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1997 in Malaysia
40 years of the nationhood
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Incumbents
Federal level
- Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Jaafar
- Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Najihah
- Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohammad
- Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim
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: Sultan Azlan Shah
- Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
- Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
- Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
- Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tengku Naquiddin (Regent)
- 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 Sakaran Dandai
Events
- 1 January - Visit Terengganu Year 1997 officially began
- 1 January - Compulsory self-service at petrol stations in Klang Valley comes in to operations for the first time.
- 3 January - Proton Putra, Malaysia's first coupé car is launched.
- 10 January - Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) is established.
- 3 March - The Chairman of DRB Hicom Group Tan Sri Yahya Ahmad and his wife Puan Sri Rohana Othman were killed in a helicopter crash in Kuala Lipis, Pahang.
- 18 March - The Touch 'n Go Electronic Payment System (EPS) is launched
- 3 April - Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (UPM) change its name to Universiti Putra Malaysia
- 23 May - M. Magendran (11.55 am) and N. Mohanadas (12.10 pm) were the first Malaysians who reached the peak of Mount Everest.
- May - Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim was appointed Acting Prime Minister until August.
- May - Official launching of Cyberjaya by the prime minister Mahathir Mohammad.
- July - Sunway Pyramid, Subang Jaya's new attracttions is officially opened.
- 3 July - Petronas Twin Towers (452 metres) become the world's tallest buildings.
- 21 July - Economic crisis in Malaysia. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) Composite Index fell below 200 points.
- 3 August - A haze occurs in Kuching, Sarawak. A state of emergency is imposed.
- 31 August - The flag of Malaysia is renamed Jalur Gemilang.
- September - Genting Skyway, the longest cable car in South East Asia is opened.
- 6 October - The Malaysian Exchange of Securities Dealing & Automated Quotation (MESDAQ) is launched.
- 28 October - The Seventh Non-Aligned Summit Meeting G15 is held in Kuala Lumpur.
National Day
Main theme
Akhlak Mulia Masyarakat Jaya
Sports
Births
Deaths
- Dato' Seri Mohd Zain Abdul Ghani — Melaka chief ministers
See also
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