1989 in Malaysia

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Last updated April 26, 2024

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1989, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

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

Sultan of Johor: Tunku Ibrahim Ismail (Regent until 25 April)
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 from 26 April)
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 Awang Hassan (until May)
- Tun Dr Hamdan Sheikh Tahir (from May)
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 Mohammed Noor
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Said Keruak

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 ^[1] 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 – A bomb detonated at the Dayabumi Complex, Kuala Lumpur.^[2]
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.
15 May – Mahathir Mohamad left for a two-veek official trip to the United States and Britain during which he met with US President George H. W. Bush and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
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^[3]–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
9 June – Faliq Auri – Saxophone player
18 September – Daniel Bego – Swimmer

Deaths

17 February – S. Kadarisman – Malay actor (born 1922)
2 April – Ibu Zain – Malay politician, nationalist and independence campaigner (born 1903)
23 April – S. Sudarmaji – Malay film director (born 1923)
31 May – Chang Ling-Yun – Malaysian Communist Politician (born 1921)
12 July – Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Ismail – Tunku Aris Bendahara of Johor (born 1933)

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References

↑ "Flying Tiger Jet Crashes in Malaysia; 4 From U.S. Killed". Los Angeles Times. 19 February 1989. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
↑ "Dayabumi explosion: Repair work in progress". New Straits Times. 15 June 1989. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
↑ "Commonwealth Chronology". Commonwealth Oral History Project. Retrieved 24 February 2024.

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[1] "Flying Tiger Jet Crashes in Malaysia; 4 From U.S. Killed". Los Angeles Times. 19 February 1989. Retrieved 24 February 2024.

[2] "Dayabumi explosion: Repair work in progress". New Straits Times. 15 June 1989. Retrieved 24 February 2024.

[3] "Commonwealth Chronology". Commonwealth Oral History Project. Retrieved 24 February 2024.

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