This article is about the year 1990 in Malaysia, which marks 33 years of nationhood for the country.

The Kuala Lumpur federal territory and city flag was adopted on 14 May 1990 following the celebration of 100 anniversary of local authority

P. Ramlee awarded the Darjah Panglima Setia Mahkota (DPSM) highest award with a title Tan Sri on 2 June 1990.

Incumbents

Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Azlan Shah
• Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Bainun
• Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohammad
• Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Ghafar Baba

State level

• Sultan of Johor: Sultan Iskandar
• Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
• Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail Petra
• Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
• Sultan of Perak: Raja Nazrin Shah (Regent)
• Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
• 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 Dr Hamdan Sheikh Tahir
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Said Keruak

Events

• 1 January - The introduction of unleaded petrol in Malaysia.
• 1 January - Visit Malaysia Year 1990 officially began.
• 1 January - Dataran Merdeka or Merdeka Square (fomerly Padang Kelab Selangor) is officially opened.
• 22 January – 17 people including 11 FRU riot police personal were killed in a collision between FRU riot police vehicles, tankers lorry, a passenger bus and 10 cars at kilometre 32.5 of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway not far from Genting Sempah Tunnel in Gombak, Selangor.
• March - The Malaysian General Elections. Kelantan now under PAS party.
• 14 May - Kuala Lumpur celebrates 100 years of local authority. The new federal territory of Kuala Lumpur flag and anthem are introduced.
• 29 May - Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysia's 3rd prime minister dies. His body was interred at Makam Pahlawan, near Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur.
• 1 June - The First Non-Aligned Summit Meeting G15 is held for the first time in Kuala Lumpur
• 2 June - P. Ramlee awarded the Darjah Panglima Setia Mahkota (DPSM) highest award with a title Tan Sri
• June - Proton Saga with Megavalve engine is launched.
• 2 July - A stampede inside a pedestrian tunnel (Al-Ma'aisim Tunnel) leading out from Mecca towards Mina and the Plains of Arafat led to the deaths of 1,426 pilgrims including 10 Malaysians.
• 11 July - The Malaysia Agriculture Park (Taman Pertanian Malaysia), Bukit Cahaya Seri Alam is opened to public.
• 1 September - The Lembaga Letrik Negara (National Electricity Board) (LLN) was incorporated as Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB).
• 17 October - The peace treaty between Malaysia government and the second bureau of the North Kalimantan Communist Party are signed in Kuching, Sarawak.
• 7 December - Tunku Abdul Rahman father of Independence dies. His body was brought back to Kedah and laid to rest at Kedah Royal Mausoleum, Langgar.
• December - Jabatan Perkhidmatan Pos Malaysia was incorporated as Pos Malaysia Berhad.

National Day

Main theme

Berjaya

Sports

Births

• Tengku Amir Shah - Raja Muda of Selangor
• Brian Nickson Lomas - Malaysian diving
• Stracie Angie Anam (Stacy) - Malaysian singers

Deaths

See also

• 1990
• 1989 in Malaysia | 1991 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia