1980 in Malaysia

none February 2024 August 2022 1980 This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1980, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians. Incumbent political figures Federal level Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Ahmad Shah Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tengku Ampuan Afzan Prime Minister: Hussein Onn Deputy Prime Minister: Mahathir Mohamad 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: Sultan Ismail Petra Perlis Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra Perak Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II Pahang Sultan of Pahang: Tengku Abdullah (Regent) Selangor Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Terengganu Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah 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 Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Sabah 1963 Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Mohd Adnan Robert Events February – Johore Safari World, Malaysia's first safari park was opened to public. 30 March – Sultan Ismail Petra was crowned as the Sultan of KelantanAl-Attas Sharifah 1980 https://books.google.com/books?id=x-BOAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA62 24 February 2024 New Straits Times 31 December 1999 en 5 June – 8 died in the powerful explosions and fire inferno at Port Klang, Selangor. 10 July – Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang was installed as seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong. 19 July – Malaysia boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games in Soviet Union. 31 August – Colour television launched in Sabah and Sarawak by Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) September – The Heavy Industries Corporation of Malaysia Berhad (HICOM) was established. 24 October – The Malaysian Highway Authority was founded.Peris Eric Ensuring a good network of expressways https://books.google.com/books?id=3hBZAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA17 24 February 2024 New Straits Times 6 June 1988 en Births 15 January – Qabil Ambak – Equestrian 2 February – Josiah Ng – Track cyclist 1 July – Mizz Nina, Malaysian fashion designer 29 August – Lim Keng Liat – Swimmer 15 September – Faiz Khaleed – first Malaysian astronaut Death 20 February – Udo Omar – Malay film actor, known for his role as 'Haji Bakhil' in P. Ramlee's film Labu dan Labi (1962) See also 1979 1979 in Malaysia | 1981 in Malaysia History of Malaysia References 1980 Category:Years of the 20th century in Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia Category:1980s in Malaysia