2004 in Malaysia

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2004 in Malaysia
47 years of the nationhood

Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Federal level 1.2 State level 2 Events 3 National Day 3.1 Main theme 3.2 National Day Parade 4 Sports 5 Births 6 Deaths 7 See also

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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:
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca:
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak:
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah:

[edit] 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.

[edit] National Day

[edit] Main theme

Keranamu Malaysia (Theme of Agriculture)

[edit] National Day Parade

• Kuantan, Pahang

[edit] Sports

[edit] Births

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

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

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