2017 in Malaysia

Federal level

Yang di-Pertuan Agong:

Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan

Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong :

Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah of Perak

Prime Minister: Najib Razak

Deputy Prime Minister: Ahmad Zahid Hamidi

State level

 Johor :

Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ibrahim Ismail

Menteri Besar of Johor: Mohamed Khaled Nordin

 Kedah :

Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah

Menteri Besar of Kedah:Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah

 Kelantan :

Sultan of Kelantan:Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra (regent)

Menteri Besar of Kelantan: Ahmad Yaakob

 Perlis :

Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin

Menteri Besar of Perlis: Azlan Man

 Perak :

Sultan of Perak: Sultan Nazrin Shah

Menteri Besar of Perak: Zambry Abdul Kadir

 Pahang :

Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah

Menteri Besar of Pahang: Adnan Yaakob

 Selangor :

Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah

Menteri Besar of Selangor: Mohamed Azmin Ali

 Terengganu :

Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin

Menteri Besar of Terengganu: Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman

 Negeri Sembilan :

Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Muhriz

Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Mohamad Hasan

 Penang :

Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang: Abdul Rahman Abbas

Chief Minister of Penang: Lim Guan Eng

 Malacca :

Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca: Mohd Khalil Yaakob

Chief Minister of Malacca: Idris Haron

 Sarawak :

Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak: Abdul Taib Mahmud

Chief Minister of Sarawak:

Adenan Satem (until 11 January)

Abang Johari Openg (from 13 January)

 Sabah :

Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah: Juhar Mahiruddin

Chief Minister of Sabah: Musa Aman

January

1 January – Visit ASEAN Year 2017 has officially begun.

1 January – The sale of alcoholic beverages are restricted to non-Muslim above 21 years of age from the current 18.

1 January – The new speed limiters device for all buses are enforced.

1 January – The light reflectors became compulsory to all commercial vehicles.

9 January – Anwar Ibrahim arrives in Penang high court for his RM70 million defamation suit against an English daily and three other parties.

11 January – Chief Minister of Sarawak, Adenan Satem died at the age of 72. His body was buried in a Muslim cemetery Semariang, Kuching, Sarawak.

12 January – Sarawak declared mourning for seven days to commemorate the death of Tan Sri Adenan Satem.

17 January – Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 crash:

Malaysia, Australia and China announced the suspension the underwater search because unable to locate aircraft.

19 January – Because of bumping into a luxury car believed to belong to a 'Datuk', a truck driver beaten up by a group of men in Ampang who allegedly unhappy with the incident was inevitable. The incident caught by camera and viral in social media.

20 January – A man had to bear the pain for about 90 minutes because of his penis stuck in a bottle of mineral water to pee before being released by firefighters in Telok Gong, Port Klang.

29 January – A boat carrying with 31 people including 28 China tourist has reported missing during journey from jetty Tanjung Aru to Pulau Mengalum, Sabah. As 18 February, 22 people has been rescued, 4 people perished and 5 people still missing.

February

14 February – Assassination of Kim Jong-nam :

Kim Jong-nam half brother of North Korea leader Kim Jong-un was assassinated in Malaysia by two unidentified women, speculated to be North Korean agents, during his return trip to Macau at the low-cost carrier terminal of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

15 February – Assassination of Kim Jong-nam :

Following Kim's death, Malaysian police arrested a woman at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in connection to the attack on 14 February 2017. The woman, a 28-year-old named Đoàn Thị Hương, was in possession of Vietnamese travel documentation.

16 February – Assassination of Kim Jong-nam :

A 25-year-old woman named Siti Aishah with Indonesian travel documentation was arrested in connection to the case and identified as the second female suspect. Aishah's boyfriend, a 26-year-old Malaysian named Muhammad Farid Bin Jalaluddin, was also arrested to assist in the investigation.

20 January – Eight teenagers were killed while another eight were injured when a car driven by a 22-year-old woman rammed into them while they were riding their bicycles along Jalan Lingkaran Dalam near Mahmoodiah Muslim Cemetery, Johor Bahru.

Upcoming events

26 April – Fully implementation of the Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) such as Touch 'n Go an Smart TAG at all Malaysian expressways.

Early 2017 – Opening of the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC), part of KL Metropolis at Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur.

Early 2017 – The first batch of the MD500 Defender light attack helicopter for the Malaysian Army Aviation in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZONE).

21–25 March – The Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2017 will be held in Langkawi Island, Kedah.

April or June – Official opening of the Phase 1b of the Central Spine Road from Pasir Hor to Kadok in Kelantan.

1 April – Launching of the Proton's first SUV, Proton Extrema.

11 April – The installation of the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan will take placed at Istana Negara, Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur.

May – Official opening of the new specialist hospital in Kuala Krai, Kelantan.

Middle 2017 – Official opening of the Pulau Sekati Bridge between Kuala Nerus and Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu.

14 May – The SMART Tunnel will celebrate its 10th anniversary.

31 July – Official opening of the Phase 2 of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line from Semantan to Kajang.

8 August – ASEAN will celebrate its 50th (Golden Jubilee) anniversary of foundation.

31 August – Malaysia will celebrate its 60th Diamond Jubliee of the independence.

1 September – Bahasa Malaysia (Malay Language) will celebrate its 50th anniversary (Golden Jubilee) of the National Language of Malaysia.

3 October – The 10th anniversary of the first Malaysian angkasawan (astronaut), Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor to the International Space Station (ISS).

Late 2017 – Opening of the 20th Century Fox World theme park at Genting Highlands, Pahang.

Late 2017 – Opening of the IKEA Malaysia's third store in Desa Tebrau, Johor Bahru, Johor.

31 December – Visit ASEAN Year 2017 will officially ends.

Sports

22 February – 1 March – 2017 Tour de Langkawi

19–31 August – 2017 Southeast Asian Games

17–23 September – 2017 ASEAN Para Games

TBA – 2017 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix

TBA – 2017 Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix

Deaths

11 January – Y.A.B. Tan Sri Adenan Satem – Chief Minister of Sarawak