2015 in Malaysia

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The Airbus A-400M Atlas was delivered to the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) on 10 March.

2015 in Malaysia
58 years of the nationhood
2015 is the 52nd anniversary of Malaysia's formation.

Incumbents

Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah of Kedah
• Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Haminah Hamidon of Kedah
• Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong : Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan
• Prime Minister: Dato' Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak
• Deputy Prime Minister: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin

State level

•  Johor :
  • Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ibrahim Ismail
  • Menteri Besar of Johor: Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin

•  Kedah :
  • Sultan of Kedah: (Council of Regency of Kedah)
    Tunku Sallehuddin (Chairman)
    Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani (Members I)
    Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz (Members II)
  • Menteri Besar of Kedah: Datuk Paduka Mukhriz Tun Mahathir

•  Kelantan :
  • Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Muhammad V (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
  • Menteri Besar of Kelantan: Ahmad Yaakob

•  Perlis :
  • Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin
  • Menteri Besar of Perlis: Azlan Man

•  Perak :
  • Sultan of Perak: Sultan Nazrin Shah
  • Menteri Besar of Perak: Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir

•  Pahang :
  • Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
  • Menteri Besar of Pahang: Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob

•  Selangor :
  • Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
  • Menteri Besar of Selangor: Mohamed Azmin Ali

•  Terengganu :
  • Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu
  • Menteri Besar of Terengganu: Datuk Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman

•  Negeri Sembilan :
  • Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Muhriz
  • Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Datuk Seri Mohamad Hassan

•  Penang :
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas
  • Chief Minister of Penang: Lim Guan Eng

•  Malacca :
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob
  • Chief Minister of Malacca: Datuk Idris Haron

•  Sarawak :
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud
  • Chief Minister of Sarawak: Tan Sri Adenan Satem

•  Sabah :
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Juhar Mahiruddin
  • Chief Minister of Sabah: Datuk Seri Musa Aman

Events

January

• 1 January – The price of RON95 and diesel has reduced by 35 sen (RM1.91 per litre) and 30 sen (RM1.93 per litre) respectively.
• 1 January – The Malaysia Year of Festival 2015 officially begins.
• 1 January – One Malaysian was killed in the stampede at Chen Yi Square, Shanghai, China on New Year’s Eve.
• 1 January – The Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crash:
  • The first two bodies from the AirAsia Flight QZ8501 crash have arrived back in Surabaya, Indonesia.
• 2 January – The Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crash:
  • Three more bodies were identified at the Disaster Victim Identification centre here before they were handed over to the respective families.
• 5 January – 2014-15 Peninsula Malaysia floods:
  • Part of the East-West Highway from Gerik, Perak to Jeli, Kelantan has now reopened to traffic after series of landslides that hit the highway.
• 6 January – The Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crash:
  • Four air traffic controllers have been suspended for failing to check the approved flight schedule for AirAsia QZ8501. ^[1]
• 6 January – Malaysia takes a seat as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.
• 6 January – 2014-15 Peninsula Malaysia floods:
  • Part of the East Coast Expressway from Karak to Jabur has now reopened to traffic after being hit by flash floods.
• 7 January – The Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crash:
  • Part of the tail of crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501 has been found in the Java Sea.
• 10 January – Launch of Malaysia Year of Festival 2015 at Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur.
• 11 January – The Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crash:
  • The black boxes of the Flight QZ8501 has been found.
• 11 January – A three minute and 21-second video of a Korean pop (K-pop) band member, B1A4 hugging three fans wearing tudung (headscarf) on stage has gone viral on internet. Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) investigate the event following the band's inappropriate behaviour during the event.
• 12 January – The Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crash:
  • The flight data recorder of the Flight 8501 has been sent to Jakarta for analysis.
• 12 January – Major Zaidi Ahmad, A Royal Malaysian Air Force officer was found guilty of breaching two standing orders and breaking protocol in revealing problems with the indelible ink used in the Malaysian general election, 2013. He was sacked from his job in Malaysian Armed Forces by a military court-martial.
• 13 January – Human rights lawyer, Eric Paulsen is arrested in sedition probe.
• 13 January – Two former police commandos, Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri and Corporal Sirul Azahar Umar, were sentenced to death after the Federal Court allowed the government's appeal over the murder of Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu in 2006.
• 14 January – The Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crash:
  • The main body wreckage of the Flight 8501 has found at Java Sea.
• 15 January – Eight people, including the driver of a tour bus, died while 21 others were injured when the bus burst into flames after crashing into a car at KM326.2 on the southbound lane of the North-South Expressway near Tapah interchange, Perak.
• 15 January – Official opening of the Menara Kembar Bank Rakyat in KL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur by the Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak and Jalan Travers is renamed as Jalan Rakyat.
• 17 January – Sixty-nine-year-old Wan Hashim Wan Mahmood created another history by cycling across five countries to complete his tour of Southeast Asia.
• 17 January – Several parts of Sabah and Sarawak were hit by flash floods.
• 18 January – A police officer, ASP Mohamad Hasnal Jamil, who was involved in the bloody incident in Kampung Air Siminul, Semporna, Sabah, during the 2013 Lahad Datu standoff on March 2, 2013 which saw 10 enemies shot dead, and 14 more caught, while six security personnel lost their lives, was awarded the Bintang Keberanian Kedah (BKK) medal for bravery from the Sultan of Kedah, Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah.
• 21 January – Former police commando Sirul Azhar Omar has been detained by Australian immigration officials in Brisbane, Queensland over his conviction for the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu.
• 24 January – Tengku Ampuan Tua Intan Zaharah of Terengganu, fourth Raja Permaisuri Agong (1965-1970), a consort of Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu and also grandmother of current Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, died at the age of 86 in Pantai Hospital, Kuala Lumpur due to pneumonia. Her body was brought back to Terengganu and laid to rest near husband grave in the Royal Mausoleum near Abidin Mosque, Kuala Terengganu. Terengganu declared 40 days of mourning begins 24 January until 1 March.
• 29 January – Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 crash:
  • The Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia (DCA) officially declared that the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 over Indian Ocean is an "accident" in accordance with the Standards of Annexes 12 and 13 to the ICAO's Chicago Convention and all 239 of the passengers and crew onboard MH370 are presumed to have lost their lives. However, the search for the missing Flight 370 will continue.
• 31 January – The completion works and full official opening of the East Coast Expressway Phase 2 from Jabur to Kuala Terengganu.

