1974 in Malaysia

1974 in Malaysia
17 years of the nationhood

1 Incumbents
- 1.1 Federal level
- 1.2 State level
2 Events
3 National Day
- 3.1 Theme
4 Sports
5 Births
6 Deaths
7 See also

Incumbents

Federal level

State level

Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
Sultan of Kedah: Tengku Abdul Malik (Regent)
Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Yahya Petra (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II
Sultan of Pahang:
- Sultan Abu Bakar (until 7 July)
- Sultan Ahmad Shah (from 7 July)
Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
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 Aziz bin Abdul Majid
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Fuad Stephens

Events

1 January - The pilling works for the KOMTAR building in Penang are completed.
22 January - The 1974 Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Agreement signed at Istana Negara between Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah with Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor.
1 February - Kuala Lumpur became an independent federal territory. Previously, it was part of the state of Selangor.
May - Barisan Nasional (National Front) (BN), Malaysia's largest party was formed replaced Parti Perikatan (Alliance Party).
7 June - Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Hashim, an Inspector General of Police was assassinated by the communist rebels.
17 August - Petronas, first Malaysian petroleum and gas company was founded.
24 August - The 1974 Malaysian General Elections.
23 September - Student unrest in the University of Malaya (UM).
1 December - Bank Simpanan Nasional (Malay: National Savings Bank) (BSN) was founded.

National Day

Theme

Sains dan Teknologi Alat Perpaduan

Sports

1 September - 16 September: Malaysia participates in the 1974 Asian Games, taking one Silver and five Bronze medals.

Births

9 February - Erra Fazira – beauty queen, model, singer and actress

Deaths

7 May - Sultan Abu Bakar of Pahang

v • d • e Years in Malaysia

Years in Malaya	Malaysia was only formed on September 16, 1963. Prior to that date, Peninsular Malaysia was known as Malaya when it was a British protectorate before independence. 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 1961 • 1962

Years in Malaysia	1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010

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