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1980 in Malaysia

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Other events of 1980 Timeline of Malaysian history

1980 in Malaysia
23 years of the nationhood

Contents

Federal level

  • Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Ahmad Shah
  • Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tengku Ampuan Afzan
  • 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: Sultan Ismail Petra
  • Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
  • Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II
  • Sultan of Pahang: Tengku Abdulah (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
  • 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 – Johore Safari World, Malaysia's first safari park is opened to public.
  • 5 June – 8 die in the powerful explosions in Port Klang, Selangor.
  • 10 July – Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang is installed as seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
  • 19 July – Malaysia boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games in Soviet Union.
  • 31 August – Colour television launches in Sabah and Sarawak by Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM)
  • September – The Heavy Industries Corporation of Malaysia Berhad (HICOM) is established.
  • 24 October – The Malaysian Highway Authority is founded.

    • Main theme

    Berdisiplin Berbakti

    Births

  • Faiz Khaleed – first Malaysian angkasawan
  • Chan Chong Meng – Malaysians badminton player (doubles)
  • Josiah Ng – Malaysian track cyclist
  • Qabil Ambak – Malaysian equestrian
  • Lim Keng Liat – Malaysian swimmer
  • Ezane Ismail – Indie Poet
  • Nasrizal Ngasri – Malaysian actor
  • Farah Fauzana – Malaysian radio announcer

    • References

    1980 in Malaysia Wikipedia
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