February

"Datuk" Jackie Chan.

Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan

• 1 February – The fuel prices has dropped between RM0.11 and RM0.23. The RON 95 down by RM0.21 to RM1.70, RON 97 down by RM0.11 to RM2.00 and diesel down by RM0.23 to RM1.70, per litre.
• 1 February – Hong Kong international superstars, Jackie Chan received the Panglima Mahkota Wilayah (PMW) award which carried the title Datuk from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah of Kedah in conjunction with the 41st Federal Territory Day.
• 2 February – A 20-year old Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) student, Nursyuhada Johari died after her throat was slit, allegedly by a male friend at KM228.2 of the North-South Expressway near Bukit Gantang, Perak.
• 2 February – Malaysia’s squash queen Nicol David created a new world record for the length of time a squash player who has topped the world rankings, after marking her 106th month as world number one in the latest February Women’s Squash Association (WSA) list.
• 5 February – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo made his three day official visits to Malaysia and meets the Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak.
• 9 February – Datuk Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin, has been named the new group chief executive officer and president of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) effective April 1, 2015 to March 31,2018.
• 10 February – Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak launched the Malaysian Shariah Index, the world's first Shariah index.
• 10 February – Federal Court upholds conviction of opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, finds him guilty of sodomising former aide Saiful Bukhari and was sentenced five-year prison by the Federal Court. Later, Anwar was taken to Sungai Buloh Prison in Sungai Buloh, Selangor after his trial verdict.
• 10 February – The Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crash:
  • The body of the only Malaysian passenger, Sii Chung Huei, in the Indonesia AirAsia QZ8501 crash in the Java Sea last December 28, was identified by Indonesian authorities.
• 11 February – The Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crash:
  • The body of sole Malaysian passenger, Sii Chung Huei, in the Indonesia AirAsia QZ8501 crash in the Java Sea arrived at the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) base in Kuching, Sarawak and was taken to the family's house and later to Nirvana Memorial Park in Siniawan near Kuching.
• 12 February – Former Menteri Besar of Kelantan and also Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) spiritual leader, Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, died at the age of 84 at his residence in Kampung Pulau Melaka, Kota Bharu, Kelantan at evening.
• 13 February – More than 10,000 people pay their respects for the late Nik Aziz at Masjid Tok Guru mosque in Kampung Pulau Melaka, Kota Bharu including Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak, Chief Minister of Penang Lim Guan Eng, DAP Advisor Lim Kit Siang, Minister of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Mustapa Mohamad, Menteri Besar of Kelantan Ahmad Yakob and Menteri Besar of Kedah Mukhriz Mahathir. Then, his body was laid to rest at Kampung Pulau Melaka Muslim cemetery.
• 12 February – Some 200 people gathered at the gates of the Sungai Buloh Prison at night in a display of solidarity with imprisoned Anwar Ibrahim, turning the area into a sea of lights as they laid down candles all over the compound.
• 16 February – The proposed Kinrara-Damansara Expressway (KIDEX Skyway) project is officially cancelled by the Selangor State Government.
• 21 February – A equinox phenomenon occurs in Malaysia.
• 24 February – The family of Anwar Ibrahim has submitted an application for a royal pardon over his sodomy conviction.
• 25 February – UMNO-Barisan Nasional (BN) will not contested the Chempaka by-elections and will focuses for the post-flood recovery programme in Kelantan.
• 28 February – The Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan in Teluk Intan, Perak has been declared as a National Heritage of Malaysia by the Department of National Heritage, Malaysia.
• 28 February – Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak attended the Malay Solidarity Gathering at Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur.

