1995 in Malaysia
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History of Malaysia • Timeline • Years
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This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1995, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.
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Federal level
- Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Jaafar
- Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Najihah
- Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohamad
- Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim
- Chief Justice: Eusoff Chin
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: Sultan Azlan Shah
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: Tunku Naquiyuddin (Regent)
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 Sakaran Dandai
Events
- 1 January – The display of cigarette packets in advertisements was banned by the Malaysian federal government.
- 26 January – The Proton Perdana, Malaysia's first luxury car was launched.
- March – The skybridge of the Petronas Twin Towers opened to the public.
- 31 March–2 April – 1995 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
- 1 April – Malaysian singer, Siti Nurhaliza won Bintang HMI.
- 26 April – The 1995 General Elections. Barisan Nasional (BN) won this election.
- 29 June – 20 people were killed in the landslide at Genting Highlands slip road near the Karak Highway.
- July – The Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque in Kuala Terengganu was fully constructed. This was the first floating mosque in Malaysia.
- 10 July – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad celebrated his 70th birthday.
- 3 August – The KTM Komuter, Malaysia's first electrified commuter train service began operation.
- 15 September – 34 people were killed and 19 survived when Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133, a Fokker 50 plane, crashed near Tawau Airport in Tawau, Sabah after a failed go-around.[1][2]
- October – Amanah Saham Wawasan 2020 (ASW 2020) was launched.
- 19 October – The new federal administrative centre of Putrajaya was established.
- 20 October – The Sumur City Aerospace Adventure exhibition was held in Sumur City, Shah Alam.
- 29 November – Sabah Air Helicopter carrying eleven Petronas workers crashed into the Samarang Sea.
- 12 December – The STAR Light Rail Transit (LRT) (Light Rail Transit) began operations in Kuala Lumpur. It was the first LRT system in the city.
Births
- 3 January – Muhd Nor Azam Abdul Azih – Footballer
- 1 February – Zahirah MacWilson – Actress
- 15 February – Adib Zainudin – Footballer
- 24 February – Syazwan Zaipol Bahari – Footballer
- 25 February – Thanabalan Nadarajah – Footballer
- 21 April – Sharifah Aryana – Actress
- 5 May – Amirul Hisyam Awang Kechik – Footballer
- 23 May – Najwa Latif – Singer
- 1 June – Janna Nick – Actress and singer
- 4 June – Irfan Zakaria – Footballer
- 28 June – Syafiq Ahmad – Footballer
- 4 August – Soo Teck Zhi – Badminton player
- 16 August – Irfan Shamshuddin – Discus thrower
- 6 September – Seow Sin Nee – Malaysian-born Singaporean Actress
- 16 October – Chew Yiwei – Diver
- 20 October – Amelia Thripura Henderson – Actress
- 22 December – Sam Jee Lek – Dancer
- Unknown date – Aminulrasyid Amzah – student (died 2010)
