1983 in Malaysia
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1983 in Malaysia
26 years of the nationhood
Map of the Spratly Islands.
Incumbents
Federal level
- Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Ahmad Shah
- Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tengku Ampuan Afzan
- Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohammad
- Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Musa Hitam
State level
- Sultan of Johor: Sultan Iskandar
- 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 Abdullah (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 Dr Awang Hassan
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Mohd Adnan Robert
Events
- 23 January - The VIP platform in Batu Caves, Selangor collapsed during Thaipusam.
- February - Malaysia officially occupied Layang-Layang Islands or "Swallow Reefs" atolls, one of the Spratly Islands. A naval base and resort was later built at this location.
- 10 May - The International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) is established.
- 7 May - The Perusahan Otomobil Nasional Berhad (PROTON) is established.
- 1 July - Bank Islam Malaysia (BIMB), Malaysia's first Islamic bank is founded.
- 18 December - An Airbus A300 (OY-KAA) leased from Scandinavian Airlines as Malaysia Airlines Flight 684, crashed 2 km short of the runway in Subang Airport on a flight from Singapore. There were no fatalities, but the aircraft was written-off.
National Day
Main theme
Bersama Ke Arah Kemajuan
Births
- Nicol Ann David — Malaysian no.1 squash player
- Wong Mew Choo - Malaysian badminton player
- Che'Nelle - Malaysian R&B singers
- Yeoh Ken Nee - Malaysian diving
Deaths
- Ahmad Boestamam — Malay author and nationalism
- Salmah Ismail (Saloma) — Wife and widow of Malaysian film actor, director singer, and songwriter P. Ramlee
- James Beveridge Thomson — first Lord President of the Supreme Court of Malaysia
See also
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