1991 in Malaysia

1991 in Malaysia is the 34th anniversary of Malaysia's independence.

Incumbents

Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Azlan Shah
• Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Bainun
• Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohammad
• Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Ghafar Baba

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 Putra
• Sultan of Perak: Raja Nazrin Shah (Regent)
• Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
• Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
• Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
• Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Dr Hamdan Sheikh Tahir
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Said Keruak

Events

• January - Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Malayan Railway) was incorporated as Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB).
• February - UMNO party was brought it to state of Sabah by Deputy Prime Minister Tun Ghafar Baba.
• February - 1991 Malacca water crisis.
• March - The 1991 Malaysian haze affected in Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley.
• 7 May - The Bright Sparklers Fireworks Factory at Sungai Buloh, Selangor caught fire and caused a huge explosion killing and injuring many people. It was the worst industrial disaster to date.
• June - The New Economic Development Programme was launched.
• 1 August – The Lot 10 Kuala Lumpur shopping complex is officially opened.
• August - The Vision 2020 (Wawasan 2020) programme was launched.
• 29 September - The first Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix in Batu Tiga Circuit, Shah Alam, Selangor.
• October - The pilling works for Kuala Lumpur Tower are completed.

National Day

Main theme

Wawasan 2020

Sports

Births

Deaths

• Tan Sri Mohammad Noah — Minister of Home Affairs and Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
• Ishak Haji Muhammad (Pak Sako) — Malay author and nationalism
• Mokhtar Dahari — Malaysian footballer

See also

• 1991
• 1990 in Malaysia | 1992 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia