2019 in Malaysia

This is a list of events in the year 2019 in Malaysia.

2019
in
Malaysia

Decades:
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:Other events of 2019
History of Malaysia   Timeline   Years

Incumbents

Federal level

State level

Events

January

February

March

  • 2 March - 2019 Semenyih by-election. It was won by Zakaria Hanafi, Barisan Nasional's candidate from component party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). The result meant that the political coalition got its seat back from the Pakatan Harapan coalition whose original member of parliament, Bakhtiar Mohd Nor died on 11 January 2019 at the age of 57 due to heart attack.
  • 14 March - Opening of the IKEA Malaysia's fourth store in Batu Kawan, Penang.

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

  • 5 October - Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 which aimed at increase the incomes of all ethnic groups, particularly the Bumiputera comprising the B40 (lower income group), the hardcore poor, the economically poor, those in economic transition, Orang Asli, Sabah and Sarawak bumiputeras, the disabled, youths, women, children and senior citizens was launched by Mahathir Mohamad.
  • 6 October - Mugen Rao wins the Bigg Boss Tamil 3 reality TV show.[9]
  • 27 October - Diwali/Deepavali
  • 31 October - Malaysia completely switched its television broadcast format from analogue to digital with the last of the analogue switch over (ASO) took place in East Malaysia after 3 phases on 21 July in Langkawi, 19 August in Central and South Peninsular and 14 October in North and East Peninsular.

November

December

  • 30 November – 11 December - Malaysia participated at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games with 773 athletes in 52 sports. It ranked 5th among the participating nations with 55 gold medals, 58 silver medals and 71 bronze medals. Its achievement was 15 golds short of its intended 70-gold target. The contingent was affected by the Rhythmic Gymnastics gold-medal issue during the event.
  • 18 – 21 December - 2019 Kuala Lumpur Summit was held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. It was attended mainly by the world's Muslim countries leaders and delegates.[10]

National Day and Malaysia Day

National Day theme

Sayangi Malaysiaku, Malaysia Bersih (Love My Malaysia, A Clean Malaysia)

National Day parade

Putrajaya

Malaysia Day celebration

Kuching, Sarawak

Sports

Births

  • 17 July - Tunku Abu Bakar Ibrahim

Deaths

  • 26 January Ismail Jusoh - entrepreneur, founder of Budu Cap Ketereh
  • 8 February Abdul Bari Asyraf Mohd - Hero of Terengganu for saving family nearly drown
  • 11 February Ustaz Yo Kemaman - Religious Lecturer
  • 12 March Ustaz Azli Taliban - Ketua Penerangan Dewan Ulama PAS Perak, activist of Muslim Care Malaysia
  • 17 March Tunku Puan Zanariah - Eighth Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia
  • 19 March Mohd Haziq Mohd Tarmizi - Victims of Christchurch mosque shootings
  • 1 May Ustaz Abu Hassan Din Al-Hafiz - Prominent Muslim preacher, Famous Islamic religious scholar, former Grand Imam of the National Mosque, former Religious Adviser to several Yang di-Pertuan Agong , the younger brother of former PAS spiritual leader, Datuk Dr Haron Din & Ustaz Ishak Din
  • 17 May S.M. Mohamed Idris - President of Consumers Association of Penang (CAP)
  • 18 May Faziani Rohban Ahmad - Founder of Dnars Cosmetics (died while on the way to send the donation for tahfiz center)
  • 19 May Adamdidam - Celebrity chef
  • 22 May Ustaz Arifin Ilham - Indonesian preacher
  • 22 May Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah - the fifth and former modern Sultan of Pahang, the seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 26 April 1979 to 25 April 1984 (born 1930)
  • 28 May Khoo Kay Kim - Professor Emeritus and renowned historian.
  • 7 June Ustaz Ku Yaacob Ku Hashim - a khatib, a former teacher of SMK Agama Kedah
  • 10 June Fadzil Ahmad - sub inspector PDRM at IPD Sik
  • 8 July Tengku Ismail Shah AlHaj ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah AlHaj - Tengku Besar Putra Selangor
  • 17 August Suffian Rahman - Terengganu FC's goalkeeper
  • 11 September Shafie Salleh - Chief Scout of Malaysia
  • 26 September Yazit Ahmad - Search Drummer
  • 28 September Sultan Ismail Petra - the 28th and former Sultan of Kelantan
  • 1 October Nor Asyikin Mohd Razali - Religious talk and Former Host TV Semanis Kurma (20102014)
  • 12 October Kamal Chilok - Comedian
  • 27 October Pitt Hanif - Film director of Coast Guard
  • 5 December Nassier Wahab - Singer
  • 8 December Kamn Ismail - Animation director of 'Keluang Man' and 'Usop Sontorian'
  • 10 December Dr Wan Ismail Wan Mahmud - Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail’s father
  • 24 December Tengku Abdul Aziz ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar - Tengku Panglima Perang Pahang

See also

References

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