1980 in Malaysia
23 years of the nationhood

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Ahmad Shah
• Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tengku Ampuan Afzan
• Prime Minister: Tun Hussein Onn
• Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Dr Mahathir Mohammad

[edit] State level

• Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
• 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: Tun Sardon Jubir
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Mohd Adnan Robert

[edit] Events

• February - Johore Safari World, Malaysia's first safari park is opened to public.
• 5 June - 8 die in the powerful explosions in Port Klang, Selangor.
• 10 July - Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang is installed as Yang di-Pertuan Agong
• 19 July - Malaysia boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games in Soviet Union.
• 31 August - Colour television launches in Sabah by Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM)
• September - The Heavy Industries Corporation of Malaysia Berhad (HICOM) is established.
• 24 October - The Malaysian Highway Authority is founded.

[edit] National Day

[edit] Main theme

Berdisiplin Berbakti

[edit] Sports

[edit] Births

• Faiz Khaleed - first Malaysian angkasawan
• Chan Chong Meng - Malaysians badminton player (doubles)
• Josiah Ng - Malaysian track cyclist
• Qabil Ambak - Malaysian equestrian
• Lim Keng Liat - Malaysian swimmer

[edit] Deaths

• Ngan Yin - Menglembu groundnut king

[edit] See also

• 1980
• 1979 in Malaysia | 1981 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia

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