2004 in Malaysia

Federal level • Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin • Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Fauziah • Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi • Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Najib Tun Razak (from 7 January) • Chief Justice: Ahmad Fairuz Abdul Halim 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 Faizuddin (Regent) • Sultan of Perak: Sultan Azlan Shah • Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah • Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah • Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong) • Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar • Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas • Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: • Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin (Until February) • Tun Mohd Khalid Yaakob (From February) • Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin • Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Ahmad Shah Abdullah (From 1 January) ==Events==

• 7 January – Najib Tun Razak was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia. • January – Islam Hadhari was introduced by the federal government. • 16 January – A 10-year-old girl Nurul Huda Abdul Ghani was raped and murdered at Tenaga Nasional's Tanjung Pelepas intake, Johor. • 2 February – Kailan Hassan, the mother of incumbent Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi died. • 15 February – The pilot batch of Malaysia's first National Service program began their training at various camps across Malaysia. Two additional batches joined the program in mid-March. • 4 Mac - Malaysian Institute of Integrity was established. • 21 March – The 2004 General Elections. Barisan Nasional coalition won a landslide majority and retook Terengganu from the PAS. • 23 April - National Integrity Plan was launched. • June – The first polymer notes of Malaysian Ringgit RM 5 were introduced. • 1 June – AmFinance Bhd agreed to pay RM52 million to 139 plaintiffs in the lawsuit over the Highland Towers collapse led by Dr Benjamin George. • 1 July – The electronic payment system, Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG, were made compulsory in all Malaysians expressways. • July – RapidKL bus and transit service was launched. • August – Opening of the East Coast Expressway (Phase 1 = Pahang state) from Karak to Kuantan. • 31 August – "Puteri Gunung Ledang" (Princess of Mount Ledang (Ophir)) hit the screens. • 2 September – Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim, the former Deputy Prime Minister, was released after serving six years in prison. He would later lead the opposition party PKR. • 12 October – A landslide occurred on the North–South Expressway near Gua Tempurung, Perak. • November – Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (SPNB) handed over the operations of the LRT and bus services to Rapid KL. • 30 November – Sharifah Mazlina Syed Abdul Kadir became the first Asian woman to ski-sail across Antarctica. • 26 December – The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami killed about 130,000 people including more than 70 Malaysians. The tsunami was observed in Penang, Kedah and Perak. ==Births==

• 20 January – Lorenzo Irmann – Actor • 2 February – Lovelly Anne Robberth – Karateka • 12 February – Shania Hendrik – Actress • 14 February – Aruwin Salehhuddin – Alpine ski racer • 24 March – Sophia Zuhri – Singer • 31 March – • Redzwan Adha – Actor • Putri Jannah Izwandy – Actress • 1 April – Justin Hoh – Badminton player • 22 April – Fikry Kiki – Singer, Actor, and TV Host • 5 May – Aqeesh Aleeya – Singer, Actress • 4 June – Zarif Ghazzi – Actor • 22 July – Niathalia Sherawinnie Yampil – Karateka • 1 September — Siti Nurshuhaini — Badminton player • 9 September – Muhammad Aiqal Asmadie – Karateka • 13 October – Wong Zi Hong – Wushu athlete • 25 October – Danish Iskandar – Actor • 10 December – Naccy Nelly Evvaferra Rojin – Karateka • 15 December – • Fang Ze Zeng – Figure skater • Qistina Khaled – Actress, singer ==Deaths==

• 21 February – Khoo Teck Puat – Business tycoon and founder of Maybank • 14 July – Tun Azizan Zainul Abidin – Corporate figure and President of Putrajaya Corporation and Petronas • 14 October – Tun Mohamed Zahir Ismail – Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat ==See also==