2011 in Malaysia is 54th anniversary of Malaysia's independence.

Incumbents Federal level Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (until 12 December) Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah of Kedah (from 13 December) Raja Permaisuri Agong: Sultanah Nur Zahirah of Terengganu (until 12 December) Sultanah Haminah Hamidun of Kedah (from 13 December) Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah of Kedah (until 12 December) Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan (from 13 December) Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak Deputy Prime Minister: Tan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin Yassin President of the Dewan Negara: Tan Sri Abu Zahar Ujang Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat: Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Pandikar Amin Mulia Chief Justice: Tun Dato' Seri Zaki Azmi (until 9 September) Tun Arifin Zakaria (12 September)

State level Johor: Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ibrahim Menteri Besar of Johor: Abdul Ghani Othman Kedah: Sultan of Kedah: (Council of Regency of Kedah from 13 December) 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: Tengku Muhammad Ismail (Regent until 12 December) 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

1 January – The Bandar Tasik Selatan Integrated Transport Terminal (Terminal Bersepadu Selatan) is opened for public. 1–17 January – Several parts of East Coast Peninsular Malaysia were hit by flash floods. 11 January – An AirAsia passenger plane carrying 130 passengers and crew skidded off the runway at Kuching International Airport, Sarawak. 16 January – Sarawak's Chief Minister, Abdul Taib Mahmud marries Syrian lady, Ragad Waleed Alkurdi. 17 January – The opening of Batang Tiga Police Station Gallery in Tanjung Kling, Malacca. 21 January – Malaysian naval commandos rescued 23 crew members of the MT Bunga Laurel oil tanker which was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. 22 January – Three young victims are murdered by a group of unknown motorists in Masjid Tanah, Malacca. 28 January – The new anthem and lyrics for Federal Territory is launched. 28 January–3 February – Several parts of Southern Peninsular Malaysia were hit by flash floods. 29 January – The government announces that there will be no toll hike for Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway and East Coast Expressway (Phase 1) for every five years. 30 January – 2011 Tenang by-election. Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate, Mohd Azahar wins this by-elections with a majority of 3,707 votes beating PAS candidate Normala Sudirman. 30 January–6 February – Malaysia at the 2011 Asian Winter Games in Almaty and Astana, Kazakhstan.

February 2 February The government decides to bring Malaysian students by air or sea out of Egypt due to the worsening anti-government uprising in that country. Three Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF)'s C-130 Hercules leaves for Egypt in the Ops Piramid (Operation Pyramid) mission to bring home Malaysian students from the trouble country. 7 February – Ops Piramid mission successful. About 7,000 Malaysians have been evacuated from Egypt since it was started on 2 February. 14 February – The Royal Commission of Inquiry on Teoh Beng Hock's Death begins hearing at Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex, Jalan Duta. 19 February – Protests in Bahrain, Libya, Algeria and Yemen. Malaysian citizens who are registered with the Malaysian embassies in Algiers, Algeria, Manama, Bahrain, Tripoli, Libya and Sanaa, Yemen are all reported safe and none of them are involved in the riots. 22 February – Prime Minister Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak visits Turkey for the first time and meets its prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. 27 February – More than 109 protesters of the HINDRAF (Hindu Rights Action Force) members were arrested by police for allegedly taking part in an illegal demonstration to protest the novel Interlok in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

March 2 March – Malaysian Prime Minister Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak visits Australia for the first time and meets with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard. 6 March – Merlimau and Kerdau by-elections. Barisan Nasional (BN) win in both by-elections. In Merlimau, Malacca. BN candidate, Roslan Ahmad wins with a majority of 3,643 votes beating PAS candidate Yuhaizad Abdullah. In Kerdau, Pahang. BN candidate, Syed Ibrahim Syed Ahmad wins with a majority of 2,724 votes beating PAS candidate, Hassanuddin Salim. 11–12 March – Following the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami with the subsequent of Fukushima nuclear fallout, Malaysian citizens who are registered with the Malaysian embassy in Tokyo, Japan are all reported safe. Malaysia sends a 15-members of search and rescue team (SMART), with medical officers and 6 tracker dogs, to tsunami-hit Japan. 13 March – World's no.1 badminton player, Lee Chong Wei wins All England titles for the second time beating China's Lin Dan in the finals at Birmingham, England. 20 March – An 11-year-old boy, Muhammad Naquiddin was electrocuted to death when he touched a lamppost at a playground at Batu Tiga, Selangor. 21 March Five silat masters were killed when the van there were travelling in skidded and rammed into a tree at Pendang, Kedah. Tengku Ampuan Bariah of Terengganu (1979–1998), the mother of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu died at Seri Kota Medical Centre in Klang, Selangor. Her body was flown back to Terengganu and was laid to rest at the Royal Mausoleum near Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Mosque, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu. Terengganu declares a 40 days of mourning period. 28 March – Several parts of East Coast Peninsular Malaysia including Terengganu was hit by flash floods.

April 2 April – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested 62 Royal Malaysian Customs Department officers of various ranks and posts under the 3b operation for alleged involvement in corruption, money laundering and other offences. 6 April A Royal Malaysian Customs Department Selangor state assistant director, Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed, 56 was found dead on the first floor of the Federal Territory Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office in Jalan Cochrane, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The remains of national hero Mohammed Abdul Lalil @ Jalil, who was killed in a plane crash at Gua Musang, Kelantan during the Malayan Emergency on 25 August 1950 was brought back to Muar, Johor and was buried in Bukit Treh Muslim Cemetery. 11 April – A pilot was killed in a helicopter crash in Sibu, Sarawak. 16 April Reopening of the Pudu Sentral bus terminal in Kuala Lumpur. 2011 Sarawak state election. Barisan Nasional (BN) retains its two-thirds majority in the 71-seat state assembly. Abdul Taib Mahmud sworn in as Chief Minister of Sarawak. 20 April – Canadian teen singer, Justin Bieber performs his concert in Malaysia for the first time at Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur. 27 April Chinese Premier, Wen Jiabao visits Malaysia for the second time and attend the Malaysia-China Economic, Trade and Investment Forum in Kuala Lumpur. Ten Malaysians are arrested at the Auckland International Airport in Auckland, New Zealand for trying to smuggle in methamphetamine worth NZ$10mil (RM24mil) in their shoes. 29 April – Datuk Shazryl Eskay Abdullah performed the sumpah laknat (oath-cum-curse) oath at Amru Al-As Mosque in Bandar Baru Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by swearing in God's name that the Opposition Leader, Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim is the man featured in the sex video on 21 February 2011, that was recently shown to journalists.

May 5 May – Lesotho prime minister, Pakalitha Mosisili visits Malaysia and meets the prime minister, Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak in Putrajaya, Malaysia. 10 May – Three people were killed and five others were injured in the 11-vehicle pile-up at the t-junctions in Bahau, Negeri Sembilan. 17 May – The toll collections of the East–West Link Expressway from Salak Interchange to Taman Connaught Interchange is abolished. 21 May – 16 people mostly 15 children and a caretaker of an orphanage were killed in a landslide caused by heavy rains at the Children's Hidayah Madrasah Al-Taqwa orphanage in FELCRA Semungkis, Hulu Langat, Selangor. 27 May – The biggest National Youth Day celebrations, Hari Belia Negara is held in Putrajaya, Malaysia.

June 4 June – Malaysian football coach, K. Rajagopal and the late goalkeeper, R. Arumugam aka "Spiderman" were awarded Panglima Jasa Negara (PJN) which carried title "Datuk" by Yang di-Pertuan Agong 5 June – Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak visits Kazakhstan for the first time and meets its president Nursultan Nazarbayev in the capital Astana. 10 June – The Sungai Johor Bridge on the Senai–Desaru Expressway, Johor, the longest river bridge in Malaysia is opened for public for the first time. 22 June – The Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia (KR1M) convenience store is unveiled by the Prime Minister, Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak. 23 June – A 124-page report by the Royal Commission of Inquiry on Teoh Beng Hock's Death is presented to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu at Istana Terengganu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 24 June – AirAsia places the largest single order in commercial aviation history, purchasing 200 Airbus A320neo jetliners. 25 June – A family of three, including a baby boy, died in an early morning fire at Heng Guan Garden, Matang, Kuching, Sarawak. 26 June – Police arrest 31 members of the Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) including Sungai Siput Member of Parliament Dr. Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj in Penang in relation to the 9 July Bersih 2.0 rally. 28 June – The Perdana Lake Gardens (Taman Tasik Perdana) is renamed Perdana Botanical Gardens (Taman Botanik Perdana).

July

1 July – The Malaysia's Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) train service between Woodlands, Bukit Timah and the Tanjong Pagar railway station, Singapore ceased all operations. The KTMB's Tanjong Pagar railway station was relocated to the new terminus at the Woodlands Train Checkpoint (WTCP). 2 July – Home Minister, Dato' Seri Hishamuddin Hussein declares that the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih 2.0) is an unlawful organisation. 4 July The 1Malaysia People Housing Scheme (PR1MA) is launched by the Prime Minister, Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu issues a special statement on Bersih 2.0 rally saying that street demonstrations will bring more bad than good to the country. 5 July – The 9 July Bersih 2.0 street rally in Kuala Lumpur has been called off. The rally will be held in stadium. 7 July – The kindergarten hostage crisis took place in Sungai Abong, Muar, Johor. About 30 kindergarten children and four teachers of the Serikids Kindergarten were saved and the hammer-wielding man who held 30 children and four teachers hostage at a kindergarten was injured in his head and later he died at the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital. 8 July