1968 in Malaysia

none March 2021 1968 thumb|250px|The Angkasapuri building in Kuala Lumpur. This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1968, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians. Incumbent political figures Federal level Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Ampuan Intan Zaharah of Terengganu Prime Minister: Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj Deputy Prime Minister: Tun Abdul Razak Lord President: Syed Sheh Hassan Barakbah then Azmi Mohamed State level Johor Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail Kedah Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong) Kelantan Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Yahya Petra Perlis Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra Perak Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah Pahang Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Abu Bakar Selangor Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Terengganu Sultan of Terengganu: Tengku Mahmud (Regent) Negeri Sembilan Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan:Tuanku Jaafar Penang Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Syed Sheikh Barabakh Malacca Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Haji Abdul Malek bin Yusuf Sarawak 1963 Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abang Haji Openg Sabah 1963 Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Pengiran Ahmad Raffae Events 17 January – The Radio Malaysia and Television Malaysia service were moved from Tunku Abdul Rahman multipurpose hall at Jalan Ampang to the new building at Angkasapuri. 8 April – Tuanku Jaafar was installed as the tenth Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan. 26 May – BERNAMA (Berita Nasional Malaysia) or Malaysian National News Agency established. 17 June – The Communist Party of Malaya launched an ambush of security forces in the area of Kroh–Betong road between Pengkalan Hulu town and the Malaysia-Thailand border, killing 17 members of the security forces. This event marked the start of the second armed revolt of the Communist Party of Malaya known as the Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89). 16 July – Malaysia rejects the Philippines' claim to Sabah.Mathews Philip https://books.google.com/books?id=md9UAgAAQBAJ Chronicle of Malaysia: Fifty Years of Headline News, 1963-2013 2014-02-28 Editions Didier Millet 978-967-10617-4-9 73 en 29 August – Natural Rubber Conference was held in Kuala Lumpur. 12–27 October – Malaysia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 31 competitors took part in four sports. Births 2 May – Ziana Zain - Malay singer and actress 24 November - Awie - Malaysia King of Rock, actor and host Deaths 12 July – Hassan Yunus, 10th Menteri Besar of Johor (b. 1907).14 July 1968 Tan Sri Haji Hassan Yunus meninggal dunia https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/beritaharian19680714-1.2.2?qt=%22menteri%20besar%22,%20meninggal&q=%22Menteri%20Besar%22%20meninggal%20 9 February 2026 NewspaperSG 27 August – Abdullah Mohd Salleh, UMNO Member of Parliament for Segamat Utara (b. 1909).29 August 1968 Anggota Parlemen kawasan Segamat meninggal https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/beritaharian19680829-1.2.15?qt=%22menteri%20besar%22,%20meninggal&q=%22Menteri%20Besar%22%20meninggal%20 9 February 2026 NewspaperSG 18 October – Abdul Rahman Talib, 3rd Minister for Education (b. 1916). See also History of Malaysia References 1968 in Category:Years of the 20th century in Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia Category:1960s in Malaysia