1991 in Malaysia

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1991, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.



Federal level

 * Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Azlan Shah
 * Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Bainun
 * Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohamad
 * Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Ghafar Baba
 * Lord President: Abdul Hamid Omar

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)
 * Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
 * Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
 * Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
 * Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
 * 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

Events

 * January – Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Malayan Railway) was incorporated as Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB).
 * February – UMNO party was brought it to state of Sabah by Deputy Prime Minister Tun Ghafar Baba.
 * February – 1991 Malacca water crisis.
 * 6 February – 1991 Selangor water crisis.
 * March – The 1991 Malaysian haze affected Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley.
 * 7 March – The first Malaysian boat show opened in Port Klang, Selangor
 * 7 May – The Bright Sparklers Fireworks Factory at Sungai Buloh, Selangor caught fire and caused a huge explosion that killed 29 and injured 83 people. It was Malaysia's worst industrial disaster to date.
 * June – The New Economic Development Programme was launched.
 * June – TV host for the Kelab Kanak-Kanak Angkasapuri, Intan Yusniza Mohamad Yunos and her foster mother were murdered.
 * 1 August – The Lot 10 Kuala Lumpur shopping complex officially opened.
 * August – The Vision 2020 (Wawasan 2020) programme was launched.
 * 27–29 September – The first Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix in Batu Tiga Circuit, Shah Alam, Selangor.
 * October – The piling works for Kuala Lumpur Tower were completed.

Births

 * 21 January – Mohd Fadhli Mohd Shas – Malaysian defender
 * 8 February – Syatilla Melvin – Actress and model
 * 1 March – Misbun Ramdan Misbun – Badminton player
 * 24 May – Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin – Badminton player
 * 9 September – Siti Adira Suhaimi – Singer
 * 20 September – Khairul Anuar Mohamad – Archer
 * 26 September – Mohd Fakhrurazi Musa – Footballer
 * 20 October – Zulfahmi Khairuddin – Malaysian Grand Prix Motorcycle racer
 * 12 November – Mohd Syukur Saidin – Footballer
 * 14 November – Zubir Azmi – Footballer
 * 22 November – Diana Danielle – Actress

Deaths

 * 11 July – Mokhtar Dahari – Malaysian footballer
 * 6 September – Tan Sri Mohammad Noah – Politician and Minister of Home Affairs and Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
 * 7 November – Ishak Haji Muhammad (Pak Sako) – Malay author and nationalist