1989 in Malaysia
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This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1989, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.
Incumbent political figures
Federal level
- Yang di-Pertuan Agong:
- Sultan Iskandar (until 25 April)
- Sultan Azlan Shah(from 26 April)
- Raja Permaisuri Agong:
- Sultanah Zanariah(until 25 April)
- Tuanku Bainun(from 26 April)
- Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohamad
- Dato' Ghafar Baba
- Lord President: Abdul Hamid Omar
State level
- Tunku Ibrahim Ismail(Regent until 25 April)
- Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
- Sultan Ismail Petra
- Tuanku Syed Putra
- Raja Nazrin Shah(Regent from 26 April)
- Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
- Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
- Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
- Tuanku Jaafar(Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang:
- Tun Dr Awang Hassan(until May)
- Tun Dr Hamdan Sheikh Tahir (from May)
- 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 Said Keruak
Events
- 19 January – was officially opened.
- 1 February – The Malaysian National Speed Limit was enforced.
- 19 February – A Subang International Airport while on approach. The pilots misinterpreted the controller's instructions to descend, causing the aircraft to fly below minimum altitude and crash into a hillside on the outskirts of Puchong. The flight crew mistook the descent altitude to be 400 feet, when the controller actually meant 2400 feet. All 4 flight crew were killed.
- 8 March – Batu Tiga Circuit, Shah Alam.
- 19 March – Malaysian number one singer, Sudirman Arshad won the title " Best Performer" in the 1989 Salem Asian Music Awards at Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom.
- 10 April – A bomb detonated at the Dayabumi Complex, Kuala Lumpur.[2]
- 26 April – Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak was elected as the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
- 15 April – Malacca Town became a historical city and also a sister city of Kuala Lumpur.
- 15 May – Mahathir Mohamad left for a two-veek official trip to the United States and Britain during which he met with US President George H. W. Bush and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
- 20–31 August – The Kuala Lumpur 1989, XV Southeast Asian Games.
- 22 September – Around 27 students, mostly schoolgirls were killed in the Madrasah fire tragedy in Guar Chempedak, Kedah.
- 1811th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) was held in Kuala Lumpur.
- 2 December – The by the CPM, and the Malaysian and Thai governments. CPM was officially dissolved.
Births
- 17 January – Aiman Hakim Ridza – Singer and actor
- 29 January – Ong Jian Guo – Badminton player
- 10 February – Neelofa – Actress and television host
- 9 June – Faliq Auri – Saxophone player
- 18 September – Daniel Bego – Swimmer
Deaths
- 17 February – S. Kadarisman – Malay actor (born 1922)
- 2 April – Ibu Zain – Malay politician, nationalist and independence campaigner (born 1903)
- 23 April – S. Sudarmaji – Malay film director (born 1923)
- 31 May – Chang Ling-Yun – Malaysian Communist Politician (born 1921)
- 12 July – Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Ismail– Tunku Aris Bendahara of Johor (born 1933)
See also
References
- ^ "Flying Tiger Jet Crashes in Malaysia; 4 From U.S. Killed". Los Angeles Times. 19 February 1989. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Dayabumi explosion: Repair work in progress". New Straits Times. 15 June 1989. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Commonwealth Chronology". Commonwealth Oral History Project. Retrieved 24 February 2024.