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
- Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Ghafar Baba
- Lord President: Abdul Hamid Omar
State level
Sultan of Johor: Tunku Ibrahim Ismail (Regent until 25 April)
Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail Petra
Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
Sultan of Perak: Raja Nazrin Shah (Regent from 26 April)
Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
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 (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)
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 Mohammed Noor
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Said Keruak
Events
- 19 January – Planetarium Sultan Iskandar in Kuching, Sarawak, the first planetarium in Malaysia was officially opened.
- 1 February – The Malaysian National Speed Limit was enforced.
- 19 February – A Boeing 747 owned by Flying Tiger Line[1] crashed 12 kilometres from the 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 four flight crew were killed.
- 8 March – Proton Saga Knight, the first Rally, Race, Research (R3) sports car was launched at 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-week 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.
- 18[3]–24 October – The 11th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) was held in Kuala Lumpur.
- 2 December – The Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89) ended and the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) agreed to a ceasefire. The peace agreement was signed at Hat Yai, Thailand by the CPM, and the Malaysian and Thai governments. CPM was officially dissolved.
- 31 December – Dataran Merdeka (formerly Padang Kelab Selangor) was officially opened and the 1990 Visit Malaysia Year was launched.[4]
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, actor (b. 1922)
- 2 April – Ibu Zain, politician, nationalist and independence campaigner (b. 1903)
- 23 April – S. Sudarmaji, film director (b. 1923)
- 31 May – Chang Ling-Yun, Member of the Politburo of the Malayan Communist Party (b. 1921)
- 12 July – Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Ismail, Tunku Aris Bendahara of Johor (b. 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.
- ^ "Some tour operators 'dissuading tourists from visiting country'". The Straits Times. Bernama. 13 December 1989.
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