1979 in Malaysia
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1979 in Malaysia
22 years of the nationhood
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Federal level
- Yang di-Pertuan Agong:
- Sultan Yahya Petra (until 29 March)
- Sultan Ahmad Shah (from 29 March)
- Raja Permaisuri Agong:
- Prime Minister: Tun Hussein Onn
- Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Dr Mahathir Mohammad
[edit] State level
- Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
- Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
- Sultan of Kelantan:
- Tengku Ismail Petra (Regent until 29 April)
- Sultan Ismail Petra (from 29 March)
- Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
- Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II
- Sultan of Pahang: Tengku Abdulah (Regent from 29 March)
- Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
- Sultan of Terengganu:
- Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Sardon Jubir
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Mohd Adnan Robert
[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.
- 7 May - RTM2 starts colour television broadcasts.
- 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
- Maya Karin — Malaysian singers and actress
- Siti Nurhaliza — Malaysian no.1 singers
- Shahrul Ezam Borhan — Malaysian no.1 physician
- Que Haidar — Malaysian actors
- Vince Chong — Malaysian 1st Reality TV Star
- Shahrul Nizam Musa — Malaysian, Bandar Setia Alam
- Ana Liza Asnawi — Malaysian, Bandar Setia Alam
- Yu Heng — Malaysia Famous Composer Singer
- Daphene Iking — Malaysian celebrities
- Mohd Amin Ariffin — Malaysian, Pantai Dalam
- Mohd Hisyam Kamaruzzaman — Malaysian, Shah Alam MetroASEA's Property Manager
[edit] Deaths
- Tun V.T Sambanthan — former MIC president and Minister of Works and Communications
- Ibrahim Hj Yaacob — Malayan politician and founder of the Kesatuan Melayu Muda (KMM) (Young Malay Union)
- Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu and 4th Yang di-Pertuan Agong
- Sir Gerald Templer — former British High Commissioner in Malaya
[edit] See also
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