – Singer
• Unknown date – Joseph Kurup – Politician
• Unknown date – Zami Ismail – Actor

  Deaths