1975 in Malaysia

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Decades:

1960s
1970s
1980s
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Incumbents

Federal level

Yang di-Pertuan Agong:
- Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah (until 21 September)
- Sultan Yahya Petra (from 21 September)
Raja Permaisuri Agong:
- Sultanah Bahiyah (until 21 September)
- Raja Perempuan Zainab (from 21 September)
Prime Minister: Tun Abdul Razak
Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Hussein Onn

State level

Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
Sultan of Kedah: Tengku Abdul Malik (Regent until 21 September)
Sultan of Kelantan: Tengku Ismail Petra (Regent from 21 September)
Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II
Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang:
- Tun Syed Sheikh Barabakh (until April)
- Tun Sardon Jubir (from April)
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca:
- Tun Haji Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Majid (until May)
- Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan (from May)
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah:
- Tun Fuad Stephens (until June)
- Tun Mohd Hamdan Abdullah (from June)

Events

18 February – Communist terrorist sabotaged the railway track which derailed the goods train at Rimba Mas near Padang Besar, Perlis.
1–15 March – The 3rd Hockey World Cup is held in Kuala Lumpur.
31 March – Communist terrorist staged a mortar attack on the Royal Malaysian Air Force base in Sempang Airport, Kuala Lumpur which damaged a Caribou light transport aircraft.
1 May – The 25th anniversary of Malaysian Trade Union Congress is celebrated.
17 May – Special Branch officer, Leong Ming Kong is assassinated by communist rebels in Langkap, Perak.
20 May – Communist terrorist killed police detective, Ong Teng Chin in Ipoh, Perak.
June – The pilling works for the Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak (KOMTAR) in Penang are completed.
19 June – Eight members of the security forces and three civilians were killed in an ambush by Communist terrorist in Kubang Pasu, Kedah.
30 June – World Heavyweight Champion, Muhammad Ali arrives in Malaysia for the boxing match against Joe Bugner.
1 July – World Heavyweight Champion, Muhammad Ali beats Joe Bugner in a 15-round boxing match at Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur.
5 August – The AIA building hostage crisis occurred at AIA building in Kuala Lumpur, led by Japanese Red Army.
15 August – Communist terrorist fired rockets at the State Security Council's Military representative's house in Ipoh, Perak.
25 August – The International Women Year is commemorated.
27 August – The Tugu Negara (National Monument) was bombed by the communist terrorist.
3 September – Communist terrorist threw four hand grenades at the Police Field Force (PFF) Brigade headquarters at Jalan Pekeliling, Kuala Lumpur killing two and injuring 51 PFF personnel.
21 September – Sultan Yahya Petra of Kelantan is elected as the sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
22 September – The International Quran Recital Competition is held in Kuala Lumpur.
22 October – The 50th anniversary of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia is celebrated.
13 November – Tan Sri Khoo Chong Kong, a Perak state police chief is assassinated by the communist rebels in Ipoh, Perak.

National Day

Theme

Masyarakat Berdikari

Sports

1 July — Don King's Ali-Bugner: Fight! in Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur. Muhammad Ali vs Joe Bugner

Births

Lee Wan Wah – Malaysians badminton player (doubles)
Hidayat Hamidon – Malaysian weightlifting
Janet Khoo – Malaysian Chinese teen actress
Abdul Malik Mydin – Malaysian solo swimmer
Ning Baizura – Malaysian singer

Deaths

Tun Syed Sheikh Barabakh – Penang state governor (Yang di-Pertua Negeri)
Tan Sri Khoo Chong Kong – Perak state police chief

Years in Malaysia
Malaysia was only formed on September 16, 1963. Prior to that date, Peninsular Malaysia was known as Malaya, Sarawak under Crown Colony of Sarawak and Kingdom of Sarawak and Sabah under North Borneo.
Years in British Malaya	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
Years in Federation of Malaya	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
Years in Malaysia	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

1975 in Asia
Sovereign states	Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus East Timor (Timor-Leste) Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan
Dependencies and other territories	British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau

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1975 in Malaysia

Incumbents

Federal level

State level

Events

National Day

Theme

Sports

Births

Deaths

See also