2025 in Malaysia

Events in the year 2025 in Malaysia.

Federal level

Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Ibrahim Iskandar
Raja Permaisuri Agong: Raja Zarith Sofiah
Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Nazrin Shah
Prime Minister: Anwar Ibrahim
[Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia|Prime Minister of Malaysia|Deputy Prime Ministers]: Ahmad Zahid Hamidi & Fadillah Yusof
President of the Dewan Negara: Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah
Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat: Johari Abdul
Chief Justice:
* Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat
* Hasnah Mohammed Hashim
* Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh

State level

Events

January

January 1 – Former Chief Minister of Sabah Musa Aman is sworn in as the 11th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah, succeeding Juhar Mahiruddin, whose tenure ended on 31 December 2024.
January 24 – The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency opens fire on a boat suspected of trespassing off the coast of Tanjung Rhu Beach, Banting, Selangor, killing an Indonesian migrant worker and injuring four others.

February

February 26
*Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: The search for the missing aircraft of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 resumes.
*1MDB drops a lawsuit it filed in the High Court against film producer and Najib's stepson Riza Aziz over the misappropriation of $248 million in public funds as part of the 1MDB scandal.

March

March 16 – 2025 Democratic Action Party National Congress.

April

April 1 – A section of a gas pipeline owned by Petronas is ruptured in Putra Heights, Selangor, causing a massive fire that injures 112 people.
April 26 – 2025 Ayer Kuning by-election.

May

May 13 – A truck carrying stones collides with a Federal Reserve Unit truck in Teluk Intan, killing nine.
May 24 – The 2025 People's Justice Party leadership election ends with the election for the Central Leadership Council Members, Central Women Committee Members and Central Youth Committee Members.
May 26–27 – ASEAN Summit
May 28 – The ASEAN All-Stars defeat Manchester United 1-0 at a friendly held at Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.

June

June 9 – A bus carrying university students collides with a car in Gerik, Perak, killing 15 people and injuring 31 others.
June 20 – The High Court discharges former prime minister Najib Razak in a money laundering charge under the 1MDB scandal.
June 20–22 – Rainforest World Music Festival, one of Malaysia's largest musical events, is held near Mount Santubong in Kuching, Sarawak.

July

July 10 – Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad celebrates his 100th birthday, becoming the first Malaysian national leader to reach that age.
July 11 – The Selangor Forest Park, which was created by the Forest Research Institute Malaysia, is designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
July 13 – Mahathir Mohamad celebrates his 100th birthday with a public event in Putrajaya, but leaves early due to fatigue. He is later admitted to the National Heart Institute for observation and discharged after several hours.
July 16 – Zara Qairina Mahathir, a Form One student in Papar, Sabah, is found dead after falling from the third floor of her school's dormitory building.
July 28 – Negotiations to end the 2025 Cambodia–Thailand conflict are held in Kuala Lumpur, culminating with prime minister Anwar Ibrahim declaring a ceasefire agreement between the warring countries.

August

August 1 – The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia and the Malaysian Aviation Commission merge to establish a single national civil aviation regulatory body.
August 21 – A McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet of the Royal Malaysian Air Force crashes shortly after takeoff from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport. The two pilots on board eject safely.
August 24 – A magnitude 4.0 earthquake hits Johor, damaging several structures in Segamat.

September

27 September – The Kinabatangan Reserve is designated as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO.

October

14 October – Yap Shing Xuen, a Form Four student was killed by another student at a secondary school in Bandar Utama, Selangor.
26 October:
*The 47th ASEAN Summit is held in Kuala Lumpur. The Cambodian and Thai governments sign the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord, ending hostilities and normalising bilateral relations. Timor Leste joins ASEAN.
*United States President Donald Trump undertakes his first visit to Malaysia and meets with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. The United States signs multiple trade agreements with Malaysia, Thailand, and Cambodia. Malaysia secures tariff exemptions for 1,711 products in its trade relations with the United States.
*The United States enters into negotiations around trade and tariffs with China and Brazil in Kuala Lumpur.
*Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters gather in Kuala Lumpur's Independence Square and Ampang Park to protest against the Trump Administration's support for Israel during the ongoing Gaza war.
27 October – The Malaysian and United States governments sign a memorandum of understanding to facilitate the development of critical minerals and rare earth minerals in partnership with American companies.

November

5 November – The High Court finds the Malaysian state and the Royal Malaysia Police responsible for the forced disappearance of pastor Raymond Koh in 2017 and orders them to pay at least 31 million ringgit in damages following a lawsuit filed by Koh's wife. The ruling is the first of its kind in Malaysian history.
6 November – A boat carrying migrants from Myanmar sinks near Langkawi, killing at least 27 passengers.
24 November – The Government confirms it will introduce legislation in 2026 to ban children under the age of 16 years from social media platforms, citing online safety concerns.
28 November – Cyclone Senyar makes landfall over Peninsular Malaysia, leaving at least two people dead and forcing the evacuation of 34,000 people.
29 November – 2025 Sabah state election. State-based parties such as Gabungan Rakyat Sabah and Warisan perform well, while peninsular-based parties such as Pakatan Harapan, Barisan Nasional and Perikatan Nasional suffer losses.

December

9—20 December — Malaysia at the 2025 SEA Games
22 December – The High Court rejects a request by former prime minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his six-year prison sentence for graft over the 1MDB scandal under house arrest.
26 December – The High Court convicts former prime minister Najib Razak on charges of abuse of power and money laundering of $700 million in funds over the 1MDB scandal and sentences him to 15 years' imprisonment and a fine of 13.5 billion ringgit.
31 December – The Malaysian government resumes its search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

Art and entertainment

8th Malaysia International Film Festival

National Day and Malaysia Day

Theme

'''Malaysia Madani, Rakyat Disantuni '''

National Day parade

'''Putrajaya Square, Putrajaya'''

Malaysia Day celebration

'''PICCA Butterworth Arena, Butterworth, Seberang Perai, Penang'''

Deaths

January

January 14 – Muhd Kamil Ibrahim, academic and writer.
January 19 – Mohamad Hamsan Awang Supain, State Assistant Minister of Housing and Local Government of Sabah and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Sungai Sibuga.
January 20 – William Nyallau Badak, former Member of Parliament for Lubok Antu.
January 27 – Mohamed Taulan Mat Rasul, former Member of the Kedah State Executive Council and former Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Tokai.

February

February 22 – Ishsam Shahruddin, Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Ayer Kuning.
February 25 – Bakar Ali, former Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly for Kemasik.

March

March 6 – Kamal Salih, economist, physician, policy advisor, administrator and politician, former MP for Wangsa Maju.

April

April 13 – Salleh Kalbi, former Member of Parliament for Silam.
April 14
* Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia.
* Mazlan Ahmad, former Director-General of the National Sports Council.

May

May 1 – Ramli Abu Bakar, former Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly for Wakaf Bharu.
May 20 – Ahmadshah Abdullah, former Governor of the state of Sabah.
May 24 – T. Gopinath Naidu – former football player

June

June 17 – Palanivel Govindasamy, 8th President of the Malaysian Indian Congress
June 22 – Raja Nurfatimah Mawar Raja Mohamed, Assistant Editor for News Entertainment of Berita Harian
June 26 – Muhammad Nur Manuty, Islamic scholar, writer, politician and former Member of Dewan Negara
June 28 – Kevin Nunis, field hockey player

August

August 8 – Mat Yasir Ikhsan, former Member of Parliament for Sabak Bernam.
August 25 – Che Zakaria Mohd Salleh, former Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Permas.

September

September 7 – Mohammad Razi Kail, former Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council and former Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Juasseh.
September 25 – Datchinamurthy Kataiah, 39, convicted drug trafficker.
September 27 – Chan Fu King, former Member of Parliament for Telok Anson.

October

October 1 – Mohamed Hashim Mohd Ali, former Armed Forces chief.
October 8 – Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, convicted drug trafficker.
October 14 – Yap Shing Xuen, 16, murdered by stabbing.
October 28 – Mohammad Taslim, former Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Maharani.

November

November 8 – Abdul Rahman Abdul Kadir, former Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Penanti.

December

December 5 – Bung Moktar Radin, Member of Parliament for Kinabatangan and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Lamag.
December 13 – Megat Najmuddin Megat Khas, former Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Kelana Jaya.