1986 in Malaysia
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This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1986, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.
Central Market
.Incumbent political figures
Federal level
- Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Iskandar of Johor
- Sultanah Zanariah of Johor
- Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohamad
- Deputy Prime Minister:
- Dato' Musa Hitam (until 9 May)
- Dato' Ghafar Baba(from 10 May)
- Mohamed Salleh Abas
State level
- Tunku Ibrahim Ismail(Regent)
- Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
- Sultan Ismail Petra
- Tuanku Syed Putra
- Sultan Azlan Shah(Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah- Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
- Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
- Tuanku Jaafar
- Tun Dr Awang Hassan
- Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce Mohammed Noor
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Mohd Adnan Robert
Events
- 3 January – SMK Lembah Keramat, Selangor was founded and opened to public.
- 7 January – Ling Liong Sik became Transport Minister.
- March – Rioters, protesting against the appointment of the Chief Minister and Head of State, detonated bombs and committed arson around major towns in the 1986 Sabah riots.
- March – was officially opened.
- 22 March – The P. Ramlee Memorial at Jalan Dedap, Taman P. Ramlee, Setapak, Kuala Lumpurwas opened to the public.
- April – Central Market, Kuala Lumpur's newest attraction, was officially opened. Previously it had been a wet market.
- 12–16 April – The 1986 Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) General Conference was held.
- 14 April – Chow Kit Road, which was the first time ever that a street concert drew a 100,000-person crowd on a Monday night.
- 10 May – Abdul Ghafar Baba became Deputy Prime Minister, replacing Musa Hitam.
- 27 June – Highway Concessionnaires Berhad, Malaysia's second highway concessionnaires operator, was founded.
- 17 July – The opening of Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum in Malacca City, Malacca.[1]
- Deposit-taking co-operative scandal
- 3 August – The 1986 General Elections.[2]
- 3 September – Ling Liong Sik became MCA President.
- 17[3]–22 October – The Pudu Prison siege took place at Pudu Prison, Kuala Lumpur. On October 22, the hostage crisis at the prison ended without bloodshed. Six prisoners were captured and two hostages were rescued.
- November – Ferry Malaysia was launched at Kuantan Port, Pahang.
- 6 December – Langkawi Islandacquired a duty-free status.
Births
- 10 June – Sharifah Amani – Actress
- 3 July – Felixia Yeap(Raissyah Rania Yeap) – Model
Deaths
- 7 July – trafficking of 141.9g of heroin.
- 28 November – Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman, 2nd Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak (1969-1977)
See also
References
- ISBN 978-981-12-0581-1. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Lim, Kit Siang (1990). Prelude to Operation Lalang. Democratic Action Party, Malaysia. p. 2. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Zaman: We will help inmates avoid old habits". New Straits Times. 3 March 1994. Retrieved 24 February 2024.