1999 in Malaysia

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)

tate 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

ports

* 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

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