1971 in Malaysia

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1971, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians. Parliamentary government was restored on 5 February, after its 1969 suspension due to race riots.

Federal level

 * Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
 * Raja Permaisuri Agong: Sultanah Bahiyah
 * Prime Minister: Tun Abdul Razak
 * Deputy Prime Minister: Tun Dr Ismail
 * Lord President: Mohamed Azmi Mohamed

State level

 * Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
 * Sultan of Kedah: Tunku Abdul Malik (Regent)
 * Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Yahya Petra (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
 * Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
 * Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II
 * Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Abu Bakar
 * 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 Syed Sheh Barakbah
 * Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca:
 * Tun Haji Abdul Malek bin Yusuf (until August)
 * Tun Haji Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Majid (from August)
 * Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman
 * Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Pengiran Ahmad Raffae

Events

 * 5 January – Kuala Lumpur hit by flash floods. 22 people were killed.
 * 5 February – The Parliament government was restored after it was suspended during the Incident of 13 May 1969.
 * 20 February – Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah of Kedah was installed as the fifth Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
 * 28 March – The 25th anniversary of the installation of Raja Syed Putra as Raja Perlis was celebrated.
 * 3 April – Malaysia Airlines Systems (MAS) was founded.
 * 15-16 April – Malaysia, United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand sign the Five Power Defence Arrangements. The agreement comes into effect on 1 November the same year.
 * 15 May – Central Bank of Malaysia building officially opened.
 * 11 July – The Malaysian New Economic Policy was launched.
 * 9 September – The Star, a Malaysian newspaper, was founded.
 * 13 September – The 17th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference was held in Kuala Lumpur.
 * December – Flash floods hit Temerloh, Pahang.
 * 6–13 December – 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
 * 16 December – The 25th anniversary of the installation of Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah as Sultan of Terengganu was celebrated.

Births

 * 10 May – Amy Mastura – Malaysian singer and actress
 * 4 June – Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin – former Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) newscaster and current consort of Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah of Selangor
 * 20 August – Hans Isaac – Malaysian entertainer
 * 1 November – Azman Adnan – Malaysian footballer
 * 18 November – Permaisuri Siti Aishah of Selangor and 11th Raja Permaisuri Agong
 * 1 December – Jason Keng-Kwin Chan, Malaysian-Australian actor
 * Unknown date – Wazi Abdul Hamid – Malaysian motorcycle cub prix rider

Deaths

 * 15 June – Nordin Ahmad, Malay film actor and director