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This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 2004, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.
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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
Sultan of Johor: Sultan Iskandar
Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail 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:
- Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin (Until February)
- Tun Mohd Khalid Yaakob (From February)
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin
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.[1]
- January – Islam Hadhari was introduced by the federal government.[2]
- 16 January – A 10-year-old girl Nurul Huda Abdul Ghani was raped and murdered at Tenaga Nasional's Tanjung Pelepas intake, Johor.[3]
- 2 February – Kailan Hassan, the mother of incumbent Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi died.[4]
- 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.[5]
- 21 March – The 2004 General Elections. Barisan Nasional coalition won a landslide majority and retook Terengganu from the PAS.[6]
- 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.[7]
- June – The first polymer notes of Malaysian Ringgit RM 5 were introduced.[8]
- 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.[9][10]
- 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.[11]
- 31 August – "Puteri Gunung Ledang" (Princess of Mount Ledang (Ophir)) hit the screens.[12]
- 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.[13]
- 12 October – A landslide occurred on the North–South Expressway near Gua Tempurung, Perak.[14]
- 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.[15]
- 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.[16]
Births
- 1 September — Siti Nurshuhaini — Badminton player
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
See also
References
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- ^ "Islam Hadhari: Concept and Prospect". www.islamawareness.net. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ Ahmad, Zuhrin Azam. "Nurul Huda raped and sodomised, court told - Nation | The Star Online". Retrieved 2017-07-24.
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- ^ "Khidmat Negara bermula -- 26,000 belia cipta sejarah sebagai kumpulan pertama sertai program". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2017-07-24.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "PAS lost Terengganu in 2004 because the Election Commission (EC) | Buletinonline.net". buletinonline.net. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ Sherpa, Sherap. "Malaysia". www.everestsummiteersassociation.org. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ "Bank issues RM5 Polymer Banknotes". www.bnm.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ Highland Towers suits: RM52m payout NST 01/06/2004
- ^ Ruling on residents' application for appeal on Tuesday
- ^ "Pembukaan LPT hari ini dekatkan KL - Kuantan". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ "Filem - Puteri Gunung Ledang (2004)". www.filemkita.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ "Anwar Ibrahim free at last". The Economist. 2004-09-07. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ "Motorcyclist pulled out of rubble, Gua Tempurung stretch closed - Nation | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ "Lecturer set for record ski-sail bid in the South Pole - Nation | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ "December 2004: Tsunami disaster in Malaysia | Gallery | guardian.co.uk". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2017-07-24.