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2004 in Malaysia

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.

Contents

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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