1995 in Malaysia

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1995, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.



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.
 * 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)

Deaths

 * 2 January – Mustapha Harun &mdash; former Sabah state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) and chief ministers and The Father Of Violin (born 1918)
 * 16 February – Tan Sri Dato' Loh Boon Siew ("Mr Honda") &mdash; father of Malaysian motorcycles (born 1915)
 * 18 March – Tun Ahmad Rafee &mdash; 2nd Sabah state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) (1965-1973) (born 1908)
 * 16 June – Senu Abdul Rahman &mdash; Former USM Vice Chancellor and Malaysian ambassador to United Nations (born 1919)
 * 17 November – Tun Said Keruak &mdash; 7th Sabah state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) (1987-1994) (born 1925)
 * Date Unknown
 * Musa Ahmad – Chairman of the Central Committee of the Malayan Communist Party (1955-1968) (born 1921)
 * Date Unknown
 * Musa Ahmad – Chairman of the Central Committee of the Malayan Communist Party (1955-1968) (born 1921)