1982 in Malaysia

Events from the year 1982 in Malaysia.

 Current political leaders 
 Federal level
Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang
Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tengku Ampuan Afzan of Pahang
Prime Minister: Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy Prime Minister: Musa Hitam
Lord President: Mohamed Suffian Mohamed Hashim then 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 
1 January – The time zone in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore is GMT+08:00, and it hasn't changed.
2 January – Civil servants start using a punchcard system to clock in.
10 January – Foreign Minister Ghazali Shafie survived a plane crash.
1 March – Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad arrived in Abu Dhabi for a two-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
April – In the 1982 Malaysian General Elections, Mohd Taha Talib, the State Assemblyman for Tampin, Negeri Sembilan, was found murdered. Mokhtar Hashim, the Culture, Youth, and Sports Minister, was arrested and later convicted for his involvement in the murder.
29 April – McDonald's Malaysia opened its first restaurant on Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur.

 Births 
 21 October – Lee Chong Wei – Badminton player

 Related pages 
 1982
 1981 in Malaysia
 1983 in Malaysia
 History of Malaysia

 References 

Category:1980s in Malaysia
Category:1982 in Asia
Category:Years in Malaysia