26 Years of the 20th century in Malaysia

This article lists important figures and events in Malayan public affairs during the year 1957, together with births and deaths of significant Malayans. Malaya became independent from British colonial rule on 31 August 1957.

This article lists important figures and events in Malayan and Malaysian public affairs during the year 1963, together with births and deaths of significant Malaysians. The Federation of Malaya merged with Singapore, North Borneo, and Sarawak to form the Federation of Malaysia on 16 September.

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1965, together with births and deaths of significant Malaysians. Singapore left the Federation of Malaysia on 9 August.

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1966, together with births and deaths of significant Malaysians.

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

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1968, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1973, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1977, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians. MAS Flight 653 was hijacked and crashed in Johor on 16 December, killing 100 people.

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1981, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1982, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1983, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1984, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1985, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1986, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1987, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1988, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1990, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1991, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1993, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians. The deadliest structural failure in Malaysian history occurred when an apartment block in Selangor collapsed, killing 48 people on 11 December.

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1994, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1995, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1996, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1997, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1998, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians. Malaysia hosted the XVI Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur between 11 and 21 September.

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1999, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 2000, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.