1992 in Malaysia

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See also:	Other events of 1992 Timeline of Malaysian history

1992 in Malaysia is the 35th anniversary of Malaysia's independence.

Incumbents

Events

• 1 January – The Selangor Pewter Sdn Bhd company changed its name to Royal Selangor.
• 1 January – Jabatan Perkhidmatan Pos Malaysia was incorporated as Pos Malaysia Berhad.
• 22 February – Sudirman Arshad, popular singer and Asian No.1 Singer dies at the age 39 at his sister house in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. His body was brought back to his hometown in Temerloh, Pahang and laid to rest at Chengal Muslim Cemetery.
• 16 March – The former Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) building in Jalan Raja, Kuala Lumpur was destroyed on fire.
• 17 May – Malaysia's men badminton team win the fifth Thomas Cup at Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur since 1967 after beating Indonesia with the aggregate of 3-2.
• 17 May – The new slogan "Malaysia Boleh" is introduced.
• 20 June – 13 die in tanker blast and 24-hour blaze at Port Klang, Selangor.
• 25 July - 9 August – Malaysia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Malaysian badminton, men's doubles player, Razif Sidek and Jalani Sidek won its first ever Olympic medal at these Games.
• 15 August – Proton Saga Iswara is launched.
• August – Kuala Lumpur was chosen as the host of the 1998 Commonwealth Games. It was the first time in history that a city in Asia was chosen as a host of the Commonwealth Games.
• 23 August – The last horse race at the old Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur took place before it was moved to the new location at Sungai Besi.
• 29 September – The 1992 Peninsular Malaysia electricity blackout crisis.
• September – The groundbreaking ceremony for the National Sports Complex in Bukit Jalil
• 15 October – A fire at the Subang Airport, six months after a major blaze destroyed the South Wing of Terminal One in April.
• 30 November – An assault incident involving Sultan Iskandar of Johor and Douglas Gomez, a hockey coach led to a media frenzy and the subsequent 1993 amendments to the Constitution of Malaysia.

National Day

Sports

• 17-19 April – 1992 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
• 26 April - 7 May — Rothmans 1992 Thomas & Uber Cup

Births

• January 2 - Fadlan Hazim — Actor
• February 2 - Khairul Anuar Khalid — Malaysian footballer
• March 17 - Ayda Jebat — Singer and actress
• March 27 - Emma Maembong — Actress
• June 21 - Mohd Ferris Danial — Malaysian footballer
• June 28 - Elizabeth Jimie — Malaysian diver
• Julai 17 - Mikail Andre — Actor
• July 27 - Ruhainies — Actress
• August 28 - Ahmad Amsyar Azman — Malaysian diver
• September 27 - Izara Aishah — Actress
• November 4 - D. Saarvindran — Malaysian footballer
• November 4 - Ainan Tasneem — Singer
• November 12 - Lia Natalia — Actress and model
• November 13 - Jazeman Jaafar — Malaysian Formula BMW driver
• November 14 - Tengku Iezahdiyana Nurhanie Tengku Alaudin — Malaysian actress
• December 7 - Syafiq Yusof — Director and actor

Deaths

• 22 February – Sudirman Arshad — Popular Malay singer and Asian No.1 Singer
• 9 March – Kamaluddin Muhamad (Keris Mas) — Malay author
• 18 April – Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Yusuf — Minister of Law and Judiciary, Attorney-General and Solicitor-General
• 20 April - A. Rahim — Actor
• 6 August - Siti Tanjung Perak — Actress

See also

• 1992
• 1991 in Malaysia | 1993 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia