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1983 in Malaysia
![](../I/m/Spratly_Islands-CIA_WFB_Map.png)
Map of the Spratly Islands.
Incumbents
Federal level
State level
Sultan of Johor: Sultan Iskandar (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong) 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 Sultan of Pahang: Tengku Abdullah (Regent) 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 Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abdul Rahman Ya'kub Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Mohd Adnan Robert
Events
- 23 January - The VIP platform in Batu Caves, Selangor collapsed during Thaipusam.
- February - Malaysia officially occupied Layang-Layang Islands or "Swallow Reefs" atolls, one of the Spratly Islands. A naval base and resort was later built at this location.
- 10 May - The International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) is established.
- 7 May - The Perusahan Otomobil Nasional Berhad (PROTON) is established.
- 1 July - Bank Islam Malaysia (BIMB), Malaysia's first Islamic bank is founded.
- 1 September - A Malaysian named Siow Woon Kwang among a victim in Korean Air Lines Flight 007 that shootdown by Soviet interceptor jet and crashed near Moneron Island, Soviet Union killing all 269 passengers.[1]
- 18 December - An Airbus A300 (OY-KAA) leased from Scandinavian Airlines as Malaysia Airlines Flight 684, crashed 2 km short of the runway in Subang Airport on a flight from Singapore. There were no fatalities, but the aircraft was written-off.
National Day
Main theme
Bersama Ke Arah Kemajuan
Births
- Nicol Ann David — Malaysian no.1 squash player
- Wong Mew Choo - Malaysian badminton player
- Che'Nelle - Malaysian R&B singers
- Yeoh Ken Nee - Malaysian diving
- Fazura - Malaysian actress
Deaths
- Ahmad Boestamam — Malay author and nationalism
- Salmah Ismail (Saloma) — Wife and widow of Malaysian film actor, director singer, and songwriter P. Ramlee
- James Beveridge Thomson — first Lord President of the Supreme Court of Malaysia
See also
References
- ↑ "KAL 007 Passenger List". www.rescue007.org. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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