1980_in_Malaysia

1980 in Malaysia

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1980 in Malaysia
23 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

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 (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 - 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 Yang di-Pertuan Agong
19 July - Malaysia boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games in Soviet Union.
31 August - Colour television launches in Sabah by Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM)
September - The Heavy Industries Corporation of Malaysia Berhad (HICOM) is established.
24 October - The Malaysian Highway Authority is founded.

National Day

Main theme

Berdisiplin Berbakti

Sports

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
Abdul Latif Surani - Malaysian, Bukit Kapar

Deaths

Ngan Yin - Menglembu groundnut king

See also

v • d • e Years in Malaysia

Years in Malaya	Malaysia was only formed on September 16, 1963. Prior to that date, Peninsular Malaysia was known as Malaya when it was a British protectorate before independence. 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 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

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