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

The 2004 Asian tsunami disaster at Tanjung Tokong, Penang

Incumbent political figures

Events

• 7 January – Najib Tun Razak was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.^[1]
• January – Islam Hadhari was introduced by the federal government.^[2]
• 16 January – A 10-year-old girl Nurul Huda Abdul Ghani was raped and murdered at Tenaga Nasional's Tanjung Pelepas intake, Johor.^[3]
• 2 February – Kailan Hassan, the mother of incumbent Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi died.^[4]
• 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.^[5]
• 21 March – The 2004 General Elections. Barisan Nasional coalition won a landslide majority and retook Terengganu from the PAS.^[6]
• 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.^[7]
• June – The first polymer notes of Malaysian Ringgit RM 5 were introduced.^[8]
• 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.^[9][10]
• 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.^[11]
• 31 August – "Puteri Gunung Ledang" (Princess of Mount Ledang (Ophir)) hit the screens.^[12]
• 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.^[13]
• 12 October – A landslide occurred on the North–South Expressway near Gua Tempurung, Perak.^[14]
• 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.^[15]
• 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.^[16]

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

See also

• 2004
• 2003 in Malaysia | 2005 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia
• List of Malaysian films of 2004

References