1992 in Malaysia
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1992 in Malaysia
35 years of nationhood
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Federal level
- Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Azlan Shah
- Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Bainun
- Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohammad
- Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Ghafar Baba
[edit] 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
[edit] Events
- January - The Selangor Pewter Sdn Bhd company changed its name to Royal Selangor.
- 16 March - The former Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) building in Jalan Raja, Kuala Lumpur was destroyed on fire.
- 7 May - Malaysia's men badminton team win the fourth Thomas Cup at Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur since 1967.
- May - The new slogan "Malaysia Boleh" is introduced.
- 20 June - 13 die in tanker blast and 24-hour blaze at Port Klang, Selangor.
- July - Proton Saga Iswara is launched.
- 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.
- 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.
[edit] National Day
[edit] Main theme
Wawasan Asas Kemajuan
[edit] Sports
- 26 April - 7 May — Rothmans Thomas Cup and Uber Cup, Malaysia 1992
[edit] Births
- Elizabeth Jimie — Malaysian diver
- Jazeman Jaafar — Malaysian Formula BMW driver
[edit] Deaths
- Sudirman Arshad — Popular Malay singer (Death:February 22)
- Kamaludin Ahmad (Keris Mas) — Malay author
- Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Yusuf — Minister of Law and Judiciary, Attorney-General, Solicitor-General and Lord President of the Supreme Court
[edit] See also
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