2025 in Malaysia
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Events in the year 2025 in Malaysia.
Federal level
- Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Ibrahim Iskandar
- Raja Permaisuri Agong: Raja Zarith Sofiah
- Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Nazrin Shah
- Prime Minister: Anwar Ibrahim
- Deputy Prime Ministers: Ahmad Zahid Hamidi & Fadillah Yusof
- President of the Dewan Negara: Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah
- Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat: Johari Abdul
- Chief Justice:
- Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat (until 2 July)
- Hasnah Mohammed Hashim (from 3 July; acting)
State level
- Johor :
- Kedah :
- Kelantan :
- Perlis :
- Perak :
- Pahang :
- Selangor :
- Terengganu :
- Negeri Sembilan :
- Penang :
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang:
- Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak (until 30 April)
- Ramli Ngah Talib (from 1 May)
- Chief Minister of Penang: Chow Kon Yeow
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang:
- Malacca :
- Sarawak :
- Sabah :
Events
January
- January 1 – Former Chief Minister of Sabah Musa Aman is sworn in as the 11th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah, succeeding Juhar Mahiruddin, whose tenure ended on 31 December 2024.[1]
- January 24 – The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency opens fire on a boat suspected of trespassing off the coast of Tanjung Rhu Beach, Banting, Selangor, killing an Indonesian migrant worker and injuring four others.[2]
February
- February 26 –
- Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: The search for the missing aircraft of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 resumes.[3]
- 1MDB drops a lawsuit it filed in the High Court against film producer and Najib's stepson Riza Aziz over the misappropriation of $248 million in public funds as part of the 1MDB scandal.[4]
March
April
- April 1 – A section of a gas pipeline owned by Petronas is ruptured in Putra Heights, Selangor, causing a massive fire that injures 112 people.[6]
- April 26 – 2025 Ayer Kuning by-election.
May
- May 13 – A truck carrying stones collides with a Federal Reserve Unit truck in Teluk Intan, killing nine.[7]
- May 24 – The 2025 People's Justice Party leadership election ends with the election for the Central Leadership Council (MPP) Members, Central Women Committee Members and Central Youth Committee Members.
- May 26–27 – ASEAN Summit[8]
- May 28 – The ASEAN All-Stars defeat Manchester United 1-0 at a friendly held at Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.[9]
June
- June 9 – A bus carrying university students collides with a car in Gerik, Perak, killing 15 people and injuring 31 others.[10][11]
- June 20 – The High Court discharges former prime minister Najib Razak in a money laundering charge under the 1MDB scandal.[12]
- June 20–22 – Rainforest World Music Festival, one of Malaysia's largest musical events was held near Mount Santubong in Kuching, Sarawak.
Predicted and scheduled
- By December 9 – 2025 Sabah state election.[13][14]
- By August 1 - the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) and the Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) will be merged to establish a single national civil aviation regulatory body.[15][16]
Art and entertainment
Deaths
January
- January 14 – Muhd Kamil Ibrahim, academic and writer.
- January 19 – Mohamad Hamsan Awang Supain, State Assistant Minister of Housing and Local Government of Sabah and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Sibuga.
- January 20 – William Nyallau Badak, former Member of Parliament (MP) for Lubok Antu.
- January 27 – Mohamed Taulan Mat Rasul, former Member of the Kedah State Executive Council and former Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tokai.
February
- February 22 – Ishsam Shahruddin, Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Ayer Kuning.
- February 25 – Bakar Ali, former Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kemasik.
March
- March 6 – Kamal Salih, economist, physician, policy advisor, administrator and politician, former MP for Wangsa Maju.
April
- April 13 – Salleh Kalbi, former Member of Parliament (MP) for Silam.
- April 14
- Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia.[17]
- Mazlan Ahmad, former Director-General of the National Sports Council.[18]
May
- May 1 – Ramli Abu Bakar, former Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Wakaf Bharu.
- May 20 – Ahmadshah Abdullah, former Governor of the state of Sabah.
- May 24 – T. Gopinath Naidu – former football player
June
- June 17 – Palanivel Govindasamy, 8th President of the Malaysian Indian Congress
- June 22 – Raja Nurfatimah Mawar Raja Mohamed, Assistant Editor for News Entertainment of Berita Harian
- June 26 – Muhammad Nur Manuty, Islamic scholar, writer, politician and former Member of Dewan Negara
- June 28 – Kevin Nunis, field hockey player
References
- ^ "Musa Aman sworn in as 11th Sabah Yang di-Pertua Negeri". The Star. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Protesters pelt Malaysian embassy with eggs over Indonesian migrant worker shooting". AP News. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ Jones, Timothy. "MH370: Search resumes to find missing plane 11 years on". Deutsche Welle. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ "1MDB drops $248 mn suit against 'Wolf of Wall Street' producer: lawyer". France 24. Agence France-Presse. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ "PM attends 18th DAP National Congress". The Edge Malaysia. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "112 injured in huge Selangor fire after leak at Petronas gas pipeline". CNA. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Nine killed in FRU truck-lorry collision near Teluk Intan". Malaysiakini. Bernama. 2025-05-13. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ "ASEAN kicks off summits with China, Gulf states amid US tariff threat". Al Jazeera. 2025-05-27. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ^ "'Oh no!': Malaysian PM sticks boot into booed Man Utd". France 24. 2025-05-29. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "15 die after bus carrying university students collides with MPV in Malaysia". The Straits Times. 2025-06-09. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "Tragic accident claims 15 lives in student bus crash on East-West Highway". The Star. 2025-06-09. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "Malaysia drops 1MDB-related money laundering charges against ex-PM Najib". Rappler. 2025-06-20. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
- ^ "Get ready for state election 'like it's tomorrow', Sabah Umno members told". The Star. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ^ "Warisan engages in talks with UMNO on potential pact for Sabah polls". focusmalaysia.my. 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ^ "Penggabungan MAVCOM-CAAM dilaksana pada 2025". Berita RTM. 13 June 2024.
- ^ "CAAM to run independently from 2025, says Loke". Free Malaysia Today. 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Former PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi passes away". The Star. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Mazlan passes away, leaving legacy as a visionary leader". The Star. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.