2004 in Malaysia

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Decades: 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2004 Timeline of Malaysian history

2004 in Malaysia is the 47th anniversary of Malaysia's independence.

Federal level

Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin

Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Fauziah

Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Najib Tun Razak (from 7 January)

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)

January

7 January — Najib Tun Razak was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.

8 January — 8TV goes on air for the first time today, replacing the former MetroVision closed four years ago.

January — Islam Hadhari is introduced by the federal government.

February

16 January — A 10-year-old girl Nurul Huda Abdul Ghani was raped to death at Tenaga Nasional's Tanjung Pelepas intake, Johor.

2 February — Kailan Hassan, the mother of incumbent Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dies.

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.

March

21 March — The 2004 General Elections. Barisan Nasional coalition wins a landslide majority and retakes Terengganu from PAS.

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.

June

June — The first polymer notes of Malaysian Ringgit RM 5 is introduced.

18 June — TV3 celebrates its 20th anniversary.

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.

31 August — "Puteri Gunung Ledang" (Princess of Mount Ledang (Ophir)) hits the screens.

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.

October

12 October – A landslide occurred on North-South Expressway near Gua Tempurung, Perak.

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.

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.

Main theme

Keranamu Malaysia (Theme of Agriculture)

National Day Parade

Kuantan, Pahang

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

References

2004 in Malaysia Wikipedia

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