1994 in Malaysia

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1994 in Malaysia is the 37th anniversary of Malaysia's independence.

Incumbents

Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong:
  • Sultan Azlan Shah (until 25 April)
  • Tuanku Jaafar (from 26 April)
• Raja Permaisuri Agong:
  • Tuanku Bainun (until 25 April)
  • Tuanku Najihah (from 26 April)
• Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohammad
• Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim

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: Raja Nazrin Shah (Regent until 25 April)
• Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
• Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
• Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
• Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tengku Naquiddin (Regent from 26 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 Mohammed Noor
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Said Keruak (Until 31 December)

Events

• 1 January – Visit Malaysia Year 1994 officially begins.
• 1 January – Johor Bahru is granted city status.
• 15 January – Tun Mohamed Haniff Omar retires, after 20 years, as the Inspector General of Police.
• January – Construction of the Bakun Dam in Sarawak commences.
• February – Proton Saga Iswara cars are used as taxicabs in Kuala Lumpur, replacing Isuzu taxicabs.
• 7 February – The Planetarium Negara (National Planetarium) in Kuala Lumpur officially opens.
• 1 March – TV1 and TV3 began their official daytime transmissions 7 days a week.
• 26 April – Tuanku Jaafar of Negeri Sembilan is elected as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
• May – The Perodua Kancil, Malaysia's first compact car, is launched.
• June – The piling work for the Petronas Twin Towers is completed.
• 1 June – TV3 celebrates its 10th anniversary.
• 16 July – The Shah Alam Stadium, the biggest stadium in Malaysia, is officialy opened by Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah of Selangor.
• August – Proton Satria, Malaysia's hatchback car, is launched.
• September – The Rakan Muda youth program is launched.
• 8 September – All sections of North-South Expressway are opened to traffic.
• 18 October – Mega TV, Malaysian's first subscription-based cable television channel was trial of broadcaster before 14 days, 12 months a subsidiary of TV3 was owner by STMB.
• 21 October – The Al-Arqam Islamic religious movement is banned by the federal government. More than 5 Al-Arqam members including Ashaari Mohammad (leader of movement) are arrested under Internal Security Act (ISA) in the main camp at Kampung Sungai Penchala, Kuala Lumpur.
• November – Puspakom, Malaysia's first computerized vehicle test centre, is introduced.
• 12 November – The Tunku Abdul Rahman Memorial is officially opened.
• 17 November – TV2 celebrated its 25th anniversary.
• December – Internet is introduced in Malaysia for the first time.

National Day

Main theme

Nilai Murni Jayakan Wawasan

Births

• Nurul Elfira Loy - Malaysian actress
• Erin Malik - Malaysian actress
• Nelydia Senrose (full name Nik Zaris Nelydia Senrose Nik Sen) - Malaysian actress
• Ahmad Danial Hazly
• Hadin Azman
• Ashmen Iskandar Weiss
• Mohamad Faizat Bin Mohamad Ghazli
• Mohd Firdaus Muhamad
• Mohd Ridzuan Abdunloh
• Muhammad Syazwan Tajuddin
• Nazmi Faiz Mansor
• Raja Ahmad Nazim Azlan Shah
• Shafiq Shaharuddin
• Nik Adruce

Deaths

• Zain Mahmood — Author and screenwriter of Malay film Fenomena
• Tan Sri Mubin Sheppard — Malaysian cultural, heritage and historians
• Tunku Osman Tunku Mohammad Jewa — First Malaysian armed forces general

See also

• 1994
• 1993 in Malaysia | 1995 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia