1942 in Malaya

none Japanese occupation of Malaya 1942 This article lists important figures and events in the public affairs of British Malaya during the year 1942, together with births and deaths of prominent Malayans. Malaya was occupied by Japanese forces at this time. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WW2" acronym 6–8 January – WW2: Battle of Slim River 11 January – WW2: Kuala Lumpur falls to the Imperial Japanese Army 14 January – WW2: Battle of Gemas 14–22 January – WW2: Battle of Muar 23 January – WW2: Parit Sulong Massacre 26–27 January – WW2: Battle off Endau 31 January – WW2: By this date, all of Malaya was under Japanese control. 12–15 February – WW2: Battle of Pasir Panjang 18 February-8 March – WW2: Sook Ching Massacre Births 24 February – Mohd Radzi Sheikh AhmadTAN SRI DATO' SERI MOHD RADZI BIN SHEIKH AHMAD @ [SRIDGE]: SILVER RIDGE HOLDINGS BHD Corporate Figure or Shareholder https://klse.i3investor.com/web/corporatefigure/detail/B_33058_967448597?id=0129-48926-1241371986 2022-05-19 klse.i3investor.com en – Politician 20 March – Abdullah Hassan – Linguist 26 March – Muhammad Haji Salleh – Writer and National Sasterawan 15 April – Rais YatimTHE NEW FOREIGN MINISTER OF MALAYSIA https://www.kln.gov.my/web/bih_sarajevo/news-from-mission/-/blogs/the-new-foreign-minister-of-malaysia May 19, 2022 MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MALAYSIA – Politician 20 April – Khadijah Hashim – Writer and author 28 April - Sarimah Ahmad – Actress 5 May – Shamsuri Arshad – Former Deputy Inspector General of Police 25 July – Wan Zahidi bin Wan Teh – Federal Territory mufti 31 August – Mahyon Ismail – Actor (died 2011) Unknown date – Hassan bin Ahmad – Penang mufti Unknown date – S. Jibeng – Singer (died 2006) Deaths 14 February – Adnan Saidi, military officer in the Malay Regiment (b. 1915). 18 July – Lim Kang Sek, commander of the Dalforce (b. 1916). 31 July – Adam Lim, member of the Central Committee of the Malayan Communist Party (b. 1919). 9 August – Huang Cheng, Second highest ranking leader of the Malayan Communist Party (b. 1913). 1 September – Li Zhenzhong, Member of the Central Committee of the Malayan Communist Party (b. 1918). 25 September – Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah of Terengganu, 14th Sultan of Terengganu (b. 1895). References 1942 Category:1942 in British Malaya Malaya