1994 in Malaysia
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1994 in Malaysia
37 years of the nationhood
Perodua Kancil
.
Contents
1
Incumbents
1.1
Federal level
1.2
State level
2
Events
3
National Day
3.1
Main theme
4
Sports
5
Births
6
Deaths
7
See also
Incumbents
Federal level
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
:
Sultan Azlan Shah
(until
25 April
)
Tuanku Jaafar
(from
26 April
)
Raja Permaisuri Agong
:
Tuanku Bainun
(until
25 April
)
Tuanku Najihah
(from
26 April
)
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
:
Raja Nazrin Shah
(Regent until
25 April
)
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 from
26 April
)
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 Said Keruak
(Until
31 December
)
Events
1 January
-
Visit Malaysia Year 1994
officially began.
1 January
-
Johor Bahru
become a city.
15 January
-
Tun Mohamed Haniff Omar
retired, after 20 years, as the
Inspector General of Police
.
January
- Construction of the
Bakun Dam
in
Sarawak
began.
February
-
Proton Saga Iswara
are now used as taxicabs in
Kuala Lumpur
, replacing Isuzu taxicabs.
7 February
- Official opening of the
Planetarium Negara
(National Planetarium) in
Kuala Lumpur
.
26 April
-
Tuanku Jaafar
of
Negeri Sembilan
is elected as
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
.
May
- The
Perodua Kancil
, Malaysia's first compact cars, are launched.
June
- The pilling works for the
Petronas Twin Towers
are completed.
11 July
- The
Shah Alam Stadium
, the biggest stadium in Malaysia, opens.
August
-
Proton Satria
, Malaysia's hatchback cars are launched.
September
- The
Rakan Muda
youth program is launched.
8 September
- All sections of
North-South Expressway
are opened to traffic.
18 October
-
Mega TV
, Malaysia's first subscription-based television channel, is launched.
21 October
- The
Al-Arqam
Islamic religious movement was banned by the federal government. More than 5
Al-Arqam
members including
Ashaari Mohammad
(leader of movement) were arrest under
Internal Security Act
(ISA) in the main camp at
Kampung Sungai Penchala
,
Kuala Lumpur
.
November
-
Puspakom
, Malaysia's first computerized vehicle test centre, is introduced.
12 November
- The
Tunku Abdul Rahman Memorial
is officialy opened.
December
-
Internet
was introduced in Malaysia for the first time.
National Day
Main theme
Nilai Murni Jayakan Wawasan
Sports
Births
Deaths
Zain Mahmood
— Director of Malay film
Fenomena
Tan Sri Mubin Sheppard
— Malaysian cultural, heritage and historians
Tunku Osman Tunku Mohammad Jewa
— First
Malaysian armed forces
general
See also
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