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1988 in Malaysia
31 years of nationhood
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Sarawak.svg.png)
State flag of Sarawak, adopted on 16 September 1988.
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State flag of Sabah, also adopted on 16 September 1988.
Incumbents
Federal level
State level
Sultan of Johor: Tunku Ibrahim Ismail (Regent) 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 (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong) 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 Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Dr Awang Hassan 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
- 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.
National Day
Main theme
Bersatu
National Day Parade
Births
- Raja Farah – actress
- Liyana Jasmay – actress
- Mikael Adam Lo'zach (SonaOne) – rapper and composer
Deaths
- 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
See also
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