This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1978, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.
Incumbent political figures
Federal level Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Yahya Petra Raja Permaisuri Agong: Raja Perempuan Zainab Prime Minister: Hussein Onn Deputy Prime Minister: Mahathir Mohamad Lord President: Mohamed Suffian Mohamed Hashim
State level Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Sultan of Kelantan: Tengku Ismail Petra (Regent) Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong) Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Sardon Jubir Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Datuk Ahmad Koroh (until November) Tun Mohd Adnan Robert (from November)
Events 8 July – 1978 Malaysian General Elections 7 December – Shah Alam became the capital of Selangor 28 December – Colour television was introduced by Radio Television Malaysia on RTM1
Births 3 January - Erry Putra - Singer, actor 28 March – Shalin Zulkifli – Bowling queen 18 April – Fazley Yaakob – celebrity chef 13 June – Faizal Yusof – Malaysian actor (died 2011) 6 July – Daphne Iking – Celebrity 4 December – Jaclyn Victor – Singer and winner of Malaysian Idol (season 1)
Deaths 25 February – Ahmad Tuan Hussien, islamic religious teacher and former PAS Member of Parliament for Krian (b. 1906). 6 March – K. L. Devaser, 4th President of the Malaysian Indian Congress (b. 1912). 8 March – Ngau Ken Lock, MCA Member of the Dewan Negara (b. 1912). 12 April – Wee Kheng Chiang, businessman and founder of United Overseas Bank and CIMB (b. 1890). 28 May – Chan Kwong Hon, MCA Member of the Dewan Negara (b. 1908). 25 June – Ahmad Koroh, 5th Yang di-Pertuan Negeri of Sabah (b. 1925). 8 November – Abdul Kadir Shamsuddin, 4th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia (b. 1920).
See also 1978 1977 in Malaysia | 1979 in Malaysia History of Malaysia
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