1999 in Malaysia

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This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1999, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

Incumbent political figures

Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong
  :
  • Tuanku Jaafar
    (until 25 April)
  • Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
    (from 26 April)
• Raja Permaisuri Agong
  :
  • Tuanku Najihah
    (until 25 April)
  • Tuanku Siti Aishah
    (from 26 April)
• Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohamad
• Deputy Prime Minister:
  • Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim (until February)
  • Dato' Sri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (from February)
• Chief Justice: Eusoff Chin

State level

• Sultan of Johor: Sultan Iskandar
• Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
• Sultan Ismail Petra
• Tuanku Syed Putra
• Sultan Azlan Shah
• Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
• Sultan of Selangor: Tengku Idris Shah (Regent from 26 April)
• Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
  (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
• Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tunku Naquiyuddin (Regent until 25 April)
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Dr Hamdan Sheikh Tahir
• Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce Mohammed Noor
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Sakaran Dandai

Events

• 1 January – Visit Negeri Sembilan Year 1999 officially began
• January – Malaysia exited from economic crisis
• 15 January –
  Inspector General of Police after taking full responsibility for injuries suffered by former Deputy Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim
  while in police custody.
• February – Abdullah Ahmad Badawi became Deputy Prime Minister, replacing Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
• 3 March – Many federal administration sections were moved to the new federal administrative centre in Putrajaya, but Kuala Lumpur remained the capital.
• 4 March –
  Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin was crowned as Sultan of Terengganu
  .
• 10 March – Baby dugong, Si Tenang was found dead by a fisherman in Pasir Gudang, Johor.
• 15 March – The
  Smart TAG
  on-board unit (OBU) was launched, replacing PLUS TAG
• 4 April –
  Parti Keadilan Nasional
  (Keadilan) was launched.
• 14 April – Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to six years in jail.
• 16-18 April – 1999 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
• 19 April – Two brothers, Justin Read, 19 and Gerald Read, 25 were the first Malaysians to reach the North Pole after encountering challenging weather.
• 20 April – The Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia's home of motorsports was officially opened.
• 26 April –
  Yang di-Pertuan Agong
  .
• May –
  Alor Star
  first landmarks officially opened.
• 15 May – A landslide near
  Ulu Klang, Selangor. Most of the Bukit Antarabangsa
  civilians were trapped.
• 21 May –
  Straits of Malacca near Penang
  after the vessel suffered an engine room fire, which cut all power. All 1,090 passengers and crew were safely evacuated.
• 1 June – Section 2 of the
  PUTRA-LRT from Masjid Jamek to Gombak
  opened, containing Malaysia's first underground rail line.
• 21 June – Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad moved into new office at the Perdana Putra building in the new federal administrative centre in Putrajaya.
• 8 July – The official opening ceremony for the
  Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) centre in Cyberjaya
  .
• 10 August – Azhar Mansor becomes the first Malaysian solo sailor to sail around the world by Jalur Gemilang sailing ship.
• 23 August – The establishment of University of Selangor in Selangor.
• 26 August – The Institut Teknologi MARA (ITM) was given its university status and renamed Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM).
• 31 August – The
  Petronas Twin Towers was officially opening ceremony by Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad in conjunction with Petronas celebrated its twenty-fifth year of anniversary with silver jubilee the,e and Independence Day
  celebrated its forty-second year of anniversary.
• September – Opening of the Istana Budaya in Kuala Lumpur.
• September – The
  Bintang Walk at Bukit Bintang
  was officially opened.
• 11 September –
  Yang di-Pertuan Agong
  .
• 1 October –
  Bumiputra-Commerce Bank Berhad
  .
• 10 October – Opening of the Port of Tanjung Pelepas in Johor.
• 17 October – The first Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix held at the Sepang International Circuit.
• 25 October – Barisan Nasional celebrated its 25th anniversary.
• 18 November – Mid Valley Megamall, the largest shopping complex in Malaysia was officially opened.
• 18–21 November - World Cup Golf Malaysia 1999^[1]
• 29 November – The
  PAS party.^[2]
• 22 December – A Mutiara express bus caught fire after plunging into a ravine at Kampung Bayu in Paloh, near Gua Musang, Kelantan killing three passengers and injuring eight.

Births

• 18 March - Muhammad Saiful Aiman Shaharudin – Badminton player
• 12 July – Nur Dhabitah Sabri – Diver
• 11 September –
  Nurin Jazlin – Murder victim (died 2007
  )
• 24 November - Muhammad Erry Hidayat – Weightlifter

Deaths

• 2 February –
  Raja Permaisuri Agong
  (born 1911)
• 15 July – Lee An Tong – Deputy Secretary General of the Malayan Communist Party (born 1917)

See also

• 1999
• 1998 in Malaysia | 2000 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia

References