1969 in Malaysia

1969 in Malaysia
12 years of the nationhood

Incumbents

Federal level

*Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu
*Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tengku Tengah Zaharah of Terengganu
*Prime Minister: Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
*Deputy Prime Minister: Datuk Abdul Razak

tate level

*Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
*Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
*Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Yahya Petra
*Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
*Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II
*Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Abu Bakar
*Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
*Sultan of Terengganu: Tengku Mahmud (Regent)
*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 Malek bin Yusuf
*Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak:
** Tun Abang Haji Openg (until February)
** Tun Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman (from February)
*Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Pengiran Ahmad Raffae

Events

*10 May - The 1969 Malaysian General Elections
*13 May - May 13th Incident: Race riots occur in Kuala Lumpur and several parts of Klang Valley. 196 people were killed between 13 May and 31 July.
*16 May - The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah declared the state of emergency and dissolved the parliament.
*17 May - The National Operations Council (NOC) (Majlis Gerakan Negara (MAGERAN)) is established and act as a temporary legislative council.
*11 October - Radio Malaysia and Television Malaysia merged into one broadcasting service Radio Television Malaysia.
*17 November - RTM2 is launched from Angkasapuri, Kuala lumpur.

ports

Births

*Ng Tian Hann - Movie director
*Saiful Apek - Famous comedians

Deaths

See also

* 1969
* 1968 in Malaysia | 1970 in Malaysia
* History of Malaysia