1987 in Malaysia

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1987 in Malaysia

The Maybank Tower, which was completed in 1987.

The Carcosa Seri Negara.

Incumbents

Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Iskandar
• Raja Permaisuri Agong: Sultanah Zanariah
• Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohammad
• Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Ghafar Baba

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
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah:
  • Tun Mohd Adnan Robert (Until November)
  • Tun Said Keruak (From November)

Events

• February - The Carcosa was returned to the Government of Malaysia and renamed as "Carcosa Seri Negara".
• March - During the Sarawak Ming Court Affair political crisis, 27 out of the 48 state assemblymen suddenly announced their support on Abdul Rahman Ya'kub while calling Abdul Taib Mahmud to resign as chief minister.
• April - The Malaysian constitutional crisis occurred.
• June - Menara Maybank or Maybank Tower is now become the famous landmark and the tallest building in Kuala Lumpur.
• July - Opening of the Petronas petroleum and gas refinery in Kerteh, Terengganu
• 1 October - The closed-toll system came into force along the Kuala Lumpur-Ayer Keroh and Ipoh-Changkat Jering expressways
• 12 October - Jabatan Telekom was incorporated as Syarikat Telekom Malaysia Berhad (STMB).
• 15 October - Malaysian Airline System (MAS) changed its corporate identity and became known as Malaysia Airlines.
• 27 October - The Operation Lalang, More than 100 opposition activists are arrested, including Lim Kit Siang under Internal Security Act (ISA).

National Day

Main theme

Setia Bersatu Berusaha Maju

Sports

• September - 1987 World Silat Championships

Births

• Tan Boon Heong - Malaysian badminton player

Deaths

• Hamzah Dolmat—Malay violinist

See also

• 1987
• 1986 in Malaysia | 1988 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia