1980 in Malaysia
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1980 in Malaysia
23 years of the nationhood
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Federal level
- Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Ahmad Shah
- Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tengku Ampuan Afzan
- 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: Sultan Ismail Petra
- Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
- Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II
- Sultan of Pahang: Tengku Abdulah (Regent)
- Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
- Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
- 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 - 1980 Port Klang fire inferno
- February - Johore Safari World, Malaysia's first safari park is opened to public.
- March - Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang is installed as Yang di-Pertuan Agong
- 19 July - Malaysia boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games in Soviet Union.
- 31 August - Colour television launches in Sabah by Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM)
- September - The Heavy Industries Corporation of Malaysia Berhad (HICOM) is established.
- 24 October - The Malaysian Highway Authority is founded.
[edit] National Day
[edit] Main theme
Berdisiplin Berbakti
[edit] Sports
[edit] Births
- Faiz Khaleed - first Malaysian angkasawan
- Chan Chong Meng - Malaysians badminton player (doubles)
- Josiah Ng - Malaysian track cyclist
- Qabil Ambak - Malaysian equestrian
- Lim Keng Liat - Malaysian swimmer
- Abdul Latif Surani - Malaysian, Bukit Kapar
[edit] Deaths
[edit] See also
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