1967 in Malaysia

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1967, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.



Federal level

 * Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu
 * Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tengku Ampuan Intan Zaharah of Terengganu
 * Prime Minister: Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
 * Deputy Prime Minister: Datuk Abdul Razak
 * Lord President: 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
 * Tuanku Jaafar
 * Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang:
 * Raja Tun Uda (until May)
 * Tun Syed Sheikh Barabakh (from May)
 * 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 – Tunku Abdul Rahman celebrated his 64th birthday.
 * February – The Institut Teknologi MARA (ITM) was established, replacing RIDA Training Centre
 * March – Batu Tiga Circuit (Shah Alam), the first Malaysian race track circuit, was officially opened.
 * 30 March – Malaysia-Hong Kong Link of SEACOM Telephone Cable was officially opened.
 * 2 May – US-made Sikorsky S-61 military transport helicopter renamed Nuri was used by the Royal Malaysian Air Force for the first time.
 * 10 June – Malaysia won the third Thomas Cup.
 * 12 June – The Malaysian ringgit (Malaysian dollar) was officially introduced, replacing the Malaya and British Borneo dollar.
 * 1 July – Full immigration control at Malaysia-Singapore border imposed.
 * 8 August – Malaysia a full member at the formation of ASEAN.
 * 31 August – The 10th anniversary of Malaysia's independence was celebrated.
 * 1 September – Bahasa Malaysia (Malay Language) became the National Language of Malaysia. The National Language Act 1967 was gazetted.
 * 8 September – Centenary of Sarawak Council celebrated.
 * 2 December – Malaysian Stamp Centenary celebrated.

Births

 * 1 March – Rosyam Nor – Malay actor
 * Unknown date – Sazali Abdul Samad – Malaysian bodybuilder

Deaths

 * 14 April – Tuanku Munawir ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman – Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan