1988 in Malaysia

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1988 in Malaysia
31 years of the nationhood

Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Federal level 1.2 State level 2 Events 3 National Day 3.1 Main theme 3.2 National Day Parade 4 Sports 5 Births 6 Deaths 7 See also

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] 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

[edit] State 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:
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca:
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak:
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah:

[edit] Events

• 22 February - The longest hanging dragon in Malaysia was hung in The Mall shopping centre, Kuala Lumpur during Chinese New Year of the year of dragon.
• 1 March - Ipoh was granted city status.
• 11 March - The Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque in Shah Alam was fully constructed. This is the largest mosque in Malaysia.
• 13 May - Highway Concessionnaires Berhad changes its name to Projek Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan (PLUS).
• 4 July - The Malaysian constitutional crisis ended.
• July - Opening of the Sultan Ismail Power Station in Paka, Terengganu. the largest power station in Malaysia.
• 31 July – Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal bridge collapse in Butterworth, Penang killed 32 people and injuring 1,674 people.
• 1 August - Kuching was granted city status. It comprising Kuching North and Kuching South.
• 31 August - The biggest Malaysian flag was hung in Angkasapuri and is the largest flag in this country ever hung to date.

[edit] National Day

[edit] Main theme

Bersatu

[edit] National Day Parade

• Johor Bahru, Johor

[edit] Sports

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• Tun Tan Siew Sin — Former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Minister of Finance and MCA president
• Tengku Ampuan Afzan of Pahang and 7th Raja Permaisuri Agong
• R Arumugam — Malaysian footballer

[edit] See also

• 1988
• 1987 in Malaysia | 1989 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia

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