1966 in Malaysia
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This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1966, together with births and deaths of significant Malaysians.
Incumbent political figures
Federal level
- Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu
- Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tengku Intan Zaharah of Terengganu
- Prime Minister: Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
- Deputy Prime Minister: Datuk Abdul Razak
- Lord President: James Beveridge Thomson then Syed Sheh Hassan Barakbah
State 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
- 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 Munawir
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Raja Tun Uda
- 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
- 8 February – The National Monument or Tugu Negara in Kuala Lumpur was officially opened.
- 11 April – Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu was installed as the fourth Yang di-Pertuan Agong.[1]
- 28 May – The Malaysian and Indonesian governments declared that the confrontation was over. The peace treaty was signed in Bangkok, Thailand.
- 8 July – The Anugerah Sukan Negara or National Sports Awards were introduced. Mani Jegathesan and Mary Rajamani won the first awards.
- 15 September – The governor of Sarawak declared a state of emergency in Sarawak during the 1966 Sarawak constitutional crisis.[2]: 60
- 21 October – The 150th anniversary of Penang Free School was celebrated.
- 30-31 October – US President Lyndon Baines Johnson visited Malaysia, being the first American president to do so.[2]: 62 On 31 October, President Johnson visited Kampung Labu Jaya village (now FELDA LB Johnson) in Negeri Sembilan state.
- 1 December – First Malaysia Plan was implemented.
Births
- 30 April – Ahmad Maslan – Malaysian politician
- 7 October – James Ratib – Politician
- 19 November – Nazir Razak – renowned banker, former CIMB Bank Chairman (2014–2020)
- 22 December – Din Beramboi (real name Mior Ahmad Fuad Mior Badri) – actor, comedian and Era FM DJ (died 2010
Deaths
- 17 April – Yeoh Tat Beng, MCA Member of Parliament for Beruas (b. 1914).[3]
- 2 June – Richard O. Winstedt, British orientalist and colonial administrator (b. 1878).[4]
- 15 November – Rolland Braddell, British colonial adviser and historian (b. 1880).[5]
See also
References
- ^ Asian Recorder. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press. 1966. p. 7116.
- ^ a b Mathews, Philip (2014-02-28). Chronicle of Malaysia: Fifty Years of Headline News, 1963-2013. Editions Didier Millet. ISBN 978-967-10617-4-9.
- ^ "Car crash M.P. for Bruas dies in hospital". NewspaperSG. 19 April 1966. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "Richard Olaf Winstedt". www.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
- ^ "Roland St John Braddell". www.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2026-02-07.