1987 in Malaysia

1987 in Malaysia
30 years of the nationhood

Incumbents

Federal level

*Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Iskandar
*Raja Permaisuri Agong: Sultanah Zanariah
*Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohammad
*Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Ghafar Baba

tate level

*Sultan of Johor: Tunku Ibrahim Ismail (Regent)
*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 (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
*Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
*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 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 Mohd Adnan Robert (Until November)
** Tun Said Keruak (From November)

Events

*February - The Carcosa was returned to the Government of Malaysia and renamed as "Carcosa Seri Negara".
*April - The Malaysian constitutional crisis occurred.
*June - Menara Maybank or Maybank Tower is now become the famous landmark and the tallest building in Kuala Lumpur.
*July - Opening of the Petronas petroleum and gas refinery in Kerteh, Terengganu
*October - Malaysian Airline System (MAS) changed its corporate identity and became known as Malaysia Airlines.
*12 October - Jabatan Telekom was incorporated as Syarikat Telekom Malaysia Berhad (STMB).
*27 October - The Operation Lalang, More than 100 opposition activists are arrested, including Lim Kit Siang under Internal Security Act (ISA).

National Day

Main theme

Setia Bersatu Berusaha Maju

ports

*September - 1987 World Silat Championships

Births

*Tan Boon Heong - Malaysian badminton player

Deaths

*Hamzah Dolmat — Malay violinist

See also

* 1987
* 1986 in Malaysia | 1988 in Malaysia
* History of Malaysia