1995 in Malaysia

Decades:	1970s; 1980s; 1990s; 2000s; 2010s;
See also:	Other events of 1995; History of Malaysia • Timeline • Years

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1995, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

A skybridge at Petronas Twin Towers.

A KTM Komuter Class 83 EMU at Bank Negara station.

Proton Satria.

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[]

Sultan of Johor: Sultan Iskandar
Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail Petra
Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
Sultan of Perak: Sultan Azlan Shah
Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: (Regent)
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang:
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce Mohammed Noor
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah:

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.^[1]^[2]
October – Amanah Saham Wawasan 2020 (ASW 2020) was launched.
19 October – The new federal administrative centre of Putrajaya was established.
20 October – The exhibition was held in , 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[]

20 January – Muhd Nor Azam Abdul Azih – Footballer
1 February – Zahirah MacWilson – Actress
15 February – Adib Zainuddin – 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
16 October – Chew Yiwei – Diver
20 October – Amelia Thripura Henderson – Actress
Unknown date – Aminulrasyid Amzah – student (died 2010)

Deaths[]

2 January – Tun Datu Mustapha — former Sabah state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) and chief ministers
16 February – Tan Sri Dato' Loh Boon Siew ("Mr Honda") — father of Malaysian motorcycles
18 March – Pengiran Ahmad Raffae — 2nd Sabah state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) (1965-1973)
19 April – Tunku Osman Tunku Mohammad Jewa – First Malaysian armed forces general
16 June – Senu Abdul Rahman — Former USM Vice Chancellor and Malaysian ambassador to United Nations

References[]

^ "Plane Overshoots Runway, Crashes, Killing 34 People". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
^ "EXPERTS BEGIN PROBE INTO MALAYSIAN PLANE CRASH". Associated Press. Retrieved 7 July 2017.

[1] "Plane Overshoots Runway, Crashes, Killing 34 People". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 7 July 2017.

[2] "EXPERTS BEGIN PROBE INTO MALAYSIAN PLANE CRASH". Associated Press. Retrieved 7 July 2017.

[1]

[2]

v t Years in Malaysia
Malaysia was only formed on September 16, 1963. Prior to that date, Peninsular Malaysia was known as Malaya, Sarawak under Crown Colony of Sarawak and Kingdom of Sarawak and Sabah under North Borneo.
Years in British Malaya	1909 1925 1927 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
Years in Federation of Malaya	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
Years in Malaysia	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

v t 1995 in Asia
Sovereign states	Afghanistan Azerbaijan Bangladesh China Cyprus India Iran Israel Japan Jordan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Laos Malaysia Pakistan Philippines Russia Singapore Sri Lanka Thailand Turkey United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan
States with limited recognition	Taiwan
Dependencies and other territories	Macau
Category Asia portal