# 2004 in Malaysia

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 2004, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

## Incumbent political figures
### 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.
* 21 March – The 2004 General Elections. Barisan Nasional coalition won a landslide majority and retook Terengganu from the PAS.
* May – Two students from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Muhammad Muqharabbin Mokhtarruddin and Ahmad Redzuan Rozal were the first tertiary students from Southeast Asia to reach the peak of Mount Everest.
* 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

* 1 September — Siti Nurshuhaini — Badminton player

## 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