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1979 in Malaysia

1979 in Malaysia
22 years of the nationhood

Contents

1 Incumbents
- 1.1 Federal level
- 1.2 State level
2 Events
3 National Day
- 3.1 Main theme
4 Sports
5 Births
6 Deaths
7 See also

Incumbents

Federal level

Yang di-Pertuan Agong:
- Sultan Yahya Petra (until 29 March)
- Sultan Ahmad Shah (from 29 March)
Raja Permaisuri Agong:
- Raja Perempuan Zainab (until 29 March)
- Tengku Ampuan Afzan (from 29 March)
Prime Minister: Tun Hussein Onn
Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Dr Mahathir Mohammad

State level

Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
Sultan of Kelantan:
- Tengku Ismail Petra (Regent until 29 April)
- Sultan Ismail Petra (from 29 March)
Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II
Sultan of Pahang: Tengku Abdulah (Regent from 29 March)
Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
Sultan of Terengganu:
- Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah (until 20 September)
- Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah (from 20 September)
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Sardon Jubir
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Mohd Adnan Robert

Events

February - Malaysia Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) is established.
29 March - Sultan Yahya Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim Petra of Kelantan the Yang di-Pertuan Agong dies. His body was brought back to Kelantan and laid to rest at Kelantan royal mausoleum, Langgar, Kota Bharu.
29 March - Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang is elected as the seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
April - Malaysia become the world's largest exporter of semiconductor industry.
April - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. of Japan opened its factories in Shah Alam, Selangor.
7 May - RTM2 starts colour television broadcasts.
22 May - The Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad is founded
September - Opening of the Karak Highway and Genting Sempah Tunnel.

National Day

Main theme

Bersatu Berdisiplin, meaning united and disciplined

Sports

Births

Maya Karin — Malaysian singers and actress
Siti Nurhaliza — Malaysian no.1 singers
Shahrul Ezam Borhan — Malaysian no.1 physician
Que Haidar — Malaysian actors
Vince Chong — Malaysian 1st Reality TV Star
Shahrul Nizam Musa — Malaysian, Bandar Setia Alam
Ana Liza Asnawi — Malaysian, Bandar Setia Alam
Yu Heng — Malaysia Famous Composer Singer
Daphene Iking — Malaysian celebrities
Mohd Amin Ariffin — Malaysian, Pantai Dalam
Mohd Hisyam Kamaruzzaman — Malaysian, Shah Alam MetroASEA's Property Manager

Deaths

Tun V.T Sambanthan — former MIC president and Minister of Works and Communications
Ibrahim Hj Yaacob — Malayan politician and founder of the Kesatuan Melayu Muda (KMM) (Young Malay Union)
Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu and 4th Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Sir Gerald Templer — former British High Commissioner in Malaya

See also

v • d • e Years in Malaysia

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