March

• 1 March – The fuel prices has increased to RM0.25. The RON 95 up by to RM1.95, RON 97 down to RM2.25 and diesel up to RM1.95, per litre.
• 3 March – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash:
  • Relatives of those killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was downed over eastern Ukraine visited a Dutch air base to view the wreckage of the plane.
• 3 March – The district flags of Johor are introduced.
• 4 March – Heavy rain for over an hour in the Kuala Lumpur caused flash flood and massive traffic congestion in Cheras Highway near the Taman Billion roundabout.
• 5 March – SapuraKencana Petroleum Bhd’s vice chairman Mokhzani Mahathir resigns.
• 7 March – More than 2,000 people marched through Kuala Lumpur to demand the release of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who was jailed last month for five years on sodomy charges.
• 8 March – The first anniversary of the Malaysia Airlines flight 370 crash.
• 10 March – Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak witnessed the signing of a water deal which will see Negeri Sembilan buying treated water from Malacca via Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad (SAMB). The agreement inked between SAMB and Syarikat Air Negeri Sembilan Sdn Bhd (SAINS) had touched on several matters including the maximum supply of 5,000 cubic metre of water a day for 5,000 households in Tampin and 100 households in Batang Melaka, Negeri Sembilan.
• 10 March – The first batch of the four Airbus A-400M Atlas to the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF).
• 11 March – Deputy PAS spiritual leader, Datuk Dr Harun Din become new PAS spiritual leader replacing Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat.
• 13 March – Myanmar president Thien Sein made his three day official visit to Malaysia and meets his counterpart Najib Tun Razak.
• 13 March – Bank Negara Malaysia's Governor, Zeti Akhtar Aziz is awarded the Wharton's Dean Award from the University of Pennsylvania.
• 15 March – Japan became the first country to conduct high level talks with Malaysia over possible involvement in the proposed high speed train project between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
• 15 March – Two Jupiter Aerobatic Team aircraft belonging to the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) crashed during a practice session conjunction with the 2015 Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA '15) exhibition at the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre (MIEC) in Langkawi, Kedah.
• 16 March – Lembah Pantai Member of Parliament (MP), Nurul Izzah Anwar, the eldest daughter of jailed Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim, was arrested under the Sedition Act when she turned up at the Dang Wangi police station, as requested, to give a statement on the KitaLawan rally of March 7.
• 17-21 March – The 2015 Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA 2015) is held in Langkawi, Kedah.
• 22 March – Chempaka by-election, 2015: PAS candidate Ahmad Fathan Mahmood has won the Chempaka state seat by-election with a landslide victory with 10,092 votes beating four Independent candidate, Sharif Mahmood, Fadhillah Hussin, Aslah Mamat, and Izat Bukhari
• 23 March – Former Singapore first Prime Minister (1965-1990) and also Chief Minister during part of Malaysia (1963-1965) Lee Kuan Yew, died at the age of 91. Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak conveyed his condolences to his counterpart Lee Hsien Loong over the passing of his father. On 26 March, Najib Tun Razak, accompanied by his wife Rosmah Mansor is expected to visit Singapore to pay their last respects to former Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.
• 23 March – Sultan Ibrahim Ismail ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar is crowned as the 25th Sultan of Johor and the fifth in the Temenggong dynasty and his consort Raja Zarith Sofia is crown as Permaisuri of Johor.
• 23 March – More than 100 protesters from the Anti-GST group managed to break through the security to enter the Royal Malaysian Customs Complex headquarters in Kelana Jaya, Selangor to demand that the department delay the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on April 1.
• 30 March – One of the rubber tyres of a four-car RapidKL monorail train caught fire at the Titiwangsa station in the morning, resulting in the temporary suspension of the monorail service in Kuala Lumpur.
• 31 March – Official launching of the dual-carriageway toll free Pan Borneo Expressway in Sarawak by the Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak.

