1978 in Malaysia

none February 2024 1978 This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1978, 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: 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: 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 Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Sabah 1963 Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Datuk Ahmad Koroh (until November) Tun Mohd Adnan Robert (from November) Events 8 July – 1978 Malaysian General Elections 7 December – Shah Alam became the capital of SelangorMalaysia Official Year Book 1981 Federal Department of Information, Ministry of Information, Malaysia. 44 https://books.google.com/books?id=-nguAQAAIAAJ 23 February 2024 en 28 December – Colour television was introduced by Radio Television Malaysia on RTM1 Births 3 January - Erry Putra - Singer, actor 28 March – Shalin Zulkifli – Bowling queen 18 April – Fazley Yaakob – celebrity chef 13 June – Faizal Yusof – Malaysian actor (died 2011) 6 July – Daphne Iking – Celebrity 4 December – Jaclyn Victor – Singer and winner of Malaysian Idol (season 1) Deaths 25 February – Ahmad Tuan Hussien, islamic religious teacher and former PAS Member of Parliament for Krian (b. 1906). 6 March – K. L. Devaser, 4th President of the Malaysian Indian Congress (b. 1912).7 March 1978 MIC founder dies at 66 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/search?q=%22MIC+founder+dies+at+66%22 9 February 2026 NewspaperSG 8 March – Ngau Ken Lock, MCA Member of the Dewan Negara (b. 1912).7 March 1981 IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19810307-1.2.90?qt=%22ngau%20ken%20lock%22&q=%22Ngau%20Ken%20Lock%22 9 February 2026 NewspaperSG 12 April – Wee Kheng Chiang, businessman and founder of United Overseas Bank and CIMB (b. 1890).https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19780413-1.2.100?qt=%22wee%20kheng%20chiang%22,%20april&q=%22Wee%20Kheng%20Chiang%22%20April Obituary 13 April 1978 1 February 2026 NewspaperSG 28 May – Chan Kwong Hon, MCA Member of the Dewan Negara (b. 1908).31 May 1978 OBITUARY https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19780531-1.2.102?qt=%22chan%20kwong%20hon%22&q=%22Chan%20Kwong%20Hon%22 9 February 2026 NewspaperSG 25 June – Ahmad Koroh, 5th Yang di-Pertuan Negeri of Sabah (b. 1925).Deaths elsewhere https://books.google.com/books?id=rexdAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA37 23 February 2024 Observer-Reporter 26 June 1978 enhttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/search?q=%22Ahmad+Koroh%22%22State+head+dies%22 State head dies 26 June 1978 1 February 2026 NewspaperSG 8 November – Abdul Kadir Shamsuddin, 4th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia (b. 1920).https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19781109-1.2.41?qt=%22abdul%20kadir%20shamsuddin%22&q=%22Abdul%20Kadir%20Shamsuddin%22 Petronas chief dies of heart attack 9 November 1978 1 February 2026 NewspaperSG See also 1978 1977 in Malaysia | 1979 in Malaysia History of Malaysia References 1978 in Category:Years of the 20th century in Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia Category:1970s in Malaysia