2015 in Malaysia is 58th 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 (until 28 July) Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (from 29 July) 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: Mohamed Khaled Nordin Kedah: Sultan of Kedah: (Council of Regency of Kedah) Tunku Sallehuddin (chairman) Tunku Abdul Hamid Thani (Members I) Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz (Members II) Menteri Besar of Kedah: Mukhriz Mahathir Kelantan: Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Muhammad V Menteri Besar of Kelantan: Ahmad Yaakob Perlis: Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Menteri Besar of Perlis: Azlan Man Perak: Sultan of Perak: Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin 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: Mohamed Azmin Ali Terengganu: Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Menteri Besar of Terengganu: Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman 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: Idris Haron Sarawak: Governor of Sarawak: Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud Chief Minister of Sarawak: Adenan Satem Sabah: Governor of Sabah: Tun Juhar Mahiruddin Chief Minister of Sabah: Musa Aman
Events January
1 January The price of RON95 and diesel has reduced by 35 sen (RM1.91 per litre) and 30 sen (RM1.93 per litre) respectively. The Malaysia Year of Festival 2015 officially begins. One Malaysian was killed in the stampede at Chen Yi Square, Shanghai, China on New Year's Eve. 1 January – The Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 crash: The first two bodies from the AirAsia Flight QZ8501 crash have arrived back in Surabaya, Indonesia. 2 January – The Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 crash: Three more bodies were identified at the Disaster Victim Identification centre here before they were handed over to the respective families. 5 January – 2014–2015 Peninsular Malaysia floods: Part of the East–West Highway from Gerik, Perak to Jeli, Kelantan has now reopened to traffic after series of landslides that hit the highway. 6 January – The Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 crash: Four air traffic controllers have been suspended for failing to check the approved flight schedule for AirAsia QZ8501. 6 January – Malaysia takes a seat as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. 6 January – 2014–2015 Peninsular Malaysia floods: Part of the East Coast Expressway from Karak to Jabur has now reopened to traffic after being hit by flash floods. 7 January – The Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 crash: Part of the tail of crashed Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 has been found in the Java Sea. 10 January – Launch of Malaysia Year of Festival 2015 at Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 11 January – The Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 crash: The black boxes of the Flight QZ8501 has been found. 11 January – A three-minute and 21-second video of a Korean pop (K-pop) band member, B1A4 hugging three fans wearing tudung (headscarf) on stage has gone viral on internet. Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) investigate the event following the band's inappropriate behaviour during the event. 12 January – The Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 crash: The flight data recorder of the Flight 8501 has been sent to Jakarta for analysis. 12 January – Major Zaidi Ahmad, A Royal Malaysian Air Force officer was found guilty of breaching two standing orders and breaking protocol in revealing problems with the indelible ink used in the 2013 Malaysian general election. He was sacked from his job in Malaysian Armed Forces by a military court-martial. 13 January Human rights lawyer, Eric Paulsen is arrested in sedition probe. Two former police commandos, Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri and Corporal Sirul Azahar Umar, were sentenced to death after the Federal Court allowed the government's appeal over the murder of Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu in 2006. 14 January – The Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 crash: The main body wreckage of the Flight QZ8501 has found at Java Sea. 15 January Eight people, including the driver of a tour bus, died while 21 others were injured when the bus burst into flames after crashing into a car at KM326.2 on the southbound lane of the North–South Expressway near Tapah interchange, Perak. Official opening of the Menara Kembar Bank Rakyat in KL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur by the Prime Minister, Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak and Jalan Travers is renamed as Jalan Rakyat. 17 January – Sixty-nine-year-old Wan Hashim Wan Mahmood created another history by cycling across five countries to complete his tour of Southeast Asia. 17 January – 2015 East Malaysian floods Several parts of Sabah and Sarawak were hit by flash floods. 18 January – A police officer, ASP Mohamad Hasnal Jamil, who was involved in the bloody incident in Kampung Air Siminul, Semporna, Sabah, during the 2013 Lahad Datu standoff on 2 March 2013, which saw 10 enemies shot dead, and 14 more caught, while six security personnel lost their lives, was awarded the Bintang Keberanian Kedah (BKK) medal for bravery from the Sultan of Kedah, Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah. 21 January – Former police commando Sirul Azhar Omar has been detained by Australian immigration officials in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia over his conviction for the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu. 24 January – Tengku Ampuan Tua Intan Zaharah of Terengganu, 4th Raja Permaisuri Agong (1965–1970), a consort of Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu and also grandmother of current Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, died at the age of 86 in Pantai Hospital, Kuala Lumpur due to pneumonia. Her body was brought back to Terengganu and laid to rest near husband grave in the Royal Mausoleum near Abidin Mosque, Kuala Terengganu. Terengganu declared 40 days of mourning begins 24 January until 1 March. 29 January – Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 crash: The Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia (DCA) officially declared that the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 over Indian Ocean is an "accident" in accordance with the Standards of Annexes 12 and 13 to the ICAO's Chicago Convention and all 227 of the passengers and 12 crews onboard flight MH370 are presumed to have lost their lives. However, the search for the missing Flight MH370 will continue. 31 January – The completion works and full official opening of the East Coast Expressway Phase 2 from Jabur to Kuala Terengganu.
February
1 February The fuel prices has dropped between RM0.11 and RM0.23. The RON 95 down by RM0.21 to RM1.70, RON 97 down by RM0.11 to RM2.00 and diesel down by RM0.23 to RM1.70, per litre. Hong Kong international superstars, Jackie Chan received the Panglima Mahkota Wilayah (PMW) award which carried the title Datuk from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah of Kedah in conjunction with the 41st Federal Territory Day. 2 February A 20-year-old Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) student, Nursyuhada Johari died after her throat was slit, allegedly by a male friend at KM228.2 of the North–South Expressway near Bukit Gantang, Perak. Malaysia's squash queen Nicol David created a new world record for the length of time a squash player who has topped the world rankings, after marking her 106th month as world number one in the latest February Women's Squash Association (WSA) list. 9 February – Datuk Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin, has been named the new group chief executive officer and president of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) effective 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2018. 10 February – Federal Court upholds conviction of opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, finds him guilty of sodomising former aide Saiful Bukhari and was sentenced five-year prison by the Federal Court. Later, Anwar was taken to Sungai Buloh Prison in Sungai Buloh, Selangor after his trial verdict. 10 February – The Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 crash: The body of the only Malaysian passenger, Sii Chung Huei, in the Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 crash in the Java Sea last 28 December, was identified by Indonesian authorities. 11 February – The Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 crash: The body of sole Malaysian passenger, Sii Chung Huei, in the Indonesia AirAsia QZ8501 crash in the Java Sea arrived at the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) base in Kuching, Sarawak and was taken to the family's house and later to Nirvana Memorial Park in Siniawan near Kuching. 12 February Former Menteri Besar of Kelantan and also Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) spiritual leader, Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, died at the age of 84 at his residence in Kampung Pulau Melaka, Kota Bharu, Kelantan at evening. Some 200 people gathered at the gates of the Sungai Buloh Prison at night in a display of solidarity with imprisoned Anwar Ibrahim, turning the area into a sea of lights as they laid down candles all over the compound. 13 February – More than 10,000 people pay their respects for the late Nik Aziz at Masjid Tok Guru mosque in Kampung Pulau Melaka, Kota Bharu including Malaysian Prime Minister, Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak, Chief Minister of Penang Lim Guan Eng, DAP Advisor Lim Kit Siang, Minister of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Mustapa Mohamad, Menteri Besar of Kelantan Ahmad Yakob and Menteri Besar of Kedah Mukhriz Mahathir. Then, his body was laid to rest at Kampung Pulau Melaka Muslim cemetery. 16 February – The proposed Kinrara–Damansara Expressway (KIDEX Skyway) project is officially cancelled by the Selangor State Government. 24 February – The family of Anwar Ibrahim has submitted an application for a royal pardon over his sodomy conviction. 25 February – 2015 Chempaka by-election: UMNO-Barisan Nasional (BN) will not contested the Chempaka by-elections and will focuses for the post-flood recovery programme in Kelantan. 28 February – The Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan in Teluk Intan, Perak has been declared as a National Heritage of Malaysia by the Department of National Heritage, Malaysia.
March
1 March – The fuel prices has increased to RM0.25. The RON 95 up by to RM1.95, RON 97 down to RM2.25 and diesel up to RM1.95, per litre. 3 March – Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crash: Relatives of those killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was downed over eastern Ukraine visited a Dutch air base to view the wreckage of the plane. 3 March – The district flags of Johor are introduced. 4 March – Heavy rain for over an hour in the Kuala Lumpur caused flash flood and massive traffic congestion in Cheras Highway near the Taman Billion roundabout. 5 March – Sapura Kencana Petroleum Bhd's vice chairman Mokhzani Mahathir resigns. 7 March – More than 2,000 people marched through Kuala Lumpur to demand the release of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who was jailed last month for five years on sodomy charges. 8 March – The first anniversary of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 crash. 10 March –