1970 in Malaysia

1970 in Malaysia
13 years of the nationhood

Incumbents

Federal level

*Yang di-Pertuan Agong:
**Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu (until 21 September)
**Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah of Kedah (from 21 September)
*Raja Permaisuri Agong:
**Tengku Tengah Zaharah of Terengganu (until 21 September)
**Sultanah Bahiyah of Kedah (from 21 September)
*Prime Minister:
**Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj (until 22 September)
**Tun Abdul Razak (from 22 September)
*Deputy Prime Minister: Tun Dr Ismail (from 22 September)

tate level

*Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
*Sultan of Kedah: Tengku Abdul Malik (Regent from 21 September)
*Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Yahya Petra
*Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
*Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II
*Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Abu Bakar
*Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
*Sultan of Terengganu: Tengku Mahmud (Regent until 21 September)
*Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar
*Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Syed Sheikh Barabakh
*Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Haji Abdul Malek bin Yusuf
*Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman
*Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Pengiran Ahmad Raffae

Events

*4 April- Malaysia's first satellite station was commissioned in Kuantan, Pahang.
*31 August - Rukun Negara the national ideology is declared.
*21 September - Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah of Kedah is elected as the fifth Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
*22 September - Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj resigned as prime minister.
*22 September - Tun Abdul Razak become as prime minister.
*26 September - Tun Dr Ismail was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
*20 December - The fire breaks out at Royal Selangor Club.

National Day

Theme

Muhibah dan Perpaduan

ports

Births

*Michael Wong - Malaysian Chinese singers

Deaths

*Mat Kilau - Famous Malay warrior in Pahang during British protectorate.

See also

* 1970
* 1969 in Malaysia | 1971 in Malaysia
* History of Malaysia