1993 in Malaysia

Federal level

Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Azlan Shah

Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Bainun

Prime Minister: Dato' Seri Dr Mahathir Mohammad

Deputy Prime Minister:

Dato' Ghafar Baba (until 30 November)

Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim (from 1 December)

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: Raja Nazrin Shah (Regent)

Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah

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 (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)

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 Said Keruak

Events

1 January – The Malaysian Highway Network Development Plan blueprint is launched

1 March – The Securities Commission (SC) is established.

March – The Constitutional Amendment Bill to strip the Malay Rulers of their legal immunity from prosecution and other privileges was implemented.

April – Malaysia sent the Malaysian Battalion (MALBATT) peacekeepers to Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR).

21 May – Proton Wira, the second car in the line of Proton cars, is launched.

1 June – The breakground ceremony for the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang by the Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohammad.

18 July – Dato' Mazlan Idris, an Batu Talam DUN assemblyman for Pahang state was murdered by Maznah Ismail aka Mona Fandey, Mohd Affendi Abdul Rahman and Juraimi Hussin.

31 August – The Negaraku national anthem is given a new quickmarch version.

3-4 October – Private Mat Aznan Awang, one of Malaysian soldiers was killed in action during Battle of Mogadishu, Somalia.

21 October – The landslides occurred in abandoned open cast tin mine near Pantai Remis, Perak.

20 November – AirAsia, Malaysia's first low cost carrier is established.

1 December – Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim was appointed Deputy Prime Minister replaced Tun Ghafar Baba.

11 December – 48 people were killed when a block of the Highland Towers collapsed at Taman Hillview, Ulu Klang, Selangor.

Main theme

Bersatu Menuju Wawasan

National Day Parade

Kuching, Sarawak

Sports

2-4 April – 1993 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix

The fifteenth edition of the Men's Champions Trophy took place from Saturday 3 July until Sunday 11 July in the Tun Razak Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.

Births

12 January – Syahrul Azwari Ibrahim – Malaysian footballer

19 January – Muhammad Akram Mahinan – Malaysian footballer

11 February – Zulfadli Zulkiffli – Malaysian footballer

14 February – Mohd Farhan Abu Bakar – Malaysian footballer

2 March – Pandelela Rinong — Malaysian divers

2 April – Mira Filzah – actress.

6 April – Nazirul Naim Che Hashim – Malaysian footballer

27 May – Khairulnizam Mohd Afendy – sailor

16 July – Che Puan Khaleeda Bustaman – spouse of Tunku Mahkota of Johor, Tunku Ismail Idris

16 July – Muhammad Zulhisyam – Malaysian footballer

20 September – Addy Ashraf – actor

18 October – Mohammad Razman Abdul Aziz – singer, former Akademi Fantasia 2014 alumni.

24 October – Nabil Jeffri – Malaysian car racer.

18 December – Elizabeth Tan – singer.

22 December – Muhammad Fazly Mazlan – Malaysian footballer

Deaths

Mohamed Hamzah — Architect of the Malaysian flag

Sultanah Zainab of Kelantan – sixth Raja Permaisuri Agong

Tengku Ampuan Rahimah of Selangor – consort of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah of Selangor