1971 in Malaysia
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This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1971, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians. Parliamentary government was restored on 5 February, after its 1969 suspension due to race riots.
Incumbent political figures
=Federal level=
=State level=
- {{flagicon|Johor}} Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
- {{flagicon|Kedah}} Sultan of Kedah: Tunku Abdul Malik (Regent)
- {{flagicon|Kelantan}} Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Yahya Petra (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
- {{flagicon|Perlis}} Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
- {{flagicon|Perak}} Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II
- {{flagicon|Pahang}} Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Abu Bakar
- {{flagicon|Selangor}} Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
- {{flagicon|Terengganu}} Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
- {{flagicon|Negeri Sembilan}} Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar
- {{flagicon|Penang}} Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah
- {{flagicon|Malacca}} Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca:
- Tun Haji Abdul Malek bin Yusuf (until August)
- Tun Haji Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Majid (from August)
- {{flagicon|Sarawak|1963}} Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman
- {{flagicon|Sabah|1963}} Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Pengiran Ahmad Raffae
Events
- 5 January – Kuala Lumpur hit by flash floods. 22 people were killed.
- 5 February – The Parliament government was restored after it was suspended during the Incident of 13 May 1969.
- 20 February – Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah of Kedah was installed as the fifth Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
- 28 March – The 25th anniversary of the installation of Raja Syed Putra as Raja Perlis was celebrated.
- 3 April – Malaysia Airlines Systems (MAS) was founded.
- 15-16 April – Malaysia, United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand sign the Five Power Defence Arrangements. The agreement comes into effect on 1 November the same year.{{Cite web |title=Five Power Defence Arrangements |url=https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=324892ec-4e47-4a33-8921-5798b3214e47 |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=www.nlb.gov.sg}}
- 15 May – Central Bank of Malaysia building officially opened.
- 11 July – The Malaysian New Economic Policy was launched.
- 9 September – The Star, a Malaysian newspaper, was founded.
- 13 September – The 17th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference was held in Kuala Lumpur.
- December – Flash floods hit Temerloh, Pahang.
- 6–13 December – 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
- 16 December – The 25th anniversary of the installation of Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah as Sultan of Terengganu was celebrated.
Births
- 10 May – Amy Mastura – Malaysian singer and actress
- 4 June – Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin – former Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) newscaster and current consort of Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah of Selangor
- 20 August – Hans Isaac – Malaysian entertainer{{Cite web|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/7/29/sundaymetro/18382612&sec=sundaymetro|title=Hans is back|last=Sangheeta Nair|date=29 July 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130219050300/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/7/29/sundaymetro/18382612&sec=sundaymetro|archive-date=19 February 2013|url-status=dead|work=The Star|df=dmy-all|access-date=February 22, 2024}}
- 1 November – Azman Adnan – Malaysian footballer
- 18 November – Permaisuri Siti Aishah of Selangor and 11th Raja Permaisuri Agong
- 1 December – Jason Keng-Kwin Chan, Malaysian-Australian actor
- Unknown date – Wazi Abdul Hamid – Malaysian motorcycle cub prix rider
Deaths
- 15 June – Nordin Ahmad, Malay film actor and director
See also
References
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