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This is a list of events in the year 2019 in Malaysia.

Incumbents

Federal level

State level

Events

January

February

March

  • 2 March - 2019 Semenyih by-election. It was won by Zakaria Hanafi, Barisan Nasional's candidate from component party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). The result meant that the political coalition got its seat back from the Pakatan Harapan coalition whose original member of parliament, Bakhtiar Mohd Nor died on 11 January 2019 at the age of 57 due to heart attack.
  • 14 March - Opening of the IKEA Malaysia's fourth store in Batu Kawan, Penang.
  • 28 March - The High Court set April 3 at 2pm for the trial of former prime minister Najib Razak’s SRC case.[10]

April

  • 1 April - Former prime minister Najib Razak filed another bid (a judicial review application) against the Federal Court’s refusal to grant him an order to stay the trial of his SRC case.[11]
  • 9 April - Menteri Besar of Johor Osman Sapian resigns.[12]
  • 10 April - A White Paper on FELDA is tabled in Parliament. It revealed losses and questionable deals, with cash assistance from the Government to help settlers.[13]
  • 13 April - Rantau by-election. It was won by incumbent United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) state assemblyman, Mohamad Hasan representing Barisan Nasional after his original result was declared null and void, allowed him to retain his seat.
  • 17 April - Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been listed as one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people.[14][15]
  • 18 April - Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says Malaysia should be able to leverage on 5G technology within the next three years and catapult the national economy towards strong and sustainable growth.[16]
  • 19 April - Tengku Mahkota of Kelantan, Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra marries Swedish citizen, Sofie Louise Johansson.
  • 24 April - Water supply system improvement works at Sungai Selangor Phase 2 (SSP2) Water Treatment Plant.

May

June

July

August

9 August – Mahathir and Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Putrajaya

September

  • 6 September - Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was conferred an honorary degree by Japan’s Doshisha University. He was conferred the Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters for his devotion to education and the rule of law.
  • 20 September - Luqman Hakim Shamsudin became the first and youngest Malaysian football player to formally sign for Belgian club K.V. Kortrijk with a 5-year contract.[27]

October

  • 5 October - Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 which aimed at increase the incomes of all ethnic groups, particularly the Bumiputera comprising the B40 (lower income group), the hardcore poor, the economically poor, those in economic transition, Orang Asli, Sabah and Sarawak bumiputeras, the disabled, youths, women, children and senior citizens was launched by Mahathir Mohamad.
  • 6 October - Mugen Rao wins the Bigg Boss Tamil 3 reality TV show.[28]
  • 27 October - Diwali/Deepavali
  • 31 October - Malaysia completely switched its television broadcast format from analogue to digital with the last of the analogue switch over (ASO) took place in East Malaysia after 3 phases on 21 July in Langkawi, 19 August in Central and South Peninsular and 14 October in North and East Peninsular.

November

  • 11 November – Former prime minister Najib Razak was ordered by the High Court to enter his defence on all seven charges of abusing his position for gratification, criminal breach of trust and money laundering involving RM42 million of SRC International Sdn Bhd’s funds. Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali said the prosecution had successfully adduced credible evidence proving each and every essential ingredient of the offences.[29]
  • 16 November – 2019 Tanjung Piai by-election. It was won by Wee Jeck Seng, candidate of Barisan Nasional from the coalition's component party Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) who originally held the parliament seat since 2008. But his rule of the constituency was temporarily stopped when he lost to Mohamed Farid Md Rafik, a Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) candidate representing Pakatan Harapan during the 2018 Malaysian general election, whose death during his time as member of parliament due to heart attack triggered the by-election. Wee's win meant that he got his seat back from the Pakatan Harapan coalition.

December

  • 30 November – 11 December - Malaysia participated at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games with 773 athletes in 52 sports. It ranked 5th among the participating nations with 55 gold medals, 58 silver medals and 71 bronze medals. Its achievement was 15 golds short of its intended 70-gold target. The contingent was affected by the Rhythmic Gymnastics gold-medal issue during the event.
  • 3 December – Former prime minister Najib Razak takes the witness stand at the High Court as the first defence witness to answer charges against him.[30]
  • 16 December – Convicted killer Azilah Hadri has made an explosive allegation from death row in Kajang Prison - the order to kill Altantuya Shaariibuu came from former Prime Minister Najib Razak and the latter's close associate, Abdul Razak Baginda.[31]
  • 18 – 21 December - Kuala Lumpur Summit was held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. It was attended mainly by the world's Muslim countries leaders and delegates.[32]
  • 20 December – Former prime minister Najib Razak uttered the sumpah laknat (swearing in the face of divine retribution) to deny former police commando Azilah Hadri's statutory declaration (SD) that he gave him the order to kill Altantuya Shaariibuu.[33]

National Day and Malaysia Day

National Day theme

Sayangi Malaysiaku, Malaysia Bersih (Love My Malaysia, A Clean Malaysia)

National Day parade

Putrajaya

Malaysia Day celebration

Kuching, Sarawak

Sports

Deaths

  • 17 March – Tunku Puan Zanariah - Eighth Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia
  • 22 May – Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah - the fifth and former modern Sultan of Pahang, the seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 26 April 1979 to 25 April 1984 (born 1930)
  • 28 May – Khoo Kay Kim - Professor Emeritus and renowned historian.
  • 17 August – Suffian Rahman - Terengganu FC's goalkeeper
  • 11 September – Shafie Salleh - Chief Scout of Malaysia
  • 28 September – Sultan Ismail Petra - the 28th and former Sultan of Kelantan

See also

References

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  2. ^ "No more smoking at eateries at the stroke of midnight". New Straits Times. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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  4. ^ "Cameron Highlands parliamentary by-election set for Jan 26". The Star Online. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
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  12. ^ "Osman Sapian resigns as Johor Menteri Besar: Mahathir". The Straits Times. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  13. ^ Aziz, Adam (10 April 2019). "RM1.4b of RM10.5b from FGV's listing spent on 'shady transactions', says Azmin Ali". The Edge Malaysia. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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  27. ^ "Football: Striker Luqman Hakim signs up with Belgium club K.V. Kortrijk - The Star Online". 2019-09-20.
  28. ^ "Bigg Boss Tamil 3, Day 100 Written Update: How Mugen Rao Made The 100th Day Extra Special - NDTV". 2019-10-02.
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  33. ^ "Najib makes 'sumpah laknat'". The Star. 2019-12-21.
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