2012 in Malaysia
overview of Malaysia-related events during the year of 2012
2012 in Malaysia is 55th anniversary of Malaysia's independence.
Incumbents
Federal level
Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah of Kedah
Raja Permaisuri Agong: Sultanah Haminah Hamidun of Kedah
Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan
Prime Minister: Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak
Deputy Prime Minister: Muhyiddin Yassin
President of the Dewan Negara: Abu Zahar Ujang
Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat: Pandikar Amin Mulia
Chief Justice: Arifin Zakaria
State level
Johor:
Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ibrahim
Menteri Besar of Johor: Abdul Ghani Othman
Kedah:
Sultan of Kedah: (Council of Regency of Kedah)
Tunku Annuar (chairman)
Tunku Sallehuddin (Members I)
Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani (Members II)
Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz (Members III)
Menteri Besar of Kedah: Azizan Abdul Razak
Kelantan:
Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Muhammad V
Menteri Besar of Kelantan: Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
Perlis:
Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin
Menteri Besar of Perlis: Md Isa Sabu
Perak:
Sultan of Perak: Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah
Menteri Besar of Perak: Zambry Abdul Kadir
Pahang:
Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah
Menteri Besar of Pahang: Adnan Yaakob
Selangor:
Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
Menteri Besar of Selangor: Abdul Khalid Ibrahim
Terengganu:
Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
Menteri Besar of Terengganu: Ahmad Said
Negeri Sembilan:
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Muhriz
Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Mohamad Hasan
Penang:
Governor of Penang: Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas
Chief Minister of Penang: Lim Guan Eng
Malacca:
Governor of Malacca: Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob
Chief Minister of Malacca: Mohd Ali Rustam
Sarawak:
Governor of Sarawak: Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin
Chief Minister of Sarawak: Abdul Taib Mahmud
Sabah:
Governor of Sabah: Tun Juhar Mahiruddin
Chief Minister of Sabah: Musa Aman
Events
January
8 January – Selangor State EXCO, Datuk Dr. Hasan Mohamed Ali is sacked from PAS and the State EXCO.
9 January – Opposition leader Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim was found acquitted by the High Court for sodomy charges. Three people were injured in an explosion near the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex in Jalan Duta.
February
1 February – Eight foreigners mainly Afghanistan and Iranian were missing after the long boat they were in capsized at Tanjung Semayong in Sedili, Johor.
5 February – Muar, also known as Bandar Maharani, was declared as a royal town of Johor by Sultan Ibrahim of Johor.
18 February – Astro NJOI, the first free satellite television in collaboration with the government of Malaysia and Astro is launched.
March
5 March – Two people were killed and more than a dozen were injured when a bus carrying 24 Indian nationals went out of control and overturned as it was coming down from Genting Highlands at Kilometre—of the Genting Sempah–Genting Highlands Highway, Pahang.
8 March
5-year-old girl Nurul Nadira or Dirang who went missing, was found dead at an oil palm estate in Nusa Damai near Masai, Johor.
The new KTM Komuter's six-car-set trains, MyKomuter (KTM Class 92) is officially launched by the Malaysian Prime Minister, Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak.
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