1980 in Malaysia

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1980, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

Federal level

 * Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Ahmad Shah
 * Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tengku Ampuan Afzan
 * Prime Minister: Tun Hussein Onn
 * Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Dr Mahathir Mohamad
 * Lord President: Mohamed Suffian Mohamed Hashim

State level

 * Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
 * 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
 * Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Sardon Jubir
 * Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan
 * Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin
 * Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Mohd Adnan Robert

Events

 * February – Johore Safari World, Malaysia's first safari park was opened to public.
 * 30 March – Sultan Ismail Petra was crowned as the Sultan of Kelantan
 * 5 June – 8 died in the powerful explosions and fire inferno at Port Klang, Selangor.
 * 10 July – Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang was installed as seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
 * 19 July – Malaysia boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games in Soviet Union.
 * 31 August – Colour television launched in Sabah and Sarawak by Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM)
 * September – The Heavy Industries Corporation of Malaysia Berhad (HICOM) was established.
 * 24 October – The Malaysian Highway Authority was founded.

Births

 * 2 February – Josiah Ng – Track cyclist
 * 1 July – Mizz Nina, Malaysian fashion designer
 * 15 September – Faiz Khaleed – first Malaysian angkasawan
 * Unknown date – Qabil Ambak – Equestrian
 * Unknown date – Lim Keng Liat – Swimmer

Death

 * 20 February – Udo Omar – Malay film actor, known for his role as 'Haji Bakhil' in P. Ramlee's film Labu dan Labi (1962)