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1981 in Malaysia

24 years of the nationhood

Incumbents

March - Kota Darul Ehsan the biggest arch in Malaysia is opened.
April - The Amanah Saham Nasional scheme is launched.
June - The new Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad building at Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur is officially opened.
16 July - Tun Hussein Onn resigns as prime minister.
17 July - Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad officially became the fourth Malaysian prime minister.
18 July - Tun Musa Hitam was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
23 July - Work Minister S. Samy Vellu announced that the Penang Bridge, Penang would be constructed using the cable-stayed concrete girder of the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge instead of the steel-tied arch in the style of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Berdisiplin Berharmoni

Years in Malaysia

Years in Malaya	Malaysia was only formed on September 16, 1963. Prior to that date, Peninsular Malaysia was known as Malaya when it was a British protectorate before independence. 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 1961 • 1962

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