1980 in Malaysia

1980 in Malaysia
23 years of the nationhood

Incumbents

Federal level

*Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Ahmad Shah
*Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tengku Ampuan Afzan
*Prime Minister: Tun Hussein Onn
*Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Dr Mahathir Mohammad

tate level

*Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
*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 Abdulah (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 Sardon Jubir
*Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan
*Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin
*Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Mohd Adnan Robert

Events

*February - Johore Safari World, Malaysia's first safari park is opened to public.
*5 June - 8 die in the powerful explosions in Port Klang, Selangor.
*10 July - Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang is installed as Yang di-Pertuan Agong
*19 July - Malaysia boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games in Soviet Union.
*31 August - Colour television launches in Sabah by Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM)
*September - The Heavy Industries Corporation of Malaysia Berhad (HICOM) is established.
*24 October - The Malaysian Highway Authority is founded.

National Day

Main theme

Berdisiplin Berbakti

ports

Births

*Faiz Khaleed - first Malaysian angkasawan
*Chan Chong Meng - Malaysians badminton player (doubles)
*Josiah Ng - Malaysian track cyclist
*Qabil Ambak - Malaysian equestrian
*Lim Keng Liat - Malaysian swimmer
*Abdul Latif Surani - Malaysian, Bukit Kapar

Deaths

*Ngan Yin - Menglembu groundnut king

See also

* 1980
* 1979 in Malaysia | 1981 in Malaysia
* History of Malaysia