1968 in Malaysia

1968 in Malaysia
11 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
*Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Pengiran Ahmad Raffae

Events

*17 January - The Radio Malaysia and Television Malaysia service were moved from Tunku Abdul Rahman multipurpose hall at Jalan Ampang to the new building at Angkasapuri.
*26 May - BERNAMA (Berita Nasional Malaysia) or Malaysian National News Agency is established.
*16 July - The protest about Sabah sovereign issue between Malaysia and Philippines

ports

Births

*Ziana Zain - Malay singers and actress

Deaths

See also

* 1968
* 1967 in Malaysia | 1969 in Malaysia
* History of Malaysia