1976 in Malaysia

none March 2022 1976 This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1976, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians. Incumbent political figures Federal level Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Yahya Petra Raja Permaisuri Agong: Raja Perempuan Zainab Prime Minister: Abdul Razak Hussein (until 14 January) Hussein Onn (from 15 January) Deputy Prime Minister: Mahathir Mohamad (from 5 March) Lord President: Mohamed Suffian Mohamed Hashim State level Johor Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail Kedah Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Kelantan Sultan of Kelantan: Tengku Ismail Petra (Regent) Perlis Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra Perak Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II Pahang Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong) Selangor Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Terengganu Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Negeri Sembilan Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar Penang Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Sardon Jubir Malacca Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan Sarawak 1973 Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman Sabah 1963 Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Mohd Hamdan Abdullah Events 14 January – Abdul Razak Hussein, second Malaysian prime minister died in London, United Kingdom due to leukaemia. On 16 January, his body was brought back to Malaysia and laid to rest at Makam Pahlawan near Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur. 15 January – Hussein Onn replaced Tun Abdul Razak as prime minister. 21 February – Subang Jaya, a new township in Petaling Jaya, Selangor developed by Sime Darby was established. 28 February – Yahya Petra of Kelantan was installed as the sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong. 5 March – Mahathir Mohamad was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia. 8 April – The 20-storey Campbell Shopping Complex, Kuala Lumpur's very first high-rise shopping complex was completely destroyed in a fire. It was Malaysia's first towering inferno and the worst fire disaster involving a high-rise building to date.Mathews Philip https://books.google.com/books?id=md9UAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA123 Chronicle of Malaysia: Fifty Years of Headline News, 1963-2013 2014-02-28 Editions Didier Millet 978-967-10617-4-9 123 en 27 April – A Royal Malaysian Air Force RMAF's Sikorsky S-61 Nuri helicopter was shot down by communist terrorists in Gubir, Kedah killing eleven Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) military personnel. This was the first person killed in action (KIA) in RMAF history. 6 June – Ten passengers, including Sabah chief minister and former state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor), Tun Fuad Stephens, and one crew were killed in a plane crashes 1976 near Kota Kinabalu. Tun Fuad Stephens' body was interred at State Mausoleum near Sabah State Mosque, Kota Kinabalu. 18 October – The 25th anniversary of the Employees Provident Fund was celebrated. 21 October – The opening of Sultan Abu Bakar Museum in Pekan District, Pahang. 14 December – The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) was incorporated. Births 23 January – Shahrol Yuzy – Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix rider 6 February – Choong Tan Fook – Badminton player (doubles) 28 May – Chew Choon Eng – Badminton player (doubles) 21 June – Wan Saiful Wan Jan – politician 20 July – Alex Yoong – F1 and A1GP driver 31 August – Ah Niu – Malaysian Chinese singer Deaths 14 January – Abdul Razak Hussein, 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia (b. 1922). 14 March – Wan Abdul Kadir Ismail, UMNO Member of Parliament for Kemaman (b. 1929).Profil : Dato Wan Kadir-dalam kenangan. https://psp.rtm.gov.my:8080/neuseal/Record/0000058290 Pusat Sumber Penyiaran 9 May – Athi Nahappan, MIC Member of the Dewan Negara (b. 1925).11 May 1976 Hormat terakhir utk Nahappan https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/beritaharian19760511-1.2.34.15?qt=%22athi%20nahappan%22&q=%22Athi%20Nahappan%22 9 February 2026 NewspaperSG 6 June – Tun Fuad Stephens, 1st & 5th Chief Minister of Sabah (b. 1920). 17 October – Raja Uda, 1st Yang di-Pertuan Negeri of Penang (b. 1894). References See also 1976 1975 in Malaysia | 1977 in Malaysia History of Malaysia 1976 in Category:Years of the 20th century in Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia Category:1970s in Malaysia