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2004 in Malaysia is the 47th anniversary of Malaysia's independence.
Incumbents
Federal level
State level
- Sultan of Johor: Sultan Iskandar
- Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
- Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Yahya Petra
- Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Faizuddin (Regent)
- Sultan of Perak: Sultan Azlan Shah
- Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
- Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
- Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
- Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca:
- Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin (Until February)
- Tun Mohd Khalid Yaakob (From February)
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Ahmad Shah Abdullah (From 1 January)
Events
January
- 7 January — Najib Tun Razak was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.[1]
- 8 January — 8TV launching ceremony in Klang Valley (Kuala Lumpur) on channel 27 or 58 only for West Malaysia or Peninsular Malaysia by Astro on channel 708 replacing the former MetroVision closed four years ago made in TV3.[2]
- January — Islam Hadhari is introduced by the federal government.[3]
February
- 16 January — A 10-year-old girl Nurul Huda Abdul Ghani was raped to death at Tenaga Nasional's Tanjung Pelepas intake, Johor.[4]
- 2 February — Kailan Hassan, the mother of incumbent Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dies.[5]
- 15 February — The pilot batch of Malaysia's first National Service program begins their training at various camps across Malaysia. Two additional batches joined the program in mid-March.[6]
March
- 21 March — The 2004 General Elections. Barisan Nasional coalition wins a landslide majority and retakes Terengganu from PAS.[7]
May
- May — Two students from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Muhammad Muqharabbin Mokhtarruddin and Ahmad Redzuan Rozal are the first tertiary students from Southeast Asia to reach the peak of Mount Everest.[8]
June
- June — The first polymer notes of Malaysian Ringgit RM 5 is introduced.[9]
- 1 June – Highland Towers collapse[10][11]
- AmFinance Bhd agreed to pay RM52 million to 139 plaintiffs led by Dr Benjamin George.
- 18 June — TV3 celebrates its 20th anniversary.[12]
July
- 1 July — The electronic payment system, Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG, have been made compulsory in all Malaysians expressways.
- July — RapidKL bus and transit service are launched.
August
- August — Opening of the East Coast Expressway (Phase 1 = Pahang state) from Karak to Kuantan.[13]
- 31 August — "Puteri Gunung Ledang" (Princess of Mount Ledang (Ophir)) hits the screens.[14]
September
- 2 September — Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim, the former Deputy Prime Minister, was released after serving six years in prison. He would later lead the opposition party PKR.[15]
October
- 12 October – A landslide occurred on North–South Expressway near Gua Tempurung, Perak.[16]
November
- November — Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (SPNB) handed over the operations of the LRT and bus services to Rapid KL.
- 30 November – Sharifah Mazlina Syed Abdul Kadir becomes the first Asian woman to ski-sail across Antarctica.[17]
December
- 26 December — The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami killed about 130,000 people including more than 40 Malaysians. The tsunami was observed in Penang, Kedah and Perak.[18]
National Day
Main theme
Keranamu Malaysia (Theme of Agriculture)
National Day Parade
Deaths
- Khoo Tech Puat — Malaysian business tycoon and founder of Maybank
- Tun Azizan Zainul Abidin — corporate figure and President of Putrajaya Corporation and Petronas
- Kailan Hassan — mother of fifth Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
- Ibrahim Pendek — Malay actors
- Tun Mohamed Zahir Ismail — Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
See also
References
- ↑ "Malaysia's newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun R". Getty Images. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ↑ "8TV to launch tuning-in drive - Nation | The Star Online". Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ↑ "Islam Hadhari: Concept and Prospect". www.islamawareness.net. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ↑ Ahmad, Zuhrin Azam. "Nurul Huda raped and sodomised, court told - Nation | The Star Online". Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ↑ "Belasungkawa DatinSeri Endon Mahmood". ww1.utusan.com.my. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ↑ "Khidmat Negara bermula -- 26,000 belia cipta sejarah sebagai kumpulan pertama sertai program". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ↑ "PAS lost Terengganu in 2004 because the Election Commission (EC) | Buletinonline.net". buletinonline.net. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ↑ Sherpa, Sherap. "Malaysia". www.everestsummiteersassociation.org. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ↑ "Bank issues RM5 Polymer Banknotes". www.bnm.gov.my. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ↑ Highland Towers suits: RM52m payout NST 01/06/2004
- ↑ Ruling on residents' application for appeal on Tuesday
- ↑ "Sure heboh di Kuching memanglah heboh". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ↑ "Pembukaan LPT hari ini dekatkan KL - Kuantan". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ↑ "Filem - Puteri Gunung Ledang (2004)". www.filemkita.com. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ↑ "Anwar Ibrahim free at last". The Economist. 2004-09-07. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ↑ "Motorcyclist pulled out of rubble, Gua Tempurung stretch closed - Nation | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ↑ "Lecturer set for record ski-sail bid in the South Pole - Nation | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ↑ "December 2004: Tsunami disaster in Malaysia | Gallery | guardian.co.uk". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
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