1989 in Malaysia
This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1989, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.
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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
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- Tun Dr Awang Hassan (until May)
- Tun Dr Hamdan Sheikh Tahir (from May)
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 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 4 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 – Four people were injured in a bomb blast at Dayabumi Complex, Kuala Lumpur.
- 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.
- 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.
- 18–24 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.
Births
- 17 January – Aiman Hakim Ridza – Singer and actor
- 29 January – Ong Jian Guo – Badminton player
- 10 February – Neelofa – Actress and television host
- 18 September – Daniel Bego – Swimmer
- Unknown date – Nadiah Amirah – Student who holds the record of most 1As scored in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia 2006
- Unknown date – Tengku Fairuz Khalisah Tuan Ibrahim – grand niece of Tunku Najihah of Negeri Sembilan
Deaths
- 2 April – Ibu Zain – Malay politician, nationalist and independence campaigner
- Unknown date – S Kadarisman – Malay actor
- Unknown date – S Sudarmaji – Malay film director
- Unknown date – Jimmy Chuah – Notorious criminal during hostage drama siege, hanged in Pudu Prison, Kuala Lumpur
See also
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