1985 in Malaysia

1985 in Malaysia

28 years of the nationhood

Incumbents

Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Iskandar
• Raja Permaisuri Agong: Sultanah Zanariah
• Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohammad
• Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Musa Hitam

State level

• Sultan of Johor: Tunku Ibrahim Ismail (Regent)
• Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
• Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail Petra
• Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
• Sultan of Perak: Sultan Azlan Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
• Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
• 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
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Dr Awang Hassan
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak:
  • Tun Abdul Rahman Ya'kub (until February)
  • Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce (from February)
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Mohd Adnan Robert

Events

• 1 January - The Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak, (KOMTAR) in Penang, then the tallest building in Southeast Asia is officially opened.
• 30 March - Malaysian Parliament celebrates its 25th anniversary of the formation.
• April - The first Made in Malaysia campaign (Belilah Barangan Buatan Malaysia) is launched.
• 8 July - The new Tabung Haji building at Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur is officially opened.
• 10 July - The first Malaysian national car, Proton Saga is launched.
• 2 August - Official opening of the Penang Bridge by the fourth Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad. He drove across the bridge in a red Proton Saga (the national car), carrying the national flag to officiate the opening ceremony.
• 31 August - The Proclamation of Independence Memorial (formerly The Malacca Club) in Malacca Town, Malacca is officially opened.
• 2 September - The Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), Malaysia's first convention and exhibition centre is officially opened and the 1985 UMNO General Assembly is held in Dewan Merdeka, PWTC for the first time.
• 11 September - Sultan Azlan Shah is installed as the 34th Sultan of Perak.
• 14 September - The Penang Bridge is officially opened to traffic.
• 21 November - The Memali Incident occurred in Kedah. 14 civilians and four policemen are killed.

National Day

Main theme

Nasionalisme Teras Perpaduan

National Day Parade

• Malacca Town, Melaka

Sports

Births

• Farah - Malaysian singer and former AF2 student
• Siow Yi Ting - Malaysian swimmer
• Azuan Firdaus Abdul Aziz @ Naresuan 'Namsaksitnoi' Rajawongse - Malaysian Professional Muay Thai Fighter
• Sufiah Yusof - Math prodigy
• Koo Kien Keat - Malaysian badminton player
• Yanie (Mentor) - singer in the popular TV show Mentor TV3

Deaths

• Tan Sri Runme Shaw — Owner of Shaw Brothers
• Tun Sardon Jubir — Former Minister of Works and Communications and Penang state Yang di-Pertua Negeri

See also

• 1985
• 1984 in Malaysia | 1986 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia