1988 in Malaysia

Decades:	1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; 2000s;
See also:	Other events of 1988; Timeline of Malaysian history;

1988 in Malaysia
31 years of nationhood

Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque, Shah Alam, Selangor.

State flag of Sarawak, adopted on 16 September 1988.

State flag of Sabah, also adopted on 16 September 1988.

Incumbents

4 February – UMNO has been declared an illegal organisation by the High Court.
14 February – UMNO Baru was formed.
22 February – The longest hanging dragon in Malaysia was hung at The Mall, Kuala Lumpur during Chinese New Year to mark the Year of the Dragon.
1 March – Ipoh was granted city status.
11 March – The Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque in Shah Alam, Selangor was fully constructed. This is the largest mosque in Malaysia.
13 May – Highway Concessionnaires Berhad changes its name to Projek Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan (PLUS).
4 July – The Malaysian constitutional crisis ended.
July – Opening of the Sultan Ismail Power Station in Paka, Terengganu, the largest power station in Malaysia.
31 July – Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal bridge collapse in Butterworth, Penang killed 32 people and injuring 1,674 people.
1 August – Kuching was granted city status. It comprising Kuching North and Kuching South.
29 August – The biggest Malaysian flag was hung in Angkasapuri and is the largest flag in this country ever hung to date.
16 September – Sarawak celebrates its 25th anniversary of independence within Malaysia.
21 November – Air France's supersonic Concorde made its first landing at Subang International Airport.
18 December – Footballer R Arumugam died in a car accident on Federal Highway near Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Bersatu

Tun Henry H S Lee - First Finance Minister
Tun Tan Siew Sin - Minister of Commerce and Industry, Minister of Finance and MCA president
Tengku Ampuan Afzan of Pahang and 7th Raja Permaisuri Agong
R Arumugam - footballer

Years in Malaysia
Malaysia was only formed on September 16, 1963. Prior to that date, Peninsular Malaysia was known as Malaya, Sarawak under Crown Colony of Sarawak and Kingdom of Sarawak and Sabah under North Borneo.
Years in British Malaya	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
Years in Federation of Malaya	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
Years in Malaysia	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

1988 in Asia
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