1997 in Malaysia

1997 in Malaysia

1997 in Malaysia
40 years of the nationhood

Incumbents

Federal level

*Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Jaafar
*Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Najihah
*Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohammad
*Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim

tate 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: Sultan Azlan Shah
*Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
*Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
*Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
*Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tengku Naquiddin (Regent)
*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 Sakaran Dandai

Events

*1 January - Visit Terengganu Year 1997 officially began
*1 January - Compulsory self-service at petrol stations in Klang Valley comes in to operations for the first time.
*3 January - Proton Putra, Malaysia's first coupé car is launched.
*10 January - Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) is established.
*3 March - The Chairman of DRB Hicom Group Tan Sri Yahya Ahmad and his wife Puan Sri Rohana Othman were killed in a helicopter crash in Kuala Lipis, Pahang.
*18 March - The Touch 'n Go Electronic Payment System (EPS) is launched
*3 April - Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (UPM) change its name to Universiti Putra Malaysia
*23 May - M. Magendran (11.55 am) and N. Mohanadas (12.10 pm) were the first Malaysians who reached the peak of Mount Everest.
*May - Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim was appointed Acting Prime Minister until August.
*May - Official launching of Cyberjaya by the prime minister Mahathir Mohammad.
*July - Sunway Pyramid, Subang Jaya's new attracttions is officially opened.
*3 July - Petronas Twin Towers (452 metres) become the world's tallest buildings.
*21 July - Economic crisis in Malaysia. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) Composite Index fell below 200 points.
*3 August - A haze occurs in Kuching, Sarawak. A state of emergency is imposed.
*31 August - The flag of Malaysia is renamed Jalur Gemilang.
*September - Genting Skyway, the longest cable car in South East Asia is opened.
*6 October - The Malaysian Exchange of Securities Dealing & Automated Quotation (MESDAQ) is launched.
*28 October - The Seventh Non-Aligned Summit Meeting G15 is held in Kuala Lumpur.

National Day

Main theme

Akhlak Mulia Masyarakat Jaya

ports

*1997 Men's Hockey World Cup Qualifier in Kuala Lumpur
*FIFA World Youth Championship, Malaysia 1997

Births

Deaths

*Dato' Seri Mohd Zain Abdul Ghani — Melaka chief ministers

See also

* 1997
* 1996 in Malaysia | 1998 in Malaysia
* History of Malaysia


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