2002 in Malaysia

none January 2020 2002 thumb|right|300px|KLIA Ekspres on the Express Rail Link (ERL). This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 2002, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians. 2002 marked is 45th anniversary of Malaysia's Independence. Incumbent political figures Federal level Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin of Perlis Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tengku Fauziah of Perlis Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu Prime Minister: Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi President of the Dewan Negara: Tun Tan Sri Michael Chen Wing Sum Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat: Tun Dr. Mohamed Zahir Ismail Chief Justice: Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah State level Johor Johor: Sultan of Johor: Sultan Iskandar Menteri Besar of Johor: Abdul Ghani Othman Kedah Kedah: Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Menteri Besar of Kedah: Syed Razak Syed Zain Barakbah Kelantan Kelantan: Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail Petra Menteri Besar of Kelantan: Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat Perlis Perlis: Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra (Regent) Menteri Besar of Perlis: Shahidan Kassim Perak Perak: Sultan of Perak: Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Menteri Besar of Perak: Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali Pahang Pahang: Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah Menteri Besar of Pahang: Adnan Yaakob Selangor Selangor: Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Menteri Besar of Selangor: Mohamad Khir Toyo Terengganu Terengganu: Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Menteri Besar of Terengganu: Abdul Hadi Awang Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan: Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Ja'afar Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Mohd Isa Abdul Samad Penang Penang: Governor of Penang: Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas Chief Minister of Penang: Koh Tsu Koon Malacca Malacca: Governor of Malacca: Tun Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin Chief Minister of Malacca: Mohd Ali Rustam Sarawak Sarawak: Governor of Sarawak: Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Chief Minister of Sarawak: Abdul Taib Mahmud Sabah Sabah: Governor of Sabah: Tun Sakaran Dandai Chief Minister of Sabah: Chong Kah Kiat Events 24 January – United Sabah Party rejoins the Barisan Nasional coalition.https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/5876 Disgruntled PBS members to join the opposition 11 December 2001 Malaysiakini 18 July 2017 en 1–10 February — 2002 Tour de Langkawi. 23 February – Malaysian Conjoined twins Ahmad and Muhammad Rosli are successfully separated at King Fahd National Guard Hospital, Saudi Arabia.http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2001&dt=0724&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Keluarga&pg=ke_01.htm Ahmad, Muhammad -- Menanti detik dipisahkan Utusan Online ms 18 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20190112095152/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2001&dt=0724&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Keluarga&pg=ke_01.htm 12 January 2019 dead 24 February – 9 March – The 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup is held in Kuala Lumpur. 14 April – The Express Rail Link, Malaysia's first high speed train, is launched.http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2001&dt=0512&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Rencana&pg=re_03.htm Siemens bantu perkhidmatan ERL Malaysia Utusan Online ms 18 July 2017May 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes 15 April – Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad leaves for Morocco on the first leg of a week-long tour which will also take him to Libya and Bahrain.2002-04-15 Mahathir leaves for Morocco, Libya, Bahrain to bolster ties https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/11106 Malaysiakini 19 April – About fourteen more suspected hardcore Kumpulan Militan Malaysia members, including a woman, are arrested under the Internal Security Act, bringing the number of KMM members held since May 2001 to 62.https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/4321 Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia, bukan Militan 16 August 2001 Malaysiakini 18 July 2017 ms 22 April – Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin of Perlis is installed as the 12th Yang di-Pertuan Agong.http://www.nlb.gov.sg/biblio/12218280 Pameran raja kita : sempena pertabalan Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong XII Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail di Jabatan Muzium dan Antikuiti Malaysia, 25 April 2002/12 Safar 1423 = in conjunction with the installation of His Majesty the 12th King Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail at the Department of Museums and Antiquities Malaysia, 25 April 2002/12 Safar 1423. www.nlb.gov.sg 18 July 2017 1–5 May — 2002 Malaysian Paralympiad in Kuala Lumpur. 2 June — 2002 International Penang Bridge Run. 8 June – Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad visits Vatican City and meets Pope John Paul II for the first time.http://www.ucanews.com/story-archive/?post_name=/2002/06/10/malaysian-prime-minister-foresees-deeper-ties-with-holy-see&post_id=20811 malaysian prime minister foresees deeper ties with holy see - ucanews.com ucanews.com 18 July 2017 22 June – Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announces that he will resign from office and be replaced by Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2002/07/mala-j05.html Malaysian prime minister's sudden resignation points to political instability ahead Roberts John 18 July 2017 23 June – Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party president Fadzil Noor dies after undergoing heart bypass surgery. He is succeeded as PAS President and leader of the opposition in Parliament by Abdul Hadi Awang.https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/11907 Opposition Leader Fadzil dies 23 June 2002 Malaysiakini 18 July 2017 en June – The 2002 World's Strongest Man competition is held in Kuala Lumpur. July – The Pendang MP by-election is won by Barisan Nasional's Othman Abdul.https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/12007 Pendang, Anak Bukit by-elections on 18 July, nomination 10 July 29 June 2002 Malaysiakini 18 July 2017 en 25 July – 4 August — Malaysia at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England. 8 August – Judge Datuk James Foong of the Kuala Lumpur High Court, Wisma Denmark, Jalan Ampang, decides that seven out of the ten people being sued by 60 residents, relatives and families of the Highland Towers collapse tragedy were negligent.Kronologi tragedi Highland Towers https://www.sinarharian.com.my/nasional/kronologi-tragedi-highland-towers-1.229212 www.sinarharian.com.my 10 July 2017 ms 7–14 September — 2002 Sukma Games in Sabah. 29 September – 14 October — Malaysia at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. 11–13 October – 2002 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix. 26 October – 1 November — Malaysia at the 2002 FESPIC Games in Busan, South Korea. 21 November – The bungalow of the Affin Bank chairman General (RtD) Tan Sri Ismail Omar collapses during a landslide in Taman Hillview, Ulu Klang, Selangor. Eight people are killed.https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/13823 Saya tidak pernah menjangka ia akan berlaku, kata Jeneral (B) Ismail 28 November 2002 Malaysiakini 18 July 2017 ms 4 December – Arab-Malaysian Finance Bhd appeals to Court of Appeal President Tan Sri Lamin Yunus to meet with Court of Appeal Judge Datuk Mokhtar Sidin and Datuk Mohd Saari Yusoff on compensation to be paid to victims of the Highland Towers collapse.Perbicaraan taksiran ganti rugi ditangguh BH 13/10/2000 At the Court of Appeal, three judges led by Datuk Gopal Sri Ram with Datuk Richard Malanjum and Datuk Wira Ghazali Mohd Yusoff order three negligent parties to pay damages – Ampang Jaya Municipal Council 15%, engineer Wong Yuen Kean 10%, Arab-Malaysian 30%, Metrolux Sdn Bhd and MBF Property Services Sdn Bhd 20%.Highland Towers: Rayuan AmFinance ditolak BH 04/12/2002 By Munira Yusoff Parties In Highland Towers Suit Triying To Resolve Matter 18 December – The islands of Sipadan and Ligitan are officially awarded to Malaysia by the International Court of Justice, who reject the Indonesian claim to the islands.17 December 2002 The Court finds that sovereignty over the islands of Ligitan and Sipadan belongs to Malaysia http://www.icj-cij.org/presscom/index.php?pr=343&pt=1&p1=6&p2=1 dead International Court of Justice 9 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140409130015/http://www.icj-cij.org/presscom/index.php?pr=343&pt=1&p1=6&p2=1 9 April 2014http://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/10/24/phil.indo/index.html?t=123&iref=allsearch Philippines sidelined in islands dispute Vigilar Rufi CNN October 24, 2001 National Day Theme Keranamu Malaysia (Because of you, Malaysia) National Day parade Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur Births 28 February – Hariz Hamdan – Actor. 5 March Luqman Hakim Shamsudin – Footballer. Firdaus Ghufran – Actor. 12 March – Kok Jing Hong – Badminton player. 23 March – Sikh Izhan Nazrel – Footballer. 4 May – Arif Aiman – Footballer. 6 June — Junaidi Arif — Badminton player. 16 June – Mohamad Aniq Kasdan – Weightlifter. 22 June – Harith Haiqal – Footballer. 25 June – Zikri Khalili – Footballer. 18 July – Asif Suhaimi – Actor. 26 August – Umar Hakeem – Footballer. 8 September – Wafiy – Singer. 23 September – Zairi Aziz – Actor. 29 September – Nurel Baharin – Actress. 25 December – Iman Troye – Singer. 26 December — Muhammad Haikal — Badminton player. Deaths 27 May – Too Joon Hing, former Deputy Minister for Education and former MCA Member of Parliament for Kinta Selatan and Teluk Intan.28 May 2002 马首位华族副教长 马华发起人朱运兴逝世 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/search?q=%E2%80%9C%E9%A9%AC%E9%A6%96%E4%BD%8D%E5%8D%8E%E6%97%8F%E5%89%AF%E6%95%99%E9%95%BF%E9%A9%AC%E5%8D%8E%E5%8F%91%E8%B5%B7%E4%BA%BA%E6%9C%B1%E8%BF%90%E5%85%B4%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96%E2%80%9C 28 August 2026 Lianhe Zaobao 23 June – Fadzil Noor, 6th President of the Malaysian Islamic Party, Member of Parliament for Pendang Constituency and state assemblyman for Anak Bukit State Constituency.25 June 2002 Fadzil Noor, a Malaysian Islamist, Dies at 65 The New York Times https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D07E7D91F3FF936A15755C0A9649C8B63 23 January 2008 31 August – Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee, 1st Chief Minister of Penang.1 September 2002 FORMER PENANG LEADER DIES https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/search?q=%22FORMER+PENANG+LEADER+DIES%22 28 August 2026 NewspaperSG 30 October – Rejabhad, famous cartoonist. 5 November – Kamarulzaman Teh, former leader of Angkatan Pemuda Insaf (API) and longest political detainee in Malaysian history.7 November 2002 Malaysia's longest political detainee, a fighter to the very end https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/13591 28 August 2026 Malaysiakini See also 2002 2001 in Malaysia | 2003 in Malaysia History of Malaysia List of Malaysian films of 2002 References 2002 in Category:Years of the 21st century in Malaysia Category:2000s in Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia