2024 in Malaysia
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Events in the year 2024 in Malaysia.
Federal level
[edit]- 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)
- Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah (from 22 July)
- Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat: Johari Abdul
- Chief Justice: Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat
State level
[edit]
Johor :
Kedah :
Kelantan :
Perlis :
Perak :
Pahang :
Selangor :
Terengganu :
Negeri Sembilan :
Penang :
Malacca :
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
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak:
Sabah :
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 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.[1][2]
- 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.[3]
- 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.[4]
February
[edit]- 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.[5]
- February 9 – The Federal Court of Malaysia in a landmark ruling declares several Islamic legislation passed by the State Government of Kelantan as unconstitutional.[6]
March
[edit]- March 13 – A pair of socks featuring the word "Allah" for sale at a KK Super Mart in Sunway City, Petaling Jaya, sparks public controversy.[7]
- March 18 – Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is discharged from the National Heart Institute after more than two months of undergoing treatment.[8]
- March 23 – Two Singaporean motorcyclists are killed, while four others were seriously injured after a container lorry crashes into their convoy at the North–South Expressway, near Yong Peng, Batu Pahat.[9]
- March 27 – An Israeli national identified as Shalom Avitan is arrested by police and found with six pistols and 200 rounds of ammunition at a hotel on Jalan Ampang. The suspect is believed to be associated with a criminal group.[10]
April
[edit]- April 14 – One man is severely injured after another man shoots at his wife at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.[11]
- April 23 – Ten people including military personnel, are killed after two Royal Malaysian Navy helicopters collide during rehearsals for a parade near Lumut, Perak.[12]
May
[edit]- May 5 – Malaysian football player Faisal Halim was attacked with acid at a shopping mall in Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya.[13]
- May 7 – A tree collapses along Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, killing one and injuring two others.[14]
- 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.[15]
- 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.[16]
- May 18 – Two men are arrested after trying to enter the Istana Negara with a machete.[17]
June
[edit]- 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.[18]
- 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.[19]
- June 14 – A fire breaks out in a building at the Genting SkyWorlds outdoor theme park in Genting Highlands, Pahang. No casualties are reported.[20]
- 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.[21]
- June 17 – Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announces that the retail prices of Grade A, B and C eggs nationwide have been reduced by 3 cents per egg in the new subsidy initiative. Following this, the new prices of Grade A, B and C eggs are set at 42, 40 and 38 cents per egg respectively.[22]
- 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.[23]
July
[edit]- July 3 – A High court dismisses an appeal by former Prime Minister Najib Razak to have his jail sentence for corruption served at home.[24]
- July 4 – At least 39 people are sickened following a gas leak at an aircraft engineering facility in Kuala Lumpur International Airport.[25]
- July 6 – 2024 Sungai Bakap by-election: Abidin Ismail of Perikatan Nasional (PN) wins the seat after defeating Joohari Ariffin of Pakatan Harapan (PH) by a majority of 4,267 votes and with 58.63% of the votes.[26]
- July 20 – Installation of Yang di-Pertuan Agong XVII: Sultan of Johor Ibrahim Iskandar is installed as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong in a ceremony at Istana Negara.[27]
- July 26 – August 11 : Malaysia at the 2024 Summer Olympics[28]
- July 28 – Malaysia formally applies to become a member of the BRICS economic bloc and geopolitical organization.[29]
- July 30 – Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is discharged from the National Heart Institute (IJN) after a two-week stay for treatment of a cough.[30]
August
[edit]- August 4 – Malaysia issues a travel warning urging its citizens to not visit the United Kingdom due to ongoing violent riots.[31]
- August 20 – Former Prime Minister Najib Razak retracts his appeal to recuse a judge from hearing his ongoing RM2.27 billion 1MDB abuse of power and money laundering trial.[32]
- August 25 – The Royal Malaysian Navy vessel KD Pendekar sinks off the coast of Johor after hitting an unidentified underwater object. All 39 sailors on board are rescued.[33]
- August 27 – Former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is charged with sedition following a 14 August speech in which he questioned then Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdullah of Pahang's decision not to reappoint him as prime minister following the 2022 Malaysian general election.[34]
- August 28 –
- The Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland convicts two PetroSaudi executives to six and seven years in prison respectively for embezzling more than US$1.8 billion from the Malaysian strategic development firm 1Malaysia Development Berhad.[35]
- August 28 – September 8 : Malaysia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
September
[edit]- September 11 – Police rescue 402 minors suspected of being sexually abused at Islamic charity homes linked to GISB in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan. Around 171 suspects are arrested.[36]
- September 19 – Nasiruddin Mohd Ali, CEO of GISB Holdings (Global Ikhwan Services and Business), is arrested along with 18 others as part of an investigation into the child sexual abuse case involving GISB.[37]
- September 23 – Police rescue 187 minors suspected of being sexually abused at Islamic charity homes linked to GISB nationwide.[38]
October
[edit]- October 2 – The Federal Court upholds the death penalty for seven Filipino men who participated in the 2013 Lahad Datu standoff.[39]
- October 7 – Regent of Johor, Tunku Ismail Idris declares to reverse back to Saturday and Sunday as new weekend holidays for the state of Johor which will be re-implemented from January 1, 2025, in contrast to the current Friday and Saturday weekend that was re-implemented for over a decade since January 1, 2014 and prior to that, until December 31, 1993 (together with the state of Perlis on that time).[citation needed]
- October 21 – A court in the Philippines convicts 17 members of the Abu Sayyaf Group, including Rajah Solaiman Movement founder Hilarion Del Rosario Santos III, for their participation in the 2000 Sipadan kidnappings and sentences them to life imprisonment.[40]
- October 23 - Nasiruddin Mohd Ali, CEO of GISB Holdings, along with 22 others including his wife and a son of Ashaari Muhammad, are charged at the Selayang Sessions Court for being members of an organised crime group.[41]
- October 24 – A bus carrying Japanese tourists collides with a truck in Taiping, Perak, killing one person and injuring 12 others.[42]
- October 29 – The Ministry of Finance in a parliamentary disclosure reveals significant losses by Khazanah and PNB in their investments in FashionValet.[43][44] The announcement sparked public outcry and prompted investigations.[45][46][47]
November
[edit]- 2 November – 2024 Malaysian United Indigenous Party leadership election.[48]
- 27 November – The Kuala Lumpur High Court discharges a case of criminal breach of trust against former prime minister Najib Razak over the 1MDB scandal, citing procedural delays. However, the court also allows the filing of six addition cases against Najib and his treasury secretary Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah for misappropriating 6.6 billion ringgit ($1.5 billion) in public funds earmarked for 1MDB’s settlement payment to International Petroleum Investment Company of the United Arab Emirates.[49]
Deaths
[edit]January
[edit]- January 1 – Fadzilah Abu Hasan, Minister-Counsellor of Economic Affairs at the Embassy of Malaysia in Bangkok.[50]
- January 3 – Md Shah Othman, keyboard player of the bands Kembara and Ilusi.[51]
- January 5
- January 13 – Abdullah CD, former Chairman of the Malayan Communist Party (CMP).[54]
- January 20 – Devaki Krishnan, the first woman elected to public office and the grandmother of Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative Ramanan Ramakrishnan.[55]
- January 25 – Wong Seng Chow, former Deputy Minister of Transport and veteran of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA).[56]
February
[edit]March
[edit]- March 17 – Nur Adika Bujang, Bernama journalist based in Sandakan, Sabah.[58]
- March 21 – Lee Kee Hiong, Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kuala Kubu Baharu.[59]
April
[edit]- April 3 – Jaafar Onn, actor, singer and television presenter.[60]
- April 17 – Joseph Kurup, founder and 1st President of the Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS).[61]
- April 20 – Mohammed Hanif Omar, 4th Inspector-General of Police (IGP).[62]
May
[edit]- May 10 – Mutang Tagal, 20th President of the Dewan Negara and Senator.[63]
- May 24 – Nor Zamri Latiff, Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Bakap.
June
[edit]- June 8 – Musa Mohamad, former Minister of Education.
- June 16 – Ariah Tengku Ahmad, first female and former Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah and State Minister of Social Services of Sabah.[64]
- June 29 – Syed Husin Ali, former Deputy President of the People's Justice Party (PKR).
July
[edit]August
[edit]- August 2 – Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain, Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Mahkota.
September
[edit]- September 17 – Ahmad Mohd Don, 5th Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia.
- September 20 – Eddin Syazlee Shith, former Deputy Minister and former MP for Kuala Pilah.[68]
October
[edit]- October 15 – Hiew King Cheu, former MP for Kota Kinabalu and former MLA for Luyang.
- October 19 – Vadiveloo Govindasamy, 10th President of the Dewan Negara.
November
[edit]- November 10 – Rosnah Abd Majid, former MLA for Tanjong Dawai and first winner for Kinjai awards.
- November 13
- Daim Zainuddin, former Minister of Finance.
- Wan Zaki Wan Muda, founder of Ahmad Zaki Resources Berhad.
- November 15 – Ibrahim Saad, former Deputy Minister of Transport.
- November 24 – Ahmad Nawab, singer, composer and saxophonist.
- November 28 – Ananda Krishnan, founder of Usaha Tegas Sdn. Bhd.
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