1977 in Malaysia

1977 in Malaysia
20 years of the nationhood

The Tanjung Kupang Memorial in Johor Bahru, Johor where the victims of the 1977 Malaysia Airlines Flight 653 crash were laid to rest.

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

Incumbents

Federal level

State level

Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
Sultan of Kelantan: Tengku Ismail Petra (Regent)
Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II
Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
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 Sardon Jubir
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak:
- Tun Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman (until February)
- Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin (from February)
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah:
- Tun Mohd Hamdan Abdullah (Until November)
- Tun Datuk Ahmad Koroh (From November)

Events

24 January - Former Selangor Menteri Besar, Datuk Harun Idris found guilty and was sentenced by the High Court to six months jail for forgery and fined RM 15,000 or six months jail for abetting criminal breach of trust involving nearly RM 6.5 million worth of Bank Rakyat's stocks and shares
24 April - Five children were killed in the saloon racing car accident at the Batu Tiga Circuit during Malaysian Grand Prix.
11 May - The Tugu Negara (National Monument) has finally repaired and restored to its original state.
June - The construction of the North-South Expressway projects has begun.
27 September - 36 die and 43 survive in the Japan Airlines DC-8 plane crash at Subang, Selangor.
4 December - Malaysia Airlines Flight 653 is hijacked and crashed in Tanjung Kupang, Johor, killing 100 including Minister of Agriculture Dato' Mohd Ali Ahmad.

National Day

Main theme

Bersatu Maju

Sports

19 December - 26 December - 1977 Southeast Asian Games

Births

Noorkhiriah - Malaysian actress
Wong Choong Hann - Malaysian badminton player

Deaths

Tan Sri Syed Jaabar Albar — UMNO General Secretary and Minister of Rual Development
Tun Mohd Hamdan Abdullah — Sabah state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) (1977)
Sultanah Aminah Ungku Ahmad— Sultanah of Johor, consort of Sultan Ismail.

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

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