2020 in Malaysia

Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Al-Sultan Abdullah of Pahang
• Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tunku Azizah of Pahang
• Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak
• Prime Minister:
• *Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
• *Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin
• Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Seri Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
• Chief Justice: Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat

  State level

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• *Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ibrahim Ismail
• * Menteri Besar of Johor:
• **Sahruddin Jamal
• **Hasni Mohammad
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• * Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Sallehuddin
• * Menteri Besar of Kedah:
• **Mukhriz Mahathir
• **Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor
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• * Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Muhammad V
• * Menteri Besar of Kelantan: Ahmad Yaakob
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• * Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin
• * Menteri Besar of Perlis: Azlan Man
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• * Sultan of Perak: Sultan Nazrin Shah
• * Menteri Besar of Perak: Ahmad Faizal Azumu
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• * Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Abdullah Al Haj
• * Menteri Besar of Pahang: Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail
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• * Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
• * Menteri Besar of Selangor: Amirudin Shari
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• * Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
• * Menteri Besar of Terengganu: Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar
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• * Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Muhriz
• * Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Aminuddin Harun
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• * Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang: Abdul Rahman Abbas
• * Chief Minister of Penang: Chow Kon Yeow
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• * Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca:
• ** Mohd Khalil Yaakob
• ** Mohd Ali Rustam
• * Chief Minister of Malacca:
• **Adly Zahari
• **Sulaiman Md Ali
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• * Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak: Abdul Taib Mahmud
• * Chief Minister of Sarawak: Abang Johari Openg
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• * Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah: Juhar Mahiruddin
• * Chief Minister of Sabah: Shafie Apdal

  Events

January

• 1 January – Smoking ban officially takes place after a year-long grace period last year.
• 1 January – Visit Malaysia Year 2020 officially begins.
• 3 January – Maszlee Malik resigns as Minister of Education.
• 13 January – Japanese national badminton player, Kento Momota was injured in an accident early in the morning on his way to airport after competed at the 2020 Malaysia Masters when the van he was on hit the back of the lorry on Maju Expressway in which the driver was killed.
• 18 January – 2020 Kimanis by-election. It was won by Mohamad Alamin a Barisan Nasional candidate from component party United Malays National Organisation, replacing original member of parliament Anifah Aman whose election result was disqualified.
• 20 January - The Thai Peace Dialogue Panel, lead by General Wanlop Rugsanaoh, met with Barisan Revolusi Nasional representative Anas Abdulrahman in Kuala Lumpur, in what was described as "the first round of official peace dialogue" by BNR official Abdul Aziz Jabal.
• 25 January - COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
• *The Malaysian government confirmed the first cases related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia. The cases include three Chinese citizens from Singapore and subsequently quarantined at Sungai Buloh Hospital.

  February

• 21 February -
• *Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says the Pakatan Harapan presidential council meeting has given him the full trust on when to step down as Prime Minister which was decided by the presidential council which they met till late Friday night. Pakatan Harapan chairman said that after chairing the presidential council meeting, adding that he will decide when to step down after the Apec Summit in November to give its post to Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
• *PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged his party members as well as Pakatan Harapan coalition members to respect the decision made by the Pakatan presidential council on Friday night. The Port Dickson MP said he personally will not allow any of his party members to attack or condemn the decision that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been given full discretion when to step down as prime minister, which will be after the Apec Summit in November.
• 22 February - Six-time Malaysian Super League champions Johor Darul Ta’zim has officially moved into their new Sultan Ibrahim Stadium from Larkin Stadium, its previous venue. The new stadium was officiated by Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar on Saturday night.
• 23 February - 2020 Malaysian constitutional crisis :
• *Several important political meetings are being held at various spots in Petaling Jaya, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. At 9am, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia leaders and MPs were gathered at their headquarters at Yayasan Selangor including Prime Minister and Bersatu chairman, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. At Petaling Jaya's Sheraton Hotel, a dozen ministers and MPs, aligned to Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali's faction in PKR, were holed up in a meeting too. At 3pm, UMNO was also holed supreme council meeting at PWTC, Kuala Lumpur.
• *At 5:35pm, several vehicles carrying 6 party leaders included PPBM president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Azmin Ali, UMNO president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal and Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg were entering the Istana Negara to granted audience with Yang Di-Pertuan Agong following talk of a formation of a new government coalition.
• *Meanwhile, at PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's residence in Bukit Segambut Kuala Lumpur, PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that there were attempts to topple Pakatan Harapan by former comrades in Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia and traitors from PKR to form a new coalition government. When he was giving a sