2004 in Malaysia

Incumbent political figures

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)
• Chief Justice: Ahmad Fairuz Abdul Halim

State level

• Johor Sultan of Johor: Sultan Iskandar
• Kedah Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
• Kelantan Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail Petra
• Perlis Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Faizuddin (Regent)
• Perak Sultan of Perak: Sultan Azlan Shah
• Pahang Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
• Selangor Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
• Terengganu Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
• Negeri Sembilan Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar
• Penang Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas
• Malacca Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca:
  • Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin (Until February)
  • Tun Mohd Khalid Yaakob (From February)
• Sarawak Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin
• Sabah Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Ahmad Shah Abdullah (From 1 January)

Events

• 7 January – Najib Tun Razak was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
• January – Islam Hadhari was introduced by the federal government.
• 16 January – A 10-year-old girl Nurul Huda Abdul Ghani was raped and murdered at Tenaga Nasional's Tanjung Pelepas intake, Johor.
• 2 February – Kailan Hassan, the mother of incumbent Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi died.
• 15 February – The pilot batch of Malaysia's first National Service program began their training at various camps across Malaysia. Two additional batches joined the program in mid-March.
• 4 Mac - Malaysian Institute of Integrity was established.
• 21 March – The 2004 General Elections. Barisan Nasional coalition won a landslide majority and retook Terengganu from the PAS.
• 23 April - National Integrity Plan was launched.
• May – Two students from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Muhammad Muqharabbin Mokhtarruddin and Ahmad Redzuan Rozal were the first tertiary students from Southeast Asia to reach the peak of Mount Everest.
• June – The first polymer notes of Malaysian Ringgit RM 5 were introduced.
• 1 June – AmFinance Bhd agreed to pay RM52 million to 139 plaintiffs in the lawsuit over the Highland Towers collapse led by Dr Benjamin George.
• 1 July – The electronic payment system, Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG, were made compulsory in all Malaysians expressways.
• July – RapidKL bus and transit service was 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)) hit the screens.
• 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.
• 12 October – A landslide occurred on the North–South Expressway near Gua Tempurung, Perak.
• 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 became the first Asian woman to ski-sail across Antarctica.
• 26 December – The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami killed about 130,000 people including more than 70 Malaysians. The tsunami was observed in Penang, Kedah and Perak.

Births

• 20 January – Lorenzo Irmann – Actor
• 2 February – Lovelly Anne Robberth – Karateka
• 12 February – Shania Hendrik – Actress
• 24 March – Sophia Zuhri – Singer
  • 31 March –
• Redzwan Adha – Actor
• Putri Jannah Izwandy – Actress
• 1 April – Justin Hoh – Badminton player
• 22 April – Fikry Kiki – Singer, Actor, and TV Host
• 5 May – Aqeesh Aleeya – Singer, Actress
• 4 June – Zarif Ghazzi – Actor
• 22 July – Niathalia Sherawinnie Yampil – Karateka
• 1 September — Siti Nurshuhaini — Badminton player
• 9 September – Muhammad Aiqal Asmadie – Karateka
• 13 October – Wong Zi Hong – Wushu athlete
• 25 October – Danish Iskandar – Actor
• 10 December – Naccy Nelly Evvaferra Rojin – Karateka
  • 15 December –
• Fang Ze Zeng – Figure skater
• Qistina Khaled – Actress, singer

Deaths

• 21 February – Khoo Teck Puat – Business tycoon and founder of Maybank
• 14 July – Tun Azizan Zainul Abidin – Corporate figure and President of Putrajaya Corporation and Petronas
• 14 October – Tun Mohamed Zahir Ismail – Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat

References

References

1. "Malaysia's newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun R". Getty Images.
2. "Islam Hadhari: Concept and Prospect".
3. Ahmad, Zuhrin Azam. "Nurul Huda raped and sodomised, court told - Nation {{!}} The Star Online".
4. (May 2020). "Belasungkawa DatinSeri Endon Mahmood".
5. (May 2020). "Khidmat Negara bermula -- 26,000 belia cipta sejarah sebagai kumpulan pertama sertai program".
6. "Ringkasan mengenai Pelan Integriti Nasional".
7. "PAS lost Terengganu in 2004 because the Election Commission (EC) {{!}} Buletinonline.net".
8. Sherpa, Sherap. "Malaysia".
9. "Bank issues RM5 Polymer Banknotes".
10. [http://www.hba.org.my/archive/focus/HT/2004.htm Highland Towers suits: RM52m payout NST 01/06/2004]
11. [http://www.hba.org.my/archive/focus/HT/2004/ruling.htm Ruling on residents' application for appeal on Tuesday]
12. "Pembukaan LPT hari ini dekatkan KL - Kuantan".
13. "Filem - Puteri Gunung Ledang (2004)".
14. (2004-09-07). "Anwar Ibrahim free at last". The Economist.
15. "Motorcyclist pulled out of rubble, Gua Tempurung stretch closed - Nation {{!}} The Star Online".
16. "Lecturer set for record ski-sail bid in the South Pole - Nation {{!}} The Star Online".
17. "December 2004: Tsunami disaster in Malaysia {{!}} Gallery {{!}} guardian.co.uk".