1983 in Malaysia

Events from the year 1983 in Malaysia.

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Current political leaders

Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Ahmad Shah
• Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tengku Ampuan Afzan
• Prime Minister: Mahathir Mohamad
• Deputy Prime Minister: Musa Hitam
• Lord President: Azlan Shah

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: Sultan Idris Shah II
• Sultan of Pahang: Tengku Abdullah (Regent)
• Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
• Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
• Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Dr Awang Hassan
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Mohd Adnan Robert

Events

• 23 January – The VIP platform at Batu Caves, Selangor, fell down during Thaipusam.
• 25 April – Saloma, the wife and widow of Malaysian film actor, director, singer, and songwriter P. Ramlee, died due to cancer.

Births

• 10 March – Che'Nelle – R&B singer
• 26 August – Nicol David – Squash player

Deaths

• 25 April – Saloma – Wife and widow of Malaysian film actor, director singer, and songwriter P. Ramlee

See also

• 1983
• 1982 in Malaysia | 1984 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia