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This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 2006, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.
Sultan of Johor: Sultan Iskandar 
Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail Petra 
Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Regent to 12 December
Sultan of Perak: Sultan Azlan Shah 
Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah 
Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah 
Sultan of Terengganu: Tengku Muhammad Ismail Regent to 13 December
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 Mohd Khalil Yaakob 
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin 
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Ahmad Shah Abdullah This article lists important figures and events in Malayan public affairs during the year 1960, together with births and deaths of significant Malayans.
This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1982, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.
This article lists important figures and events in Malayan and Malaysian public affairs during the year 1963, together with births and deaths of significant Malaysians. The Federation of Malaya merged with Singapore, North Borneo, and Sarawak to form the Federation of Malaysia on 16 September.
This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1965, together with births and deaths of significant Malaysians. Singapore left the Federation of Malaysia on 9 August.
This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1969, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians. Race riots following the general election of 10 May led to the dissolution of parliament and an interim legislative council being put in place.
This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1966, together with births and deaths of significant Malaysians.
This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1971, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians. Parliamentary government was restored on 5 February, after its 1969 suspension due to race riots.
This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1977, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians. MAS Flight 653 was hijacked and crashed in Johor on 16 December, killing 100 people.
This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1979, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians and Malaysia-related figures.
This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1993, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians. The deadliest structural failure in Malaysian history occurred when an apartment block in Selangor collapsed, killing 48 people on 11 December.
This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 2001, as well as births and deaths of notable Malaysians.
This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 2003, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.
This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 2004, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.
This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 2005, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.
This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 2000, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.
This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1967, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.
This article lists important figures and events in Malayan public affairs during the year 1958, together with births and deaths of significant Malayans.
This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 2007, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians. 2007 marked 50 years of Malaysian independence.
This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 2008, together with the deaths of notable Malaysians.
Abdul Rahman bin Abbas is a Malaysian politician who had served as the 7th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang from 1 May 2001 to 30 April 2021. He is a former politician from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). Abdul Rahman was first appointed to the governorship by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in May 2001 and was reappointed six times, in 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017 for a total of 20 years, thus becoming the longest-serving governor in Malaysian history.
