1981 in Malaysia

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1981 in Malaysia
24 years of the nationhood

Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Federal level 1.2 State level 2 Events 3 National Day 3.1 Main theme 4 Sports 5 Births 6 Deaths 7 See also

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Ahmad Shah
• Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tengku Ampuan Afzan
• Prime Minister:
  • Tun Hussein Onn (until 16 July)
  • Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohammad (from 17 July)
• Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Musa Hitam

[edit] State level

• Sultan of Johor:
  • Sultan Ismail (until May)
  • Sultan Iskandar (from May)
• 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:
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca:
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak:
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah:

[edit] Events

• March - Kota Darul Ehsan the biggest arch in Malaysia is opened.
• April - The Amanah Saham Nasional scheme is launched.
• June - The new Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad building at Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur is officially opened.
• 16 July - Tun Hussein Onn resigns as prime minister.
• 17 July - Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad officially became the fourth Malaysian prime minister.
• 18 July - Tun Musa Hitam was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
• 23 July - Work Minister S. Samy Vellu announced that the Penang Bridge, Penang would be constructed using the cable-stayed concrete girder of the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge instead of the steel-tied arch in the style of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

[edit] National Day

[edit] Main theme

Berdisiplin Berharmoni

[edit] Sports

[edit] Births

• Anita and Aniza — First Malaysian siamese twins
• Shahrol Yuzy — Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix rider
• Nicholas Teo — Malaysian Chinese singer
• Wong Pei Tty — Malaysian woman badminton player (doubles)
• Mawi -- Malaysian singer

[edit] Deaths

• Sultan Ismail of Johor
• Temenggong Jugah Anak Barieng — first Sarawak minister in federal cabinet

[edit] See also

• 1981
• 1980 in Malaysia | 1982 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia

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