1980 in Malaysia
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Year in Malaysia This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1980, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.
Incumbent political figures
Federal level
- Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Ahmad Shah
- Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tengku Ampuan Afzan
- 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: Sultan Ismail Petra
- Template:Flagicon Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
- Template:Flagicon Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II
- Template:Flagicon Sultan of Pahang: Tengku Abdullah (Regent)
- Template:Flagicon Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
- Template:Flagicon Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah 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 Mohd Adnan Robert
Events
- February – Johore Safari World, Malaysia's first safari park was opened to public.
- 30 March – Sultan Ismail Petra was crowned as the Sultan of Kelantan[1]
- 5 June – 8 died in the powerful explosions and fire inferno at Port Klang, Selangor.
- 10 July – Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang was installed as seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
- 19 July – Malaysia boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games in Soviet Union.
- 31 August – Colour television launched in Sabah and Sarawak by Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM)
- September – The Heavy Industries Corporation of Malaysia Berhad (HICOM) was established.
- 24 October – The Malaysian Highway Authority was founded.[2]
Births
- 15 January – Qabil Ambak – Equestrian
- 2 February – Josiah Ng – Track cyclist
- 1 July – Mizz Nina, Malaysian fashion designer
- 29 August – Lim Keng Liat – Swimmer
- 15 September – Faiz Khaleed – first Malaysian astronaut
Death
- 20 February – Udo Omar – Malay film actor, known for his role as 'Haji Bakhil' in P. Ramlee's film Labu dan Labi (1962)
See also
References
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