1983 in Malaysia

1983 in Malaysia
26 years of the nationhood

Incumbents

Federal level

*Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Ahmad Shah
*Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tengku Ampuan Afzan
*Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohammad
*Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Musa Hitam

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 Idris Shah II
*Sultan of Pahang: Tengku Abdullah (Regent)
*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 Awang Hassan
*Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan
*Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
*Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Mohd Adnan Robert

Events

* 23 January - The VIP platform in Batu Caves, Selangor collapsed during Thaipusam.
* February - Malaysia officially occupied Layang-Layang Islands or "Swallow Reefs" atolls, one of the Spratly Islands. A naval base and resort was later built at this location.
* 10 May - The International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) is established.
* 7 May - The Perusahan Otomobil Nasional Berhad (PROTON) is established.
*1 July - Bank Islam Malaysia (BIMB), Malaysia's first Islamic bank is founded.

National Day

Main theme

Bersama Ke Arah Kemajuan

ports

Births

*Nicol Ann David — Malaysian no.1 squash player
*Wong Mew Choo - Malaysian badminton player
*Che'Nelle - Malaysian R&B singers
*Mark Jason John - Activist
*Yeoh Ken Nee - Malaysian diving

Deaths

*Ahmad Boestamam — Malay author and nationalism
*Salmah Ismail (Saloma) — Wife and widow of Malaysian film actor, director singer, and songwriter P. Ramlee
*Sir James Thompson — first Lord President of Malaysia

See also

* 1983
* 1982 in Malaysia | 1984 in Malaysia
* History of Malaysia