1970 in Malaysia

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1970 in Malaysia
13 years of the nationhood

Incumbents

Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong:
  • Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu (until 21 September)
  • Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah of Kedah (from 21 September)
• Raja Permaisuri Agong:
  • Tengku Tengah Zaharah of Terengganu (until 21 September)
  • Sultanah Bahiyah of Kedah (from 21 September)
• Prime Minister:
  • Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj (until 22 September)
  • Tun Abdul Razak (from 22 September)
• Deputy Prime Minister: Tun Dr Ismail (from 22 September)

State level

• Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
• Sultan of Kedah: Tengku Abdul Malik (Regent from 21 September)
• Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Yahya Petra
• Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
• Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II
• Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Abu Bakar
• Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
• Sultan of Terengganu: Tengku Mahmud (Regent until 21 September)
• Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Syed Sheikh Barabakh
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Haji Abdul Malek bin Yusuf
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Pengiran Ahmad Raffae

Events

• 1 January - The new uniform for police personnels and school pupils are introduced.
• 4 April- Malaysia's first satellite station was commissioned in Kuantan, Pahang.
• 31 August - Rukun Negara the national ideology is declared.
• 21 September - Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah of Kedah is elected as the fifth Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
• 22 September - Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj resigned as prime minister.
• 22 September - Tun Abdul Razak become as prime minister.
• 26 September - Tun Dr Ismail was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
• 20 December - The fire breaks out at Royal Selangor Club.

National Day

Theme

Muhibah dan Perpaduan

Sports

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Births

• Michael Wong - Malaysian Chinese singers

Deaths

• Mat Kilau - Famous Malay warrior in Pahang during British protectorate, allegedly aged 122 years (unverifiable in the absence of documentary evidence).

See also

• 1970
• 1969 in Malaysia | 1971 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia

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