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1997 in Malaysia is the 40th anniversary of Malaysia's independence.

The Petronas Twin Towers.

Jalur Gemilang, the Malaysian flag

Genting Skyway

Incumbents

Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Jaafar
• Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Najihah
• Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohammad
• Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim

State level

• Sultan of Johor: Sultan Iskandar
• Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
• Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail Petra
• Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
• Sultan of Perak: Sultan Azlan Shah
• Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
• Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
• Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
• Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tengku Naquiddin (Regent)
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Dr Hamdan Sheikh Tahir
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Sakaran Dandai

Events

• 1 January - Visit Terengganu Year 1997 officially began
• 1 January - Compulsory self-service at petrol stations in Klang Valley comes in to operations for the first time.
• 3 January - Proton Putra, Malaysia's first coupé car is launched.
• 10 January - Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) is established.
• 3 March - The Chairman of DRB Hicom Group Tan Sri Yahya Ahmad and his wife Puan Sri Rohana Othman were killed in a helicopter crash in Kuala Lipis, Pahang.
• 18 March - The Touch 'n Go Electronic Payment System (EPS) is launched
• 3 April - Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (UPM) change its name to Universiti Putra Malaysia
• 23 May - M. Magendran (11.55 am) and N. Mohanadas (12.10 pm) were the first Malaysians who reached the peak of Mount Everest.
• May - Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim was appointed Acting Prime Minister until August.
• May - Official launching of Cyberjaya by the prime minister Mahathir Mohammad.
• July - Sunway Pyramid, Subang Jaya's new attracttions is officially opened.
• 3 July - Petronas Twin Towers (452 metres) become the world's tallest buildings.
• 21 July - Economic crisis in Malaysia. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) Composite Index fell below 200 points.
• 3 August - A haze occurs in Kuching, Sarawak. A state of emergency is imposed.
• 31 August - The flag of Malaysia is renamed Jalur Gemilang.
• September - Genting Skyway, the longest cable car in South East Asia is opened.
• 6 October - The Malaysian Exchange of Securities Dealing & Automated Quotation (MESDAQ) is launched.
• 28 October - The Seventh Non-Aligned Summit Meeting G15 is held in Kuala Lumpur.

National Day

Main theme

Akhlak Mulia Masyarakat Jaya

Sports

• 1997 Men's Hockey World Cup Qualifier in Kuala Lumpur
• FIFA World Youth Championship, Malaysia 1997

Births

Deaths

• Dato' Seri Mohd Zain Abdul Ghani — Melaka chief minister
• Tan Sri Datuk Amar Stephen Kalong Ningkan — The first Sarawak chief minister

See also

• 1997
• 1996 in Malaysia | 1998 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia