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1995 in Malaysia

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This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1995, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

Incumbent political figures

Federal level

  • Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Jaafar
  • Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Najihah
  • Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohamad
  • Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim
  • Chief Justice: Eusoff Chin

State level

  • Johor Sultan of Johor: Sultan Iskandar
  • Kedah Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
  • Kelantan Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail Petra
  • Perlis Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
  • Perak Sultan of Perak: Sultan Azlan Shah
  • Pahang Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
  • Selangor Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
  • Terengganu Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
  • Negeri Sembilan Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tunku Naquiyuddin (Regent)
  • Penang Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Dr Hamdan Sheikh Tahir
  • Malacca Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
  • Sarawak Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce Mohammed Noor
  • Sabah Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Sakaran Dandai

Events

  • 1 January – The display of cigarette packets in advertisements was banned by the Malaysian federal government.
  • 26 January – The Proton Perdana, Malaysia's first luxury car was launched.
  • March – The skybridge of the Petronas Twin Towers opened to the public.
  • 31 March–2 April – 1995 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
  • 1 April – Malaysian singer, Siti Nurhaliza won Bintang HMI.
  • 26 April – The 1995 General Elections. Barisan Nasional (BN) won this election.
  • 29 June – 20 people were killed in the landslide at Genting Highlands slip road near the Karak Highway.
  • July – The Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque in Kuala Terengganu was fully constructed. This was the first floating mosque in Malaysia.
  • 10 July – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad celebrated his 70th birthday.
  • 3 August – The KTM Komuter, Malaysia's first electrified commuter train service began operation.
  • 15 September – 34 people were killed and 19 survived when Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133, a Fokker 50 plane, crashed near Tawau Airport in Tawau, Sabah after a failed go-around.
  • October – Amanah Saham Wawasan 2020 (ASW 2020) was launched.
  • 19 October – The new federal administrative centre of Putrajaya was established.
  • 20 October – The Sumur City Aerospace Adventure exhibition was held in Sumur City, Shah Alam.
  • 29 November – Sabah Air Helicopter carrying eleven Petronas workers crashed into the Samarang Sea.
  • 12 December – The STAR Light Rail Transit (LRT) (Light Rail Transit) began operations in Kuala Lumpur. It was the first LRT system in the city.

Births

  • 3 January – Muhd Nor Azam Abdul Azih – Footballer
  • 1 February – Zahirah MacWilson – Actress
  • 15 February – Adib Zainudin – Footballer
  • 24 February – Syazwan Zaipol Bahari – Footballer
  • 25 February – Thanabalan Nadarajah – Footballer
  • 21 April – Sharifah Aryana – Actress
  • 5 May – Amirul Hisyam Awang Kechik – Footballer
  • 23 May – Najwa Latif – Singer
  • 1 June – Janna Nick – Actress and singer
  • 4 June – Irfan Zakaria – Footballer
  • 28 June – Syafiq Ahmad – Footballer
  • 4 August – Soo Teck Zhi – Badminton player
  • 16 August – Irfan Shamshuddin – Discus thrower
  • 6 September – Seow Sin Nee – Malaysian-born Singaporean Actress
  • 16 October – Chew Yiwei – Diver
  • 20 October – Amelia Thripura Henderson – Actress
  • 22 December – Sam Jee Lek – Dancer
  • Unknown date – Aminulrasyid Amzah – student (died 2010)

Deaths

  • 2 January – Mustapha Harun — former Sabah state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) and chief ministers and The Father Of Violin (born 1918)
  • 16 February – Tan Sri Dato' Loh Boon Siew ("Mr Honda") — father of Malaysian motorcycles (born 1915)
  • 18 March – Tun Ahmad Rafee — 2nd Sabah state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) (1965-1973) (born 1908)
  • 16 June – Senu Abdul Rahman — Former USM Vice Chancellor and Malaysian ambassador to United Nations (born 1919)
  • 17 November – Tun Said Keruak — 7th Sabah state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) (1987-1994) (born 1925)
  • Date Unknown
    • Musa Ahmad – Chairman of the Central Committee of the Malayan Communist Party (1955-1968) (born 1921)

References

References

  1. "Plane Overshoots Runway, Crashes, Killing 34 People". Orlando Sentinel.
  2. "EXPERTS BEGIN PROBE INTO MALAYSIAN PLANE CRASH". Associated Press.
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