2008 in Malaysia

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2008 in Malaysia
51 years of the nationhood

Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Federal level 1.2 State level 2 Events 2.1 January 3 Events scheduled 4 Sports 5 Births 6 Deaths 7 See also

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu
• Raja Permaisuri Agong: Sultanah Nur Zahirah of Terengganu
• Prime Minister: Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
• Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak

[edit] State level

• Sultan of Johor: Sultan Iskandar
• Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
• Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail Petra
• Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin
• Sultan of Perak: Sultan Azlan Shah
• Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
• Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
• Sultan of Terengganu: Tengku Muhammad Ismail (Regent)
• Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abang Mohd Salahuddin
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Ahmad Shah Abdullah

[edit] Events

[edit] January

• 1 January – Visit Terengganu 2008 officially begins
• 1 January – Kuala Terengganu achieved its city status.
• 2 January – Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek tendered his resignation as Health Minister, MCA vice-president, Johor MCA chief and Labis MP due to the sex tape scandal.
• 3 January – Minister of Housing and Local Government, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting was appointed acting Health Minister.

[edit] Events scheduled

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• 31 August – The closing ceremony of the Visit Malaysia 2007

[edit] Sports

• • 29 January-3 February – Kuala Lumpur World 5's Futsal Tournament
  • 9 February – Le Tour de Langkawi 2008

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

[edit] See also

• 2008
• 2007 in Malaysia | 2009 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia

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