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1999 in Malaysia
42 years of the nationhood
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Incumbents
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 Mohammad
- Deputy Prime Minister:
- Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim (until February)
- Dato' Sri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (from February)
State level
- Sultan of Johor: Sultan Iskandar
- Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
- Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail Petra
- Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
- Sultan of Perak: Sultan Azlan Shah
- Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
- Sultan of Selangor: Tengku Idris Shah (Regent from 26 April)
- Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
- Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tengku Naquiddin (Regent until 25 April)
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Dr Hamdan Sheikh Tahir
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce
- 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 - Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Noor resigned as the Inspector General of Police.
- February - Abdullah Ahmad Badawi become as Deputy Prime Minister replaced Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
- 3 March - Many administration sections is moved to the new administrative centre Putrajaya but Kuala Lumpur still as the capital.
- 4 March - Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin is crowned as Sultan of Terengganu.
- 15 March - The Smart TAG on-board unit (OBU) is launched replaced PLUS TAG
- 14 April - Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim found guilty of corruption and sentenced to six years in jail.
- 19 April - Two brothers, Justin Read,19 and Gerald Read, 25 were the first Malaysian who reached the North Pole after facing a very great weather.
- 20 April - The Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia's home of motorsports is officially opened.
- 26 April - Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor is elected as the 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
- May - Menara Alor Star, Alor Star first landmarks is officially opened.
- 15 May - A landslide near Bukit Antarabangsa, Ulu Klang, Selangor. Most of the Bukit Antarabangsa civilians were trapped.
- 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 crossed around the world by Jalur Gemilang sail ship.
- 26 August - The Institut Teknologi MARA (ITM) has given its university status and renamed Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM).
- 31 August - The Petronas Twin Towers are officially opened.
- September - Opening of the Istana Budaya in Kuala Lumpur.
- September - The Bintang Walk at Bukit Bintang is officially opened.
- 11 September - Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor is installed as Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
- 17 September - The first Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix held in Sepang International Circuit.
- 1 October - Bank of Commerce merges with Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Berhad and changes its name to Bumiputra-Commerce Bank Berhad.
- 10 October - Opening of the Port of Tanjung Pelepas in Johor.
- 25 October - Barisan Nasional celebrates its 25th anniversary.
- 18 November - Mid Valley Megamall, the largest shopping complex in Malaysia is officially opened.
- 29 November - The 1999 General Elections. Terengganu fall to PAS party.
- 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.
National Day
Main theme
Bersatu Ke Alaf Baru - Unity For New Millennium
Sports
- World Cup Golf, Malaysia 1999
Births
Deaths
- M. Shariff — Malay guitarist and singers
- Siput Sarawak — Malay actress
- Along (Spoon) — members of Spoon pop music group was murdered to death
- Mohammad Abdullah (Pak Busu) — Famous comedians in Pi Mai Pi Mai Tang Tu sitcoms
- Tunku Kurshiah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin — first Raja Permaisuri Agong
- Dato' Alexander Lee Yu Lung — former minister of cabinet
See also
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