2013 in Malaysia

2013 was the 56th anniversary of Malaysia's independence.

2013
in
Malaysia

Decades:
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:Other events of 2013
History of Malaysia   Timeline   Years
The Kuala Lumpur–Singapore high-speed railway
Location of the map of the 2013 Lahad Datu standoff
  ESSCOM area
  ESSZONE area

Incumbents

Federal level

State level

Events

January

February

March

Soldiers pay their respects to Private Ahmad Hurairah Bin Ismail who was killed in the line of duty during Operation Daulat in Lahad Datu and Private Ahmad Farhan Bin Ruslan, for being wildly inappropriate from Kota Kinabalu to Lahad Datu at Subang AFB.

April

May

June

Centre of Kuala Lumpur looking south on 9 May 2013
Centre of Kuala Lumpur looking south on 23 June 2013

July

August

September

October

November

  • 3 November – Pahang wins Malaysia Cup for the first time since 21 years after beating Kelantan 1–0 in the final
  • 4 November – Sungai Limau by-election, 2013. PAS candidates Mohd Azam Abd Samad wins this by-elections beating Barisan Nasional's candidates Dr Ahmad Sohaimi Lazim with a reduced majority of 1,084 votes.
  • 5 November – Over 470,395 candidates sat for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2013 at 3,616 examination centres throughout the country beginning today until Dec 5. During the examination, three candidates died in ongoing examination.
  • 8 November – Part of Pasar Borong Selangor complex structures in Serdang, Selangor collapsed, leaving several people reportedly injured
  • 9 November – The two-year-old son of a British expatriate Freddie Joseph who was kidnapped at their home yesterday was founded in Titiwangsa lake park.
  • 9 November – Five Form Two girls were slapped with slippers by a teacher after they had apparently been noisy in the library when undergoing SPM examination in Bidor, Perak.
  • 10 November – The security guard who had shot dead an AmBank employee in Subang Jaya in a murder/robbery case last month, was captured in Tanjung Belungkor, Johor while the shotgun weapon that killed him was found in Jalan Subang, Persiaran Penaga, 500m from the crime scene. The suspect's name is Laode Ardina Laode Rasila from Sulawesi, Indonesia.
  • 10 November – The enforcement head of the Pahang Islamic Religious Department (Jabatan Agama Islam Pahang) (JAIP), Ahmad Rafli Abdul Malek, was shot dead at his house in Indera Mahkota 2 at Bandar Indera Mahkota, Kuantan, Pahang.
  • 11 November – Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, Wanita Umno chief has withdrawn her RM100mil defamation suit against PKR strategic director Mohd Rafizi Ramli and its Wanita chief Zuraida Kamaruddin over a statement involving the National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) issue.
  • 15 November – A Taiwanese tourist was shot dead and his wife is believed to have been kidnapped when gunmen raided a resort in Pulau Pom Pom in Semporna in the east coast of Sabah.
  • 18 November – Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak makes his two days official visits to Bangladesh and meets the president Abdul Hamid.
  • 22 November – Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Ismail declares Friday and Saturday as a weekend holidays for Johor.
  • 22–24 November – Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party party election. Mat Sabu wins this party elections.
  • 29 November – Nuzul Quran is declared as a public holidays for Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya which will begin next year.
  • 30 November – The Proton Persona SV is launched.

December

The second generation of Proton Perdana.

National Day and Malaysia Day

50 Tahun Jubli Emas Sarawak Merdeka Dalam Malaysia (50th Golden Jubilee Sarawak Within Malaysia)
50 Tahun Jubli Emas Sabah Maju Jaya Dalam Malaysia (50th Golden Jubilee Sabah Within Malaysia)

National Day parade

Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

50th Golden Jubilee Sarawak Within Malaysia celebrations

Padang Merdeka, Kuching, Sarawak

50th Golden Jubilee Sabah Within Malaysia celebrations

Taman Philip, Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Sports

Deaths

  • 3 January – Kanang anak Langkau - An Iban soldier and hero during the Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89)
  • 28 January – Eddy Choong - Legendary badminton player, a four-time All-England champion
  • 2 February – Claudia Theophilus - producer with Al Jazeera English Online who was killed in an incident in Lebanon
  • 3 February Wilfred Gomez Malong police officer and Panglima Gagah Berani (PGB) recipients
  • 6 February – Yahya Sulong - Malay veteran comedian
  • 6 February – Azli Paat - Malay IT businessman and founder of SMS shortcode business operator Dapat
  • 12 February – Omar Suwita - Veteran actor
  • 16 February – Kuswadinata (real name Kuswadi bin Bujang) - Veteran actor
  • 15 March – P. Balasubramainam (also known as PI Bala) - former private investigator
  • 17 March – Tan Sri Zuki Kamaluddin - former chairman of the UMNO Appeals Panel
  • 20 March – Liu Qiu Yi - Malaysian Chinese singer
  • 25 March – Tan Sri Dato' Seri Ali Abul Hassan bin Sulaiman - former Governor of Bank Negara
  • 26 March – Alan Zachariah - broadcaster
  • 27 March – Zainon Ahmad - consultant editor for The Sun
  • 12 April – Datuk Paduka Fatimah Abdul Majid - co-founders of UMNO and Member of Dewan Rakyat between 1964 and 1978
  • 19 April – Tan Sri Aishah Ghani - UMNO veteran and former Welfare Minister
  • 26 April – Datuk Shaharuddin Ibrahim - Royal Malaysian Customs deputy director-general II
  • 30 April – Yahya Jusoh - footballer
  • 28 May – Tan Sri Ainuddin Wahid - educationist
  • 4 June – S. Shamsuddin - veteran actor
  • 9 June – Latifah Omar - veteran actress
  • 22 June – Datuk Dr Mahani Zainal Abidin - Economist and chief executive officer of Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS)
  • 26 June – A. Rahman Mokhtar - Kuala Besut, Terengganu's State Assemblyman and State Health, Unity and Consumer Affairs Committee Chairman
  • 1 July – Tan Sri Awang Had Salleh - Academician and National Laurette
  • 12 July – Datuk Seri Abu Zahar Ithnin - former Malacca Chief Minister (1997–1999)
  • 19 July – Abdul Razak Abdul Hamid - Academian and sole Malaysian survivor of Hiroshima atomic bomb
  • 26 July – Datin Umi Kalthum (real name Patimah Bahudin) - veteran actress
  • 29 July – Hussain Ahmad Najadi - Arab Malaysian Banking Group (AmBank) founder
  • 29 July – Jacky Ng Kiat Kee - Malaysian's national basketball player
  • 1 August – Chua Boon Huat - Malaysian's national hockey player
  • 8 August – Norliza Ahmad - Wanita UMNO exco member
  • 9 August – Ishtiaq Mubarak - former national athlete
  • 10 August – Tan Ah Eng - former Gelang Patah MP
  • 6 September – Mokhtar Talib (also known as Matlob) - expert in modern Jawi script and Malay language
  • 7 September – Maimon Mutalib - Veteran actress
  • 16 September – Chin Peng - Former Secretary General of the Malayan Communist Party, a long-time Communist leader during Malayan Emergency (1948–1960) and Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89).
  • 25 September – Mohd Izzat Mohd Abdul Hakim - Malaysian teenager rider.
  • 26 September – Azizan Abdul Razak - Former Kedah Menteri Besar (2008-2013) and Sungai Limau, Kedah's State Assemblyman
  • 23 October – Noreen Noor - singer and actress
  • 10 November – Dato' Bukhari Che Muda - TV Alhijrah chief executive officer
  • 10 November – Ahmad Rafli Abdul Malek - Enforcement head of the Pahang Islamic Religious Department
  • 10 November – Ahmad Busu (Mat Deris) - TV Actor and comedian in the sitcom Pi Mai Pi Mai Tang Tu.
  • 28 November – Mohd Fadzil Hadi - former national hockey player
  • 9 December – Tan Sri Mohamed Ngah Said - former Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) chief
  • 16 December – Muhamad Afiq Rasik - weightlifter
  • 17 December – Azean Irdawaty - veteran actress
  • 28 December – Farid Ali - gambus player
  • 30 December – Datuk Borhan Mohd Yaman - writer and UMNO veteran

See also

References

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  2. "Najib statement on Twitter following Mandela's death". Twitter. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
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  4. Dr Mahathir conveys PM’s personal message to Mandela’s family
  5. Two ministers to attend Mandela state funeral
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