1996 in Malaysia

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1996, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

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See also:Other events of 1996
History of Malaysia  • Timeline  • Years
The Modenas Kriss.
The Light Rail Transit System (Sistem Transit Aliran Ringan) (STAR LRT)
Kuala Lumpur Tower.

Incumbent political figures

Federal level

State level

Events
  • 6 January – A landslide blocked the North–South Expressway (NSE) near Gua Tempurung, Perak.
  • 12 January – The first Malaysian satellite MEASAT 1 was launched by the Ariane rocket from Kourou, French Guiana.
  • 12 January – Seven year-old Tin Song Sheng reported missing while waiting for the bus at the Taman Rasah Chinese Primary School in Taman Melawati, Shah Alam, Selangor returned home.
  • 17 January – Twenty-four people, seven of them policemen, were injured in rioting at the Sungai Besi camp for Vietnamese illegal immigrants.
  • February – First Le Tour de Langkawi cycling tour.
  • 6 February – The ground-breaking ceremony of the PUTRA-LRT underground rail tunnel from Pasar Seni to Ampang Park.
  • 12 February – The Multimedia Super Corridor was established.
  • 2 March – The body of the Malay Sarawakian nationalist Rosli Dhobie was brought back from Kuching Central Prison to Sibu.
  • 6 March – The Perodua Rusa, Malaysian first domestically manufactured van was launched.
  • 29–31 March – 1996 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
  • 18 April – The Sungai Besi camp for Vietnamese illegal immigrants is officially closed.
  • May – Malaysia's first domestically produced motorcycle, Modenas Kriss was launched.
  • May – The construction of the Bakun Dam projects began.
  • 2 July – A new version of Malaysian Ringgit RM 2 notes was introduced.
  • 16 July – A bus ferrying a group of factory workers and their families on a holiday excursion plunged into a 120m-deep ravine at km 1 of the Genting Sempah–Genting Highlands Highway near the Genting Highlands Resort, killing 17. Six were children.
  • 3 August – A widespread power outage in Peninsular Malaysia began at 5:17pm. The states of Peninsular Malaysia including Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Putrajaya, Johor, Melaka, and Negeri Sembilan lost power for several hours. A transmission line near Sultan Ismail Power Station in Paka, Terengganu tripped at 5:17pm causing all power stations in Peninsular Malaysia to collapse resulting in a massive power failure. Supply was back to normal by 11:00pm. After this blackout, utility giant Tenaga Nasional's stock fell considerably.
  • 29 August – A mud avalanche near Pos Dipang Orang Asli settlement in Kampar, Perak killed 44 people.
  • 8 September – Official opening of the Light Rail Transit System (Sistem Transit Aliran Ringan) (STAR LRT) Phase 1 from Sultan Ismail to Ampang.
  • 1 October – The Kuala Lumpur Tower at Bukit Nanas was officially opened by Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad.
  • 8 October – The Malay political party, Semangat 46 was officially dissolved.
  • 27 October – Michael Jackson held his first concert in Malaysia at Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur.
  • 2 November – The Sungai Buloh Prison in Sungai Buloh, Selangor became the federal prison, replacing Pudu Prison in Kuala Lumpur.
  • 29 November – Official opening of the new Pusat Sains Negara (National Science Centre) building in Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur.
  • 18 December – The Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Terengganu, Tengku Mizan Zainal Abidin married Nur Zahirah.
  • 26 December – Several parts of Sabah were hit by the Tropical Depression Greg. More than 120 people were killed.

Births
  • 5 January – Adam Nor Azlin – Footballer.
  • 14 June – Muhammad Ariff Farhan Mohd Isa – Footballer
  • 22 June - Raysha Rizrose – Actress
  • 3 July – Kumaahran Sathasivam – Footballer
  • 31 July – Chacha Maembong – Actress
  • 4 August – Syazwan Andik – Footballer
  • 10 August – Ifwat Akmal – Footballer
  • 28 August – Didi Astillah – Singer
  • 2 October – Ahmad Syihan Hazmi Mohamed – Footballer
  • 26 November – Muhd Monir – Footballer
  • 3 December – Muhammad Farhan Roslan – Footballer

Deaths
  • 22 May – Wong Peng Soon — Former badminton player
  • Unknown date – Sher Mohamed Allah Baksh — Assistant Commissioner of Police (1939–1969)
  • Unknown date – Abdul Hamid Bidin — Malaysian Armed Forces general (1969–1970)
  • Unknown date – PP Narayanan — Former Malaysian Workers Union president
  • Unknown date – Ibu Enjah – First "Ibu Mithali" award recipient
  • Unknown date – S. Roomai Noor — Actor
  • Unknown date – Ali Fiji — Actor
  • Unknown date – Ibrahim Din — Actor

See also

References
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