1984 in Malaysia

1984 in Malaysia
27 years of the nationhood

Incumbents

Federal level

*Yang di-Pertuan Agong:
**Sultan Ahmad Shah (until 25 April)
**Sultan Iskandar (from 26 April)
*Raja Permaisuri Agong:
**Tengku Ampuan Afzan (until 25 April)
**Sultanah Zanariah (from 26 April)
*Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohammad
*Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Musa Hitam

tate level

*Sultan of Johor: Tunku Ibrahim Ismail (Regent from 26 April)
*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 (until 31 January)
**Sultan Azlan Shah (from 3 February) (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
*Sultan of Pahang: Tengku Abdullah (Regent until 25 April)
*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
*Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Dr Awang Hassan
*Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca:
**Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan (Until February)
**Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin (From February)
*Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
*Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Mohd Adnan Robert

Events

*1 January - Hotel Majesty (later Balai Seni Lukis Negara (National Art Galery)) was closed after 50 years of operation.
*11 January - Dr. Zaini Shaarani, a staff from Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) become first Malaysian to reached the Mount Kala Pattar.
*12 January - The National Incorporation Policy and Agriculture Policy are introduced.
*January - The federal government plans to build the transit system between Sentul and Petaling Jaya.
*February - The Kuala Lumpur International Marathon is held for the first time.
*February - Johore Safari World was closed after 3 years of operation.
*16 April - Labuan island become the second Federal Territory after Kuala Lumpur.
*26 April - Sultan Iskandar of Johor is elected as the eighth Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
*5 May - Dayabumi the famous landmark in Kuala Lumpur is opened.
*17 May - The Edaran Otomobil Nasional Berhad (EON) is established.
*1 June - TV3 the first private television in Malaysia is launched (YouTube | id = bmhWStaIDvA | title = TV3 first promo ).
*7 June - The name "Saga" was chosen as the first national cars.
*June - Malaysia's first teletext "Beriteks" is launched.
*22 September - Sultan Iskandar of Johor is installed as Yang di-Pertuan Agong

National Day

Main theme

Amanah Asas Kejayaan

ports

Births

*Leong Mun Yee - Malaysian diving
*Fasha Sandha - Malaysian actress
*Tunku Ismail Ibrahim - Crown prince of Johor and the officer of the Indian Army

Deaths

*Sultan Idris Shah II of Perak
*Tan Sri Dato' Osman Bin Talib - Former Chief Minister of Melaka

See also

* 1984
* 1983 in Malaysia | 1985 in Malaysia
* History of Malaysia