2004 in Malaysia

2004 in Malaysia
47 years of the nationhood

The 2004 Asian Tsunami disaster at Tanjung Tokong, Penang

Incumbents

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:
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abang Mohammad Salahuddin
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah:

Events

• 7 January - Najib Tun Razak was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
• 8 January - 8TV, Malaysia's fifth free-to-air commercial television station was launched, replacing MetroVision which ceased transmissions in 2000
• January - Islam Hadhari is now being promoted by the federal government.
• 2 February - Kailan Hassan the mother of fifth Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dies.
• 21 March - The 2004 General Elections. Barisan Nasional party retaken Terengganu from PAS party.
• 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 - The first polymer notes of Malaysian Ringgit RM 5 is introduced.
• 1 July - The electronic payment system, Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG, have been made compulsory in all expressways.
• July - RapidKL bus and transit service are launched.
• 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)), the famous big-budget movie in Malaysia was now showing at cinema for the first time.
• 2 September - Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim, a former deputy prime minister released from the 6 year jail sentences.
• November - Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (SPNB) handed over the operations of the LRT and bus services to Rapid KL.
• 26 December - The 2004 Asian Tsunami killing about 130,000 people including more than 40 Malaysians. In Malaysia, the Tsunami could be felt in Langkawi and Penang.

National Day

Main theme

Keranamu Malaysia (Theme of Agriculture)

National Day Parade

• Kuantan, Pahang

Sports

Births

Deaths

• Khoo Tech Puat — Malaysian business tycoon and founder of Maybank
• Tan Sri Azizan Zainul Abidin — Petronas Chairman
• Ibrahim Pendek — Malay actors
• Tun Mohamed Zahir bin Haji Ismail — Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat

See also

• 2004
• 2003 in Malaysia | 2005 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia

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