1970 in Malaysia
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1970 in Malaysia
13 years of the nationhood
Incumbents
Federal level
- Yang di-Pertuan Agong:
- Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu (until 21 September)
- Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah of Kedah (from 21 September)
- Raja Permaisuri Agong:
- Tengku Tengah Zaharah of Terengganu (until 21 September)
- Sultanah Bahiyah of Kedah (from 21 September)
- Prime Minister:
- Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj (until 22 September)
- Tun Abdul Razak (from 22 September)
- Deputy Prime Minister: Tun Dr Ismail (from 22 September)
State level
- Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
- Sultan of Kedah: Tengku Abdul Malik (Regent from 21 September)
- Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Yahya Petra
- Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
- Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II
- Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Abu Bakar
- Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
- Sultan of Terengganu: Tengku Mahmud (Regent until 21 September)
- Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Syed Sheikh Barabakh
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Haji Abdul Malek bin Yusuf
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Pengiran Ahmad Raffae
Events
- 1 January - The new uniform for police personnels and school pupils are introduced.
- 4 April- Malaysia's first satellite station was commissioned in Kuantan, Pahang.
- 31 August - Rukun Negara the national ideology is declared.
- 21 September - Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah of Kedah is elected as the fifth Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
- 22 September - Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj resigned as prime minister.
- 22 September - Tun Abdul Razak become as prime minister.
- 26 September - Tun Dr Ismail was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
- 20 December - The fire breaks out at Royal Selangor Club.
National Day
Theme
Muhibah dan Perpaduan
Sports
Births
- Michael Wong - Malaysian Chinese singers
Deaths
- Mat Kilau - Famous Malay warrior in Pahang during British protectorate, allegedly aged 122 years (unverifiable in the absence of documentary evidence).
See also
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