1993 in Malaysia

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1993 in Malaysia is the 36th anniversary of Malaysia's independence.

Proton Wira

Incumbents

Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Azlan Shah
• Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Bainun
• Prime Minister: Dato' Seri Dr Mahathir Mohammad
• Deputy Prime Minister:
  • Dato' Ghafar Baba (Until April)
  • Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim (From April)

State level

• Sultan of Johor: Sultan Iskandar
• Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
• Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail Petra
• Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
• Sultan of Perak: Raja Nazrin Shah (Regent)
• 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 (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Dr Hamdan Sheikh Tahir
• 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 Said Keruak

Events

• 1 January – The Malaysian Highway Network Development Plan blueprint is launched
• January – AirAsia, Malaysia's first low cost carrier is established.
• 1 March – The Securities Commission (SC) is established.
• March – The Constitutional Amendment Bill to strip the Malay Rulers of their legal immunity from prosecution and other privileges was implemented.
• April – Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim was appointed Deputy Prime Minister replaced Tun Ghafar Baba.
• April – Malaysia sent the Malaysian Battalion (MALBATT) peacekeepers to Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR).
• May – Proton Wira, the second car in the line of Proton cars, is launched.
• May – Private Mat Aznan Awang, one of Malaysian soldiers was killed in action during Battle of Mogadishu, Somalia.
• June – The breakground ceremony for the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang.
• July – Dato' Mazlan Idris, an Batu Talam DUN assemblyman for Pahang state was murdered by Maznah Ismail aka Mona Fandey, Mohd Affendi Abdul Rahman and Juraimi Hussin.
• 31 August – The Negaraku national anthem is given a new quickmarch version
• 11 December – 48 people were killed when a block of the Highland Towers collapsed at Taman Hillview, Ulu Klang, Selangor.

National Day

Main theme

Bersatu Menuju Wawasan

National Day Parade

• Kuching, Sarawak

Sports

• The fifteenth edition of the Men's Champions Trophy took place from Saturday 3 July until Sunday 11 July in the Tun Razak Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.

Births

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Deaths

• Mohamed Hamzah — Architect of the Malaysian flag
• Sultanah Zainab of Kelantan – sixth Raja Pemaisuri Agong
• Tengku Ampuan Rahimah of Selangor
• Abdullah Chik — Malay singer

See also

• 1993
• 1992 in Malaysia | 1994 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia