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1974 in Malaysia
17 years of the nationhood

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
• Raja Permaisuri Agong: Sultanah Bahiyah
• Prime Minister: Tun Abdul Razak
• Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Hussein Onn

[edit] State level

• Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
• Sultan of Kedah: Tengku Abdul Malik (Regent)
• Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Yahya Petra (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
• Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
• Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II
• Sultan of Pahang:
  • Sultan Abu Bakar (until 7 July)
  • Sultan Ahmad Shah (from 7 July)
• Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
• Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
• Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Syed Sheikh Barabakh
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Haji Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Majid
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Fuad Stephens

[edit] Events

• 1 January - The pilling works for the KOMTAR building in Penang are completed.
• 22 January - The 1974 Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Agreement signed at Istana Negara between Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah with Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor.
• 1 February - Kuala Lumpur became an independent federal territory. Previously, it was part of the state of Selangor.
• May - Barisan Nasional (National Front) (BN), Malaysia's largest party was formed replaced Parti Perikatan (Alliance Party).
• 7 June - Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Hashim, an Inspector General of Police was assassinated by the communist rebels.
• 17 August - Petronas, first Malaysian petroleum and gas company was founded.
• 24 August - The 1974 Malaysian General Elections.
• 23 September - Student unrest in the University of Malaya (UM).
• 1 December - Bank Simpanan Nasional (Malay: National Savings Bank) (BSN) was founded.

[edit] National Day

[edit] Theme

Sains dan Teknologi Alat Perpaduan

[edit] Sports

• 1 September - 16 September: Malaysia participates in the 1974 Asian Games, taking one Silver and five Bronze medals.

[edit] Births

• 9 February - Erra Fazira – beauty queen, model, singer and actress

[edit] Deaths

• 7 May - Sultan Abu Bakar of Pahang

[edit] See also

• 1974
• 1973 in Malaysia | 1975 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia