Tun Hussein bin Dato' Onn was a Malaysian politician who served as the third prime minister of Malaysia from the death of his predecessor Abdul Razak Hussein in January 1976 to his retirement in July 1981. Moreover, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sri Gading from 1974 to 1981, representing Barisan Nasional (BN) and United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). He was granted the soubriquet Father of Unity.
}} A general election was held on Sunday, 21 March 2004 for members of the 11th Parliament of Malaysia. Voting took place in all 219 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. This is first election for Abdullah as Prime Minister since appointed for this position in 2003. State elections also took place in 505 state constituencies in 12 out of 13 states of Malaysia on the same day as Sabah took the first time election was parallel with the rest of Peninsular Malaysia.
Lim Kit Siang is a Malaysian politician who served as 3rd Secretary-General, 2nd National Chairman, 1st Parliamentary Leader, 1st National Organising Secretary and 1st Mentor of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition from the founding of DAP in 1965 to his partial retirement in 2022 and 1st Chairman of the Central Policy and Strategic Planning Commission of DAP since 2004. He served as the 4th, 7th and 10th Leader of the Opposition from April 1973 to August 1974, again from November 1975 to November 1999 and once again from March 2004 to March 2008. In total, he served in the position for 29 years or almost three decades, making him the longest-serving leader of the opposition of Malaysia.
Tan Sri Nor Mohamed bin Yakcop is a Malaysian politician who served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, in charge of Economic Planning Unit from 2009 to 2013. He had previously served as Minister of Finance II from 2004 to 2009. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Advisory Council.
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Dr. Chua Soi Lek ; born 2 January 1947, also known as Chua Kin Seng, is a Chinese Malaysian politician from the state of Johor. He is the 9th President of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a major component party in Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition from 2010 until 2013. He held the post of Minister of Health from 2004 until 2008. He has also been a one-term Member of Parliament (MP) for Labis (2004-2008) and a 4-term Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Penggaram from 1986 to 2004.
Datuk Seri Ir. Dr. Wee Ka Siong is a Malaysian politician, and engineer who has served as Minister of Transport for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob since August 2021. He served his first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to August 2021 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayer Hitam since March 2004. He served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and the Deputy Minister of Education in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration from March 2008 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018. He has also served as President of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the ruling BN coalition, since November 2018. He is the sole minister of Chinese ethnicity and MCA and sole MCA candidate to be elected in the 2018 general election.
Ungku Zeti Akhtar binti Ungku Abdul Aziz was the 7th Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, Malaysia's central bank. She served as Governor from 2000 to 2016, and was the first woman in the position. Zeti was one of the members of the Council of Eminent Persons (CEP) in Mahathir's second administration, a special advisory council advising the government on economic and financial matters during this transitional period.
Datuk Roger Tan Kor Mee is a Malaysian lawyer. Born on 1 October 1961 in Yong Peng, Johor, Malaysia.
This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 2010, together with the deaths of notable Malaysians. Malaysia Day, 16 September was celebrated as a national holiday for the first time.
Datuk Seri Salahuddin bin Ayub is a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from May 2018 to his resignation and the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020. He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Pulai since May 2018, Kubang Kerian from March 2004 to May 2013 and Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Simpang Jeram since May 2018. He is currently Deputy President of National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of PH opposition coalition, under President Mohamad Sabu.
Abdul Latiff bin Ahmad is a Malaysian politician who has served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Special Functions in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob since August 2021. He served as Minister of Rural Development in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to August 2021 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mersing since November 1999. He served as the Deputy Minister of Defence, Deputy Minister of Health and Deputy Minister of Human Resources in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Mahathir Mohamad, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak from December 1999 to May 2013. He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He has been a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) since 2019, a former component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition and now PN coalition and was briefly an independent politician after resigning from UMNO in 2018.
Datuk Halimah binti Mohamed Sadique is a Malaysian politician who has served as Minister of National Unity for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob since August 2021. She served her first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to August 2021 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Tinggi since May 2018. She served as Deputy Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government in the BN administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak and former Minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan from May 2013 to July 2015. She is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN administration.
Nik Ahmad Kamil bin Nik Mahmud was a Malaysian politician who played an active role during the country's road to independence. A prominent member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the state of Kelantan, he served as the fourth Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of the Malaysian Parliament.
2011 in Malaysia is the 54th anniversary of Malaysia's independence.
Tun Sulaiman bin Ninam Shah was a Malaysian businessman and veteran politician. He was also former member of Johore State Council for Muar Coastal (1954–1959) and Johor State Legislative Assembly for Parit Jawa (1959-1964), former Senator (1979-1985) and the 6th Deputy President of the Dewan Negara (1982-1985). He is one of the founders of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and former Permanent Chairman of UMNO (1976-2003).
The Heritage Party is a multi-racial political party in Malaysia which was rebranded and renamed from the Sabah Heritage Party, a Sabah-based party led by Shafie Apdal formed earlier on 17 October 2016 after its expansion into national level politics at the end of 2021.
Hasanuddin bin Mohd Yunus is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hulu Langat since May 2018. He is also Vice-President of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of the opposition Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.
Dato' Haji Hasni bin Mohammad is a Malaysian politician who served as the 18th Menteri Besar of Johor from February 2020 to March 2022 and Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Benut since March 2008. He served as Member of the Johor State Executive Council (EXCO) from May 2013 to May 2018 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontian from March 2004 to March 2008. He is member and State Chairman of Johor of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
Haji Jefridin bin Haji Atan is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kukup since March 2022 and Senator since September 2020. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
Ahmad Perang was the second chairman of the Election Commission of Malaysia. He became the first Malayan Railway manager among the Malays.
