2004 in Malaysia explained

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 2004, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

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]

See also: 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Malaysia and Countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

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

• 2004
• 2003 in Malaysia | 2005 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia
• List of Malaysian films of 2004

Notes and References

1. News: Malaysia's newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun R. Getty Images. 2017-07-24. en-GB.
2. Web site: Islam Hadhari: Concept and Prospect. www.islamawareness.net. 2017-07-24.
3. Web site: Nurul Huda raped and sodomised, court told - Nation The Star Online. Ahmad. Zuhrin Azam. 2017-07-24.
4. Web site: Belasungkawa DatinSeri Endon Mahmood. ww1.utusan.com.my. 2017-07-24.
5. Web site: Khidmat Negara bermula -- 26,000 belia cipta sejarah sebagai kumpulan pertama sertai program. Utusan Online. 2017-07-24.
6. Web site: PAS lost Terengganu in 2004 because the Election Commission (EC) Buletinonline.net. buletinonline.net. en-US. 2017-07-24.
7. Web site: Malaysia. Sherpa. Sherap. www.everestsummiteersassociation.org. en-gb. 2017-07-24.
8. Web site: Bank issues RM5 Polymer Banknotes. www.bnm.gov.my. en. 2017-07-24. 2018-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20180905175707/http://www.bnm.gov.my/index.php?ch=en_press&pg=en_press&ac=975&lang=en. dead.
9. http://www.hba.org.my/archive/focus/HT/2004.htm Highland Towers suits: RM52m payout NST 01/06/2004
10. http://www.hba.org.my/archive/focus/HT/2004/ruling.htm Ruling on residents' application for appeal on Tuesday
11. Web site: Pembukaan LPT hari ini dekatkan KL - Kuantan. Utusan Online. 2017-07-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20160316001446/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2004&dt=0801&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Muka_Hadapan&pg=mh_06.htm. 2016-03-16. dead.
12. Web site: Filem - Puteri Gunung Ledang (2004). www.filemkita.com. 2017-07-24. 2018-04-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180410235642/http://www.filemkita.com/filem/p/puteri_gunung_ledang2_01.html. dead.
13. News: Anwar Ibrahim free at last. 2004-09-07. The Economist. 2017-07-24. 0013-0613.
14. Web site: Motorcyclist pulled out of rubble, Gua Tempurung stretch closed - Nation The Star Online. www.thestar.com.my. 2017-07-24.
15. Web site: Lecturer set for record ski-sail bid in the South Pole - Nation The Star Online. www.thestar.com.my. 2017-07-24.
16. Web site: December 2004: Tsunami disaster in Malaysia Gallery guardian.co.uk. www.theguardian.com. en. 2017-07-24.