British Military Administration (Malaya)

British Military Administration of Malaya
British Military Administration of Malaya
1945–1946
	Flag Royal coat of arms
	The Empire of Japan surrendered to the British Empire in Kuala Lumpur in 1945.
Status	Interim military governance
Capital	Kuala Lumpur (de facto)
Government	Military administration
Historical era	Post-war
• Surrender of Japan	2 September 1945
• British Military Administration established	; 12 September 1945
• Formation of Malayan Union	; 1 April 1946
Currency	Malayan dollar British Pound
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Japanese occupation of Malaya
	Japanese occupation of Singapore
	Si Rat Malai
Malayan Union
Colony of Singapore
Today part of	Malaysia; Singapore;

The British Military Administration (BMA) was the interim administrator of British Malaya from August 1945, the end of World War II, to the establishment of the Malayan Union in April 1946. The BMA was under the direct command of the Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia, Lord Louis Mountbatten. The administration had the dual function of maintaining basic subsistence during the period of reoccupation, and also of imposing the state structure upon which post-war imperial power would rest.

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