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1984 in Malaysia
27 years of the nationhood

Dayabumi, completed on 1984.

Incumbents

Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong:
  • Sultan Ahmad Shah (until 25 April)
  • Sultan Iskandar (from 26 April)
• Raja Permaisuri Agong:
  • Tengku Ampuan Afzan (until 25 April)
  • Sultanah Zanariah (from 26 April)
• Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohammad
• Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Musa Hitam

State level

• Sultan of Johor: Tunku Ibrahim Ismail (Regent from 26 April)
• Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
• Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail Petra
• Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
• Sultan of Perak:
  • Sultan Idris Shah II (until 31 January)
  • Sultan Azlan Shah (from 3 February) (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
• Sultan of Pahang: Tengku Abdullah (Regent until 25 April)
• Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
• Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
• Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Dr Awang Hassan
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca:
  • Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan (Until February)
  • Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin (From February)
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Mohd Adnan Robert

Events

• 1 January - Hotel Majesty (later Balai Seni Lukis Negara (National Art Galery)) was closed after 50 years of operation.
• 11 January - Dr. Zaini Shaarani, a staff from Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) become first Malaysian to reached the Mount Kala Pattar.
• 12 January - The National Incorporation policy and Agriculture policy are introduced.
• January - The federal government plans to build the transit system between Sentul and Petaling Jaya.
• February - The Kuala Lumpur International Marathon is held for the first time.
• February - Johore Safari World was closed after 3 years of operation.
• 16 April - Labuan island become the second Federal Territory after Kuala Lumpur.
• 26 April - Sultan Iskandar of Johor is elected as the eighth Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
• 5 May - Dayabumi the famous landmark in Kuala Lumpur is opened.
• 17 May - The Edaran Otomobil Nasional Berhad (EON) is established.
• 1 June - TV3 the first private television in Malaysia is launched (TV3 first promo at YouTube (requires Adobe Flash)).
• 7 June - The name "Saga" was chosen as the first national cars.
• June - Malaysia's first teletext "Beriteks" is launched.
• 22 September - Sultan Iskandar of Johor is installed as Yang di-Pertuan Agong

National Day

Main theme

Amanah Asas Kejayaan

Sports

Births

• Leong Mun Yee - Malaysian diving
• Fasha Sandha - Malaysian actress
• Tunku Ismail Ibrahim - Crown prince of Johor and the officer of the Indian Army

Deaths

• Sultan Idris Shah II of Perak
• Tan Sri Dato' Osman Bin Talib - Former Chief Minister of Melaka

See also

• 1984
• 1983 in Malaysia | 1985 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia