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1965 in Malaysia

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This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1965, together with births and deaths of significant Malaysians. Singapore left the Federation of Malaysia on 9 August.

Incumbent political figures

Federal level

  • Yang di-Pertuan Agong:
    • Tuanku Syed Putra of Perlis (until 20 September)
    • Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu (from 21 September)
  • Raja Permaisuri Agong:
    • Tengku Budriah of Perlis (until 20 September)
    • Tengku Ampuan Intan Zaharah of Terengganu (from 21 September)
  • Prime Minister: Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
  • Deputy Prime Minister: Datuk Abdul Razak
  • Lord President: James Beveridge Thomson

State level

  • Johor Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
  • Kedah Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
  • Kelantan Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Yahya Petra
  • Perlis Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin (Regent until 21 September)
  • Perak Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II
  • Pahang Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Abu Bakar
  • Selangor Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
  • Terengganu Sultan of Terengganu: Tengku Mahmud (Regent)
  • Negeri Sembilan Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Munawir
  • Penang Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Raja Tun Uda
  • Malacca Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Haji Abdul Malek bin Yusuf
  • Sarawak Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abang Haji Openg
  • Sabah Yang di-Pertua Negara (Governor) of Sabah:
    • Tun Datu Mustapha (until March)
    • Tun Pengiran Ahmad Raffae (until March)
  • Singapore Yang di-Pertuan Negera (Governor) of Singapore: Tun Yusof Ishak (until 9 August)

Events

  • January – The International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL) was established.
  • 17 May – Centenary of the International Telecommunication Union was celebrated.
  • 29 May – A man named Pusok Anak Ngaik killed 14 people and wounded four others in Bukit Merah, a village near Sandakan, Sabah.
  • 22 June – The Central Electricity Board (CEB) was renamed the Lembaga Letrik Negara (National Electricity Board) (LLN).
  • August – Opening of the Jalan Kinabalu Flyover. It was the first flyover built in Malaysia after independence.
  • 7 August – Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of Malaysia, recommended the expulsion of Singapore from the Federation of Malaysia, negotiating its separation with Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of the State of Singapore. The latter signed the agreement to secede.
  • 9 August – Singapore was expelled from the Federation of Malaysia.
  • 27 August – The National Mosque of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur was officially opened.
  • 30 August – The Subang Airport near Subang, Selangor was officially opened.
  • 9 September – Malaysian national birds were recognized in a Malaysian stamp series.
  • 21 September – Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu was elected as the fourth Yang di-Pertuan Agong
  • 14–21 December – The 1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games were held.

Births

  • 6 August – Dato' Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo – Menteri Besar of Selangor (2000–2008)
  • 18 June – Hani Mohsin – Celebrity and the host of the TV gameshow of Wheel of Fortune's Malaysia version Roda Impian

Deaths

Main article: Deaths in 1965

References

References

  1. (13 April 2020). "Malaysia and the Cold War Era". Routledge.
  2. (2006). "Know Your Money 1967-2006. Guide to Malaysian Banknotes and Coins: Kenali Wang Anda 1967-2006. Buku Panduan Matawang Malaysia". Creative Ink.
  3. (15 August 2017). "Structural Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture XV". WIT Press.
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