2025 in Malaysia

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Events in the year 2025 in Malaysia .

Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Ibrahim Iskandar
• Raja Permaisuri Agong: Raja Zarith Sofiah
• Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Nazrin Shah
• Prime Minister: Anwar Ibrahim
• Deputy Prime Ministers: Ahmad Zahid Hamidi & Fadillah Yusof
• President of the Dewan Negara: Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah
• Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat: Johari Abdul
• Chief Justice: Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat

State level

•   Johor  :
  • Sultan of Johor: Ibrahim Iskandar
  • Regent of Johor: Tunku Ismail Idris
  • Menteri Besar of Johor: Onn Hafiz Ghazi
•   Kedah  :
  • Sultan of Kedah: Sallehuddin
  • Menteri Besar of Kedah: Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor
•   Kelantan  :
  • Sultan of Kelantan: Muhammad V
  • Menteri Besar of Kelantan: Mohd Nassuruddin Daud
•   Perlis  :
  • Raja of Perlis: Sirajuddin
  • Menteri Besar of Perlis: Mohd Shukri Ramli
•   Perak  :
  • Sultan of Perak: Nazrin Shah
  • Menteri Besar of Perak: Saarani Mohamad
•   Pahang  :
  • Sultan of Pahang: Abdullah
  • Menteri Besar of Pahang: Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail
•   Selangor  :
  • Sultan of Selangor: Sharafuddin
  • Menteri Besar of Selangor: Amirudin Shari
•   Terengganu  :
  • Sultan of Terengganu: Mizan Zainal Abidin
  • Menteri Besar of Terengganu: Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar
•   Negeri Sembilan  :
  • Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Muhriz
  • Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Aminuddin Harun
•   Penang  :
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang: Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak
  • Chief Minister of Penang: Chow Kon Yeow
•   Malacca  :
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca: Mohd Ali Rustam
  • Chief Minister of Malacca: Ab Rauf Yusoh
•   Sarawak  :
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak: Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
  • Premier of Sarawak: Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg
•   Sabah  :
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah: Musa Aman
  • Chief Minister of Sabah: Hajiji Noor

Events

January

• 1 January – Former Chief Minister of Sabah Musa Aman is sworn in as the 11th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah, succeeding Juhar Mahiruddin, whose tenure ended on 31 December 2024. ^[1]
• 6 January – The Kuala Lumpur High Court approves the appeal of former Prime Minister Najib Razak to file the judicial review of the addendum.^{[ citation needed ]}
• 13 January – The Government files a gag order on the case of the addendum of Najib.^{[ citation needed ]}
• 24 January – The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency opens fire on a boat suspected of trespassing off the coast of Tanjung Rhu Beach, Banting, Selangor, killing an Indonesian migrant worker and injuring four others. ^[2]

February

• 2 February – A new agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs, namely the Border Control and Protection Agency of Malaysia (AKPS) is officially formed.^{[ citation needed ]}
• 24 February –
  • Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: The search for the missing aircraft of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 resumes. ^[3]
  • 1MDB drops a lawsuit it filed in the High Court against film producer and Najib's stepson Riza Aziz over the misappropriation of $248 million in public funds as part of the 1MDB scandal. ^[4]

March

• March 16 – 2025 Democratic Action Party National Congress.

Predicted and scheduled

• By April 23 – 2025 Ayer Kuning by-election.
• May 24 – 2025 People's Justice Party leadership election ends with the election for the Central Leadership Council (MPP) Members, Central Women Committee Members and Central Youth Committee Members.
• By December 9 – 2025 Sabah state election. ^{[5] [6]}
• The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) and the Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) will be merged to establish a single national civil aviation regulatory body. ^{[7] [8]}

Deaths

January

• January 14 – Muhd Kamil Ibrahim, academic and writer.
• January 19 – Mohamad Hamsan Awang Supain, State Assistant Minister of Housing and Local Government of Sabah and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Sibuga.
• January 20 – William Nyallau Badak, former Member of Parliament (MP) for Lubok Antu.
• January 27 – Mohamed Taulan Mat Rasul, former Member of the Kedah State Executive Council and former Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tokai.

February

• February 22 – Ishsam Shahruddin, Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Ayer Kuning.
• February 25 – Bakar Ali, former Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kemasik.

References

1. "Musa Aman sworn in as 11th Sabah Yang di-Pertua Negeri". The Star. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
2. "Protesters pelt Malaysian embassy with eggs over Indonesian migrant worker shooting". AP News. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
3. Jones, Timothy. "MH370: Search resumes to find missing plane 11 years on". Deutsche Welle. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
4. "1MDB drops $248 mn suit against 'Wolf of Wall Street' producer: lawyer". France 24. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
5. "Get ready for state election 'like it's tomorrow', Sabah Umno members told". The Star. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
6. "Warisan engages in talks with UMNO on potential pact for Sabah polls". focusmalaysia.my. 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
7. "Penggabungan MAVCOM-CAAM dilaksana pada 2025". Berita RTM. 13 June 2024.
8. "CAAM to run independently from 2025, says Loke". Free Malaysia Today. 13 June 2024.