2024 in Malaysia

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Events in the year 2024 in Malaysia.

Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong:
  • Abdullah (until 30 January)
  • Ibrahim Iskandar (from 31 January)
• Raja Permaisuri Agong:
  • Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah (until 30 January)
  • Raja Zarith Sofiah (from 31 January)
• Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Nazrin Shah
• Prime Minister: Anwar Ibrahim
• Deputy Prime Ministers: Ahmad Zahid Hamidi & Fadillah Yusof
• President of the Dewan Negara:
  • Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (until 19 January)
  • Mutang Tagal (from 19 February to 10 May)
• Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat: Johari Abdul
• Chief Justice: Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat

State level

• Johor :
  • Sultan of Johor: Ibrahim Iskandar
  • Regent of Johor: Tunku Ismail Idris
  • Menteri Besar of Johor: Onn Hafiz Ghazi
• Kedah :
  • Sultan of Kedah: Sallehuddin
  • Menteri Besar of Kedah: Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor
• Kelantan :
  • Sultan of Kelantan: Muhammad V
  • Menteri Besar of Kelantan: Mohd Nassuruddin Daud
• Perlis :
  • Raja of Perlis: Sirajuddin
  • Menteri Besar of Perlis: Mohd Shukri Ramli
• Perak :
  • Sultan of Perak: Nazrin Shah
  • Menteri Besar of Perak: Saarani Mohamad
• Pahang :
  • Sultan of Pahang: Abdullah
  • Menteri Besar of Pahang: Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail
• Selangor :
  • Sultan of Selangor: Sharafuddin
  • Menteri Besar of Selangor: Amirudin Shari
• Terengganu :
  • Sultan of Terengganu: Mizan Zainal Abidin
  • Menteri Besar of Terengganu: Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar
• Negeri Sembilan :
  • Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Muhriz
  • Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Aminuddin Harun
• Penang :
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang: Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak
  • Chief Minister of Penang: Chow Kon Yeow
• Malacca :
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca: Mohd Ali Rustam
  • Chief Minister of Malacca: Ab Rauf Yusoh
• Sarawak :
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak:
    • Abdul Taib Mahmud (until 26 January)
    • Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (from 26 January)
  • Premier of Sarawak: Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg
• Sabah :
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah: Juhar Mahiruddin
  • Chief Minister of Sabah: Hajiji Noor

Events

January

• January 2 – Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim launches the Central Database Hub (PADU), which is a system and platform containing individual and household profiles of the citizens and permanent residents. Minister of Transport Anthony Loke Siew Fook announced that the Malaysian motorists would be able to renew their driving licenses and road taxes via the MyJPJ application starting from 1 February 2024.
• January 10 – Merdeka 118 is officially opened by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah.
• January 26 – Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar is appointed the 8th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak with immediate effect and conferred the title 'Tun'.
• January 28 – Crown Prince of Johor Tunku Ismail Idris is proclaimed the Regent of Johor.
• January 31 – Sultan of Johor Ibrahim Iskandar ascends to the throne as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

February

• February 2 – The Pardons Board grants a partial pardon to former Prime Minister Najib Razak who had been jailed in Kajang Prison since 23 August 2022, halving the length of his jail term from 12 to six years and reducing the amount of fine from RM 210,000,000 to RM 50,000,000. Following the pardon, Najib is expected to be released from the prison on 23 August 2028. However, if the fine is not paid, a year would be added to his new jail term.
• February 9 – The Federal Court of Malaysia in a landmark ruling declares several Islamic legislation passed by the State Government of Kelantan as unconstitutional.

March

• March 23 – Two Singaporean motorcyclists were killed, while four others were seriously injured after a container lorry crash into the bike convoy at the North–South Expressway, near Yong Peng, Batu Pahat.
• March 27 – An Israeli national identified as Shalom Avitan, was arrested by police. He was found with six pistols and 200 rounds of ammunition at a hotel on Jalan Ampang. The suspect is believed to be associated with the criminal group.

April

• April 14 – One man is severely injured after shots were fired at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
• April 10 – Opening of the first Shake Shack outlet in Malaysia at The Exchange TRX, Kuala Lumpur.
• April 23 – Ten people are killed after two Royal Malaysian Navy helicopters collide during rehearsals for a parade near Lumut, Perak.

May

• May 7 – A tree collapses along Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, killing one and injuring two others.
• May 11 – 2024 Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election: Pang Sock Tao of Pakatan Harapan (PH) wins the seat after defeating Khairul Azhari Saut of Perikatan Nasional (PN), independent candidate Eris Nyau Ke Xin and Hafizah Zainuddin of Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) by a majority of 3,869 votes and with 57.21% votes.
• May 17 – 2024 Ulu Tiram Police Station Attack: Two police officers are killed in an attack by a suspected Jemaah Islamiyah militant on a police station in Ulu Tiram, Johore. The attacker is shot dead by police.
• May 18 – Two men are arrested after trying to enter the Istana Negara with a machete.

June

• June 10 – The government rationalises diesel subsidies by lifting fuel subsidies in Peninsular Malaysia, resulting in a 56% price increase in diesel, from RM 2.15 to RM 3.35 per litre and subsidising only targeted groups RM 200 monthly.
• June 13 – The US embassy announces the return of $156 million in assets linked to the 1MDB scandal to Malaysia following an investigation by the US Department of Justice.
• June 14 – A fire breaks out in a building at the Genting SkyWorlds outdoor theme park in Genting Highlands, Pahang. No casualties are reported.
• June 15 – Two men, one of them involved in nearly 40 offences, are killed in a shoot-out with police outside a suburb of Johor Bahru.
• June 24 – Authorities announce the arrest of eight people in four states on suspicion of links to Islamic State and plotting against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Ibrahim Iskandar, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and other leading officials.

July

• July 6 – 2024 Sungai Bakap by-election.

Scheduled

• 2024 Malaysian United Indigenous Party leadership election.
• July 26 – August 11 : Malaysia at the 2024 Summer Olympics
• August 28 – September 8 : Malaysia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Deaths

January

• January 1 – Fadzilah Abu Hasan, Minister-Counsellor of Economic Affairs at the Embassy of Malaysia in Bangkok.
• January 3 – Md Shah Othman, keyboard player of the bands Kembara and Ilusi.
• January 5 – Hamdan Ramli, Senario band member & Nyong Aji, poetess.
• January 13 – Abdullah CD, former Chairman of the Malayan Communist Party (CMP).
• January 20 – Devaki Krishnan, the first woman elected to public office and the grandmother of Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative Ramanan Ramakrishnan.
• January 25 – Wong Seng Chow, former Deputy Minister of Transport and veteran of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA).

February

• February 21 – Abdul Taib Mahmud, seventh Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak.

March

• March 17 – Nur Adika Bujang, Bernama journalist based in Sandakan, Sabah.
• March 21 – Lee Kee Hiong, Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kuala Kubu Baharu.

April

• April 3 – Jaafar Onn, actor, singer and television presenter.
• April 17 – Joseph Kurup, founder and 1st President of the Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS).
• April 20 – Mohammed Hanif Omar, 4th Inspector-General of Police (IGP).

May

• May 10 – Mutang Tagal, 20th President of the Dewan Negara and Senator.
• May 24 – Nor Zamri Latiff, Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Bakap.

June

• June 16 – Ariah Tengku Ahmad, first female and former Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah and State Minister of Social Services of Sabah.