This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1995, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.
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: Tunku Naquiyuddin (Regent) Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Dr Hamdan Sheikh Tahir 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: 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. 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). 16 February – Tan Sri Dato' Loh Boon Siew, tycoon and first sole distributor of Honda motorcycles in Malaysia (b. 1915). 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). 17 November – Tun Said Keruak, 4th Chief Minister of Sabah and 7th Yang di-Pertuan Negeri of Sabah (b. 1925).
See also 1995 1994 in Malaysia | 1996 in Malaysia History of Malaysia
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