1978 in Malaysia
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Year in Malaysia This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1978, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.
Incumbent political figures
Federal level
- Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Yahya Petra
- Raja Permaisuri Agong: Raja Perempuan Zainab
- Prime Minister: Hussein Onn
- Deputy Prime Minister: Mahathir Mohamad
- Lord President: Mohamed Suffian Mohamed Hashim
State level
- Template:Flagicon Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
- Template:Flagicon Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
- Template:Flagicon Sultan of Kelantan: Tengku Ismail Petra (Regent)
- Template:Flagicon Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
- Template:Flagicon Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II
- Template:Flagicon Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
- Template:Flagicon Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
- Template:Flagicon Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
- Template:Flagicon Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar
- Template:Flagicon Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Sardon Jubir
- Template:Flagicon Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan
- Template:Flagicon Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin
- Template:Flagicon Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah:
- Tun Datuk Ahmad Koroh (until November)
- Tun Mohd Adnan Robert (from November)
Events
- 8 July – 1978 Malaysian General Elections
- 7 December – Shah Alam became the capital of Selangor[1]
- 28 December – Colour television was introduced by Radio Television Malaysia on RTM1
Births
- 3 January - Erry Putra - Singer, actor
- 28 March – Shalin Zulkifli – Bowling queen
- 18 April – Fazley Yaakob – celebrity chef
- 13 June – Faizal Yusof – Malaysian actor (died 2011)
- 6 July – Daphne Iking – Celebrity
- 4 December – Jaclyn Victor – Singer and winner of Malaysian Idol (season 1)
Deaths
- 25 June – Ahmad Koroh AlHaj[2] – Sabah State Governor (1977-1978)
See also
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Navbox". Script error: No such module "Navbox".