1979 in Malaysia
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1979 in Malaysia
22 years of the nationhood
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[edit] Events
- February - Malaysia Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) is established.
- 29 March - Sultan Yahya Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim Petra of Kelantan the Yang di-Pertuan Agong dies. His body was brought back to Kelantan and laid to rest at Kelantan royal mausoleum, Langgar, Kota Bharu.
- 29 March - Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang is elected as the seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
- April - Malaysia become the world's largest exporter of semiconductor industry.
- April - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. of Japan opened its factories in Shah Alam, Selangor.
- 22 May - The Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad is founded
- September - Opening of the Karak Highway and Genting Sempah Tunnel.
[edit] National Day
[edit] Main theme
Bersatu Berdisiplin, meaning united and disciplined
[edit] Sports
[edit] Births
- Siti Nurhaliza — Malaysian no.1 singers
- Shahrul Ezam Borhan — Malaysian no.1 physician
- Que Haidar — Malaysian actors
- Vince Chong — Malaysian 1st Reality TV Star
[edit] Deaths
- Tun V.T Sambanthan — former MIC president and Minister of Works and Communications
- Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu and 4th Yang di-Pertuan Agong