April

• 1 April – The implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Malaysia.
  • All goods and services are subject to 6% GST beginning midnight on April 1.
• 1 April – The Pardons Board has rejected opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's petition for royal pardon over his sodomy conviction. Later, Anwar Ibrahim has been disqualified as a Permatang Pauh Member of Parliament (MP).
• 2 April – The implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST)
  • All telecomunication company prepaid phone card users have to pay the 6% GST.
• 3 April – A six-year-old girl died after falling from the second floor of the Kenanga Wholesale City Mall in Kuala Lumpur.
• 4 April – Six people were killed including former Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation and also Rompin Member of Parliament, Jamaluddin Jarjis and a businessman, CEO of SP Baiduri Sdn Bhd Tan Huat Seang and also a Private Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, Azlin Alias in a helicopter crash along Jalan Sungai Lalang in Kampung Pasir Baru near Semenyih, Selangor about 4.55pm, the incidents involving a helicopter, AS 3655N2 Dauphin (Registration Number 9M-1GB).
• 5 April – The 9M-1GB helicopter crash:
  • The US flags at its embassy in Kuala Lumpur is flown at half mast as a mark of respect for the late Jamaluddin Jarjis who died in a helicopter crash in Semenyih, Selangor.
  • The body of il-fate helicopter crash, Private Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, Azlin Alias, was buried at the Batu 13 cemtery, Jalan Cheras, Kuala Lumpur and the ex-minister's body, Jamaluddin Jarjis was buried outside Makam Pahlawan at the Masjid Negara compound, Kuala Lumpur.
• 6 April – The 9M-1GB helicopter crash:
  • Dewan Rakyat observes a minute of silence for the late Jamaluddin Jarjis.
• 6 April – Digital television broadcasting (DTV) will be introduced in Malaysia.
• 7 April – The Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) 2015 bill has now passed by the Dewan Rakyat.
• 15 April – Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak launched the Bank of China, Malaysia as the Renminbi (RMB) Offshore Clearing Bank for Malaysia.
• 16 April – AirAsia CEO and co-founder Tony Fernandes has been named among the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine.
• 20 April – The residents of Taman Medan in Petaling Jaya, Selangor protested against the new church and a cross at this townships.
• 21 April – The Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) tunneling works for the underground section of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line are completed.
• 21 April – A trailer rammed into a gantry signboard, causing a massive traffic jam along an 8 kilometre stretch of Skudai Highway near Bandar Baru UDA in Johor Bahru, Johor.
• 23 April – Members of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) retain their right to withdraw their money at the age of 55.
• 27 April – The 26th ASEAN Summit, Kuala Lumpur 2015:
  • The opening ceremony of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur.
  • GOASEAN, the world's first ASEAN-focused travel channel, was launched at the 26th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur.
• 27 April – The Badminton World Federation (BWF) confirmed that the Malaysian badminton player, Lee Chong Wei has been banned for eight-months for failing a dope test at the World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark last year. BWF stated that the ban is from August 30, 2014 to the end of this month and that the former world No 1 will be able to resume his career on May 1.
• 28 April – The 2014 annual report of the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) and Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) are announced by the Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak.
• 29 April – The implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST)
  • Prepaid mobile phone reloads will continue to be charged the 6% goods and services tax (GST) on the reload amount beginning 1 May.

