1990 in Malaysia

Incumbent political figures

Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Azlan Shah
• Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Bainun
• Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohamad
• Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Ghafar Baba
• Lord President: Abdul Hamid Omar

  State level

• Sultan of Johor: Sultan Iskandar
• Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
• Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail Petra
• Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
• Sultan of Perak: Raja Nazrin Shah
• Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
• Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
• Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
• Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang: Tun Dr Hamdan Sheikh Tahir
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca: Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak: Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce Mohammed Noor
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah: Tun Said Keruak

  Events

• 1 January – The introduction of unleaded petrol in Malaysia.
• 1 January – Visit Malaysia Year 1990 officially began.
• 1 January – Dataran Merdeka or Merdeka Square was officially opened.
• 2 January – The Amanah Saham Bumiputra scheme launched.
• 28 February – 17 people including 11 Federal Reserve Unit riot police personal were killed in a collision between FRU riot police vehicles, tankers lorry, a passenger bus and ten cars at kilometre 31 of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway not far from Genting Sempah Tunnel in Gombak, Selangor.
• 14 May – Kuala Lumpur celebrated 100 years of local authority. The new federal territory of Kuala Lumpur flag and anthem were introduced.
• 29 May – Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysia's 3rd prime minister died. His body was interred at Makam Pahlawan, near Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur.
• 1 June – The first Non-Aligned Summit Meeting G15 held in Kuala Lumpur
• 2 June – P. Ramlee awarded the Darjah Panglima Setia Mahkota highest award with a title Tan Sri
• 2 July – A stampede inside a pedestrian tunnel leading out from Mecca towards Mina and the Plains of Arafat led to the deaths of 1,426 pilgrims including 122 Malaysians.
• 11 July – The Malaysia Agriculture Park, Bukit Cahaya Seri Alam opened to the public.
• 3 August – Proton Saga with Megavalve engine is launched.
• 1 September – The Lembaga Letrik Negara was incorporated as Tenaga Nasional Berhad.
• 17 October – The Communist insurgency in Sarawak was officially over. The peace treaty between Malaysia government and the second bureau of the North Kalimantan Communist Party was signed in Kuching, Sarawak.
• 21 October – The Malaysian General Elections. Kelantan now led by the PAS party.
• 1 November – South Africa's anti-apartheid leader, Nelson Mandela began a four-day visit to Malaysia.
• 6 December – Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, the first Malaysian Prime Minister, also known as the "Father of Malayan Independence" or "Father of Malaysia" died. His body was brought back to Kedah and laid to rest at Kedah Royal Mausoleum, Langgar.

  Births

• 27 February – Hafiz Suip – Singer
• 14 March – Siti Saleha – Actress
• 21 March – Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli – Paralympian athlete
• 21 March – Ahmad Aminuddin Shaharuddin – Football player
• 16 April – Cheong Jun Hoong – Diver
• 2 June – Izzue Islam – Actor and singer
• 30 June – Bryan Nickson Lomas – Diver
• 5 July – Tunku Abdul Jalil ibni Sultan Ibrahim Ismail – Tunku Laksamana of Johor
• 18 July – Mohd Azniee Taib – Football player
• 2 August – Juzzthin – Actor and singer
• 13 August – Shila Amzah – Singer
• 18 August – Stracie Angie Anam – Singer
• 14 September – Fattah Amin – Actor
• 19 September – Alif Satar – Singer
• 24 December – Tengku Amir Shah – Raja Muda of Selangor
• 30 December – Nik Shahrul Azim Abdul Halim – Football player
• Unknown date – Mohamad Afeez Bin Abdul Aziz – Power broker
• 16 May – Nad Zainal – Actress
• 9 October – Hanis Zalikha – Actress, TV host and blogger
• 11 October – Sara Ali – Actress

  Deaths

• 29 May – Tun Hussein Onn – Third Malaysian Prime Minister, also known as the "Father of Unity"
• 6 December – Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj – First Malaysian Prime Minister, also known as "Father of Malayan Independence" or "Father of Malaysia"