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Decades:

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Incumbents

Federal level

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 Azlan Shah
Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tengku Naquiddin (Regent)
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Dr Hamdan Sheikh Tahir
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce Mohammed Noor
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Sakaran Dandai

Events

January

1 January – Petronas Twin Towers (452 metres) become the world's tallest buildings.
1 January – Visit Terengganu Year 1997 officially began.
1 January – Compulsory self-service at petrol stations in Klang Valley comes into operations for the first time.
3 January – Proton Putra, Malaysia's first coupé car is launched.
10 January – Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) is established.

February

3 February – The opening of Aborigines Museum in Ayer Keroh, Malacca.

March

2 March – The Chairman of DRB Hicom Group, Tan Sri Yahaya Ahmad and his wife Puan Sri Rohana Othman were killed in a helicopter crash in Kuala Lipis, Pahang.
18 March – The Touch 'n Go Electronic Payment System (EPS) is launched.

April

3 April – Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (UPM) change its name to Universiti Putra Malaysia

May

23 May – M. Magendran (11.55 am) and N. Mohanadas (12.10 pm) were the first Malaysians who reached the peak of Mount Everest.
May – Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim was appointed Acting Prime Minister until August.
May – Official launching of Cyberjaya by the prime minister Mahathir Mohammad.

June

14 June – A Bell 206L-4 helicopter broke up and crashed at the Bandar Sri Damansara light industrial area, Selangor killing three on board the aircraft and two on the ground.
16 June - 5 July – The FIFA World Youth Championship is held in Malaysia. Argentina wins World Youth Championship after beating Uruguay, 1-2 in the final at Shah Alam Stadium.

July

July – Sunway Pyramid, Subang Jaya's new attracttions is officially opened.
13 July – Official opening of the Exchange Square, the new headquarters of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE).
21 July – Economic crisis in Malaysia. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) Composite Index fell below 200 points.

August

3 August – A haze occurs in Kuching, Sarawak. A state of emergency is imposed.
31 August – The flag of Malaysia is renamed Jalur Gemilang.

September

September – Genting Skyway, the longest cable car in South East Asia is opened.

October

6 October – The Malaysian Exchange of Securities Dealing & Automated Quotation (MESDAQ) is launched.
28 October – The Seventh Non-Aligned Summit Meeting G15 is held in Kuala Lumpur.

National Day

Main theme

Akhlak Mulia Masyarakat Jaya

Sports

11-13 April – 1997 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
1997 Men's Hockey World Cup Qualifier in Kuala Lumpur
16 June - 5 July – FIFA World Youth Championship, Malaysia 1997

Births

24 October - Farhanna Qismina – actress
Ahmad Ezzrin Loy
Badrul Amin Rusalan
Fimie Don
Mohd Syamer Kutty Bin Abba
Mohd Yusri Bin Mohd Farizat
Muhamad Rizalul Azuwan Bin Supandri
Muhammad Danial Amier Bin Norhisham
Muhammad Danial Asyraf Bin Abdullah
Muhammad Danish Haziq Bin Saipul Hisham
Muhammad Jafri Muhammad Firdaus Chew
Muhammad Nazirul Afif Bin Ibrahim
Nik Azli Bin Nik Alias
Thipanraj a/l Subramaniam

Deaths

Tan Sri Yahaya Ahmad — Chairman of DRB Hicom Group
Omar Rojik – veteran actors and directors
Datuk Seri Mohd Zin Abdul Ghani — Melaka chief minister
Tan Sri Datuk Amar Stephen Kalong Ningkan — The first Sarawak chief minister

Years in Malaysia

Malaysia was only formed on September 16, 1963. Prior to that date, Peninsular Malaysia was known as Malaya.

Years in Malaya	1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

Years in Malaysia	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

1997 in Asia

Sovereign states	Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus East Timor (Timor-Leste) Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan

Dependencies and other territories	British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau

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