1974 in Malaysia

1974 in Malaysia
17 years of the nationhood

Incumbents

Federal level

*Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
*Raja Permaisuri Agong: Sultanah Bahiyah
*Prime Minister: Tun Abdul Razak
*Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Hussein Onn

tate level

*Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
*Sultan of Kedah: Tengku Abdul Malik (Regent)
*Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Yahya Petra (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
*Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
*Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II
*Sultan of Pahang:
**Sultan Abu Bakar (until 7 July)
**Sultan Ahmad Shah (from 7 July)
*Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
*Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
*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 Aziz bin Abdul Majid
*Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman
*Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah:

Events

* 1 January - The pilling works for the KOMTAR building in Penang are completed.
* 22 January - The 1974 Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Agreement signed at Istana Negara between Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah with Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor.
* 1 February - Kuala Lumpur became an independent federal territory. Previously, it was part of the state of Selangor.
* May - Barisan Nasional (National Front) (BN), Malaysia's largest party was formed replaced Parti Perikatan (Alliance Party).
* 7 June - Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Hashim, an Inspector General of Police was assassinated by the communist rebels.
* 17 August - Petronas, first Malaysian petroleum and gas company was founded.
* 24 August - The 1974 Malaysian General Elections.
* 1 December - Bank Simpanan Nasional (Malay: National Savings Bank) (BSN) was founded.

National Day

Theme

Sains dan Teknologi Alat Perpaduan

ports

*1 September - 16 September: Malaysia participates in the 1974 Asian Games, taking one Silver and five Bronze medals.

Births

*9 February - Erra Fazira – beauty queen, model, singer and actress

Deaths

*7 May - Sultan Abu Bakar of Pahang

See also

* 1974
* 1973 in Malaysia | 1975 in Malaysia
* History of Malaysia