Upcoming events

• 5 May – Rompin by-election, 2015
• 6 May – Sultan Nazrin Muizuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibuddin Shah Al-Maghfullah will be installed as the 35th Sultan of Perak.
• 7 May – Permatang Pauh by-election, 2015
• 21 May – The Eleventh Malaysia Plan will be announced.
• 9 July – Proton cars will celebrated its 30th anniversary.
• 17 July – The first anniversary of the Malaysia Airlines flight 17 crash.
• 31 July – The Hari Pahlawan (Warriors Day) celebrations will be held at the National Heroes Square, Putrajaya for the first time.
• 31 July-3 August – The 128th IOC Session will be held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur.
• 31 August – The Masjid Negara, the National Mosque of Malaysia will celebrate its golden jubilee (50 anniversary).
• 14 September – Penang Bridge will celebrated its 30th anniversary.
• September – Opening of the Electric Train Service (ETS) of the Ipoh-Padang Besar line.
• Unknown – Construction works of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line will begin.
• Unknown – The completion works for the demolition exercise of the Pekeliling Flats.
• Unknown – Construction works of the LRT 3 Shah Alam Line will begin.
• 31 December – The formation of the ASEAN Community (AC).
• 31 December – The Malaysia Year of Festival 2015 will officially end.

National Day and Malaysia Day

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National Day parade

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Malaysia Day celebration

TBA

Sports

• 25 November 2014–1 February 2015 – Purple League
• 13–18 January – 2015 Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold
• 31 January – 2015 Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup
• 31 January–29 August – 2015 Malaysia Super League
• 1 February– – 2015 Malaysia FA Cup
• 4 February– – 2015 Malaysia President's Cup
• 6 February– – 2015 Malaysia Premier League
• 28 February–8 March – 2015 Malaysian Open
• 8 March– – 2015 Malaysia FAM League
• 8-15 March – 2015 Tour de Langkawi
• 26–29 March – 58th Milo/PRAM Malaysia Open Swimming Championships 2015
• 27–29 March – 2015 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix
• 27–29 March – 92nd Malaysia Open Athletics Championship 2015
• 31 March–5 April – 2015 Malaysia Super Series Premier
• May – 2015 Sukma Games
• 31 July–3 August – The 128th IOC Session
• October – 2015 Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix
• TBA – The Standard Chartered Kuala Lumpur International Marathon 2015
• TBA – Penang Bridge International Marathon 2015

Deaths

• 8 January – Sabri Ahmad – former president and CEO of Felda Global Ventures Holdings
• 9 January – Abdul Rahman Ya'kub – former Fourth Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak (1981 - 1985)
• 12 January – Mohd Shariff Ahmad – former director-general of National Film Development Corporation Malaysia
• 23 January – Azlan Mat Lazim – national paralympics
• 24 January – Tengku Ampuan Tua Intan Zaharah of Terengganu – fourth Raja Permaisuri Agong (1965-1970), a consort of Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu (Fourth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1965-1970)) and also grandmother of current Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu
• 1 February – Othman Abdullah – former national footballer
• 3 February – Ahmad Ali (Mat Tarzan) – former bodybuilder from Penang in the 1950s and 1960s
• 10 February – Low Nam Hui – business tycoon
• 12 February – Hasbullah Awang – sports commentator
• 12 February – Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat – former Menteri Besar of Kelantan, politician and spiritual leader of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
• 19 February – Famiza Zulkifli – singers
• 8 March – Harun Salim Bachik (real name: Harun Aminar Rashid Salim) – actor and comedian and also SENIMAN deputy president
• 9 March – Elias Shah – singers
• 9 March – Abdul Rahman Yassin – former religious teacher's and also brother of current Deputy Prime Minister, Muhyiddin Yassin
• 12 March – Alimi Wan Mahmood – sports commentator
• 22 March – Masron Matali – trumpet players from Black Dog Bone group.
• 30 March – Tony Lee – advertising expert
• 3 April – Juwie (real name Abdul Jalil Saleh) – entertainment reporter and composers
• 4 April – The 9M-1GB helicopter crash
  • Jamaluddin Jarjis – Member of Parliament for Rompin, former Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, former Malaysian ambassador to the United States and also Perumahan Rakyat 1Malaysia Berhad (PR1MA) chairman
  • Tan Huat Seang – CEO of SP Baiduri Sdn Bhd
  • Azlin Alias – private secretary-general in Prime Minister's Office
  • Captain Clifford William Fournier – pilot
  • Ajdiana Baiziera – technical assistant of Chempaka Aviation
  • Razakan B. Seran – bodyguard
• 5 April – Ibrahim Abdul Rahman – former Member of Parliament for Seberang Tengah (1959–1969), father of Anwar Ibrahim
• 18 April – Azwan Annuar – actors
• 30 April – Julie Dahlan – film producer

See also

• 2015
• History of Malaysia

References