1995 in Malaysia

none July 2017 1995 This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1995, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians. thumb|A skybridge at Petronas Twin Towers. thumb|right|250px|A KTM Komuter Class 83 EMU at Bank Negara station. thumb|right|250px|Proton Satria. thumb|right|240px|A Star LRT train at the Masjid Jamek LRT station. Incumbent political figures Federal level Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Jaafar Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Najihah Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohamad Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim Chief Justice: Eusoff Chin State level Johor Sultan of Johor: Sultan Iskandar Kedah Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Kelantan Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail Petra Perlis Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra Perak Sultan of Perak: Sultan Azlan Shah Pahang Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah Selangor Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong) Terengganu Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Negeri Sembilan Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tunku Naquiyuddin (Regent) Penang Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Dr Hamdan Sheikh Tahir Malacca Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin Sarawak Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce Mohammed Noor Sabah Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Sakaran Dandai Events 1 January – The display of cigarette packets in advertisements was banned by the Malaysian federal government. 26 January – The Proton Perdana, Malaysia's first luxury car was launched. March – The skybridge of the Petronas Twin Towers opened to the public. 31 March–2 April – 1995 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix 1 April – Malaysian singer, Siti Nurhaliza won Bintang HMI. 26 April – The 1995 General Elections. Barisan Nasional (BN) won this election. 29 June – 20 people were killed in the landslide at Genting Highlands slip road near the Karak Highway. July – The Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque in Kuala Terengganu was fully constructed. This was the first floating mosque in Malaysia. 10 July – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad celebrated his 70th birthday. 3 August – The KTM Komuter, Malaysia's first electrified commuter train service began operation. 15 September – 34 people were killed and 19 survived when Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133, a Fokker 50 plane, crashed near Tawau Airport in Tawau, Sabah after a failed go-around.Plane Overshoots Runway, Crashes, Killing 34 People https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1995/09/16/plane-overshoots-runway-crashes-killing-34-people/ 7 July 2017 Orlando Sentinel 2014-03-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20140308182226/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1995-09-16/news/9509160526_1_shantytown-plane-overshoots-runway-tawau liveEXPERTS BEGIN PROBE INTO MALAYSIAN PLANE CRASH https://apnews.com/214f22d7733ff8448cf7ec3fc27998a4 7 July 2017 Associated Press October – Amanah Saham Wawasan 2020 (ASW 2020) was launched. 19 October – The new federal administrative centre of Putrajaya was established. 20 October – The Sumur City Aerospace Adventure exhibition was held in Sumur City, Shah Alam. 29 November – Sabah Air Helicopter carrying eleven Petronas workers crashed into the Samarang Sea. 12 December – The STAR Light Rail Transit (LRT) (Light Rail Transit) began operations in Kuala Lumpur. It was the first LRT system in the city. Births 3 January – Muhd Nor Azam Abdul Azih – Footballer 1 February – Zahirah MacWilson – Actress 15 February – Adib Zainudin – Footballer 24 February – Syazwan Zaipol Bahari – Footballer 25 February – Thanabalan Nadarajah – Footballer 21 April – Sharifah Aryana – Actress 5 May – Amirul Hisyam Awang Kechik – Footballer 23 May – Najwa Latif – Singer 1 June – Janna Nick – Actress and singer 4 June – Irfan Zakaria – Footballer 28 June – Syafiq Ahmad – Footballer 4 August – Soo Teck Zhi – Badminton player 16 August – Irfan Shamshuddin – Discus thrower 6 September – Seow Sin Nee – Malaysian-born Singaporean Actress 16 October – Chew Yiwei – Diver 20 October – Amelia Thripura Henderson – Actress 22 December – Sam Jee Lek – Dancer Unknown date – Aminulrasyid Amzah – student (died 2010) Deaths 2 January – Mustapha Harun, 1st Yang di-Pertuan Negeri of Sabah, 3rd Chief Minister of Sabah and the Father Of Violin (b. 1918).Hassan Kalimullah 7 January 1995 Sabah's ex-chief minister Tun Mustapha dies https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/stoverseas19950107-1.2.10.5?qt=%22mustapha%20harun%22,%20dies&q=%E2%80%9CMustapha%20Harun%E2%80%9D%20dies 11 February 2026 NewspaperSG 16 February – Tan Sri Dato' Loh Boon Siew, tycoon and first sole distributor of Honda motorcycles in Malaysia (b. 1915).18 February 1995 Stocks up after M'sian tycoon dies https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper19950218-1.2.30.1?qt=%22loh%20boon%20siew%22&q=%E2%80%9CLoh%20Boon%20Siew%E2%80%9D 11 February 2026 NewspaperSG 18 March – Tun Ahmad Rafee, 2nd Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah (b. 1908). 16 June – Senu Abdul Rahman, former USM Vice Chancellor and Malaysian ambassador to United Nations (b. 1919). 12 July – P. Patto, DAP Member of Parliament for Bagan (b. 1946).14 July 1995 DAP MP DIES https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/search?q=%E2%80%9CDAP+MP+DIES%E2%80%9D 11 February 2026 NewspaperSG 17 November – Tun Said Keruak, 4th Chief Minister of Sabah and 7th Yang di-Pertuan Negeri of Sabah (b. 1925).19 November 1995 VIP DIES https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/search?q=%E2%80%9CVIP+DIES%E2%80%9D+%22Said+Keruak%22 11 February 2026 NewspaperSG See also 1995 1994 in Malaysia | 1996 in Malaysia History of Malaysia References 1995 in Malaysia Category:1990s in Malaysia Category:Years of the 20th century in Malaysia Malaysia