1981 in Malaysia
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1981 in Malaysia
24 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 (until 16 July)
- Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohammad (from 17 July)
- Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Musa Hitam
[edit] State level
- Sultan of Johor:
- Sultan Ismail (until May)
- Sultan Iskandar (from May)
- 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 (until May)
- Tun Dr Awang Hassan (from May)
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak:
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Mohd Adnan Robert
[edit] Events
- March - Kota Darul Ehsan the biggest arch in Malaysia is opened.
- April - The Amanah Saham Nasional scheme is launched.
- June - The new Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad building at Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur is officially opened.
- 16 July - Tun Hussein Onn resigns as prime minister.
- 17 July - Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad officially became the fourth Malaysian prime minister.
- 18 July - Tun Musa Hitam was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
- 23 July - Work Minister S. Samy Vellu announced that the Penang Bridge, Penang would be constructed using the cable-stayed concrete girder of the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge instead of the steel-tied arch in the style of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
[edit] National Day
[edit] Main theme
Berdisiplin Berharmoni
[edit] Sports
[edit] Births
- Anita and Aniza — First Malaysian siamese twins
- Shahrol Yuzy — Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix rider
- Nicholas Teo — Malaysian Chinese singer
- Wong Pei Tty — Malaysian woman badminton player (doubles)
- Mawi — Malaysian singer
- Indra Putra Mahayuddin — Malaysian footballer
- Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli — Malaysian footballer
[edit] Deaths
- Sultan Ismail of Johor
- Temenggong Jugah Anak Barieng — first Sarawak minister in federal cabinet
[edit] See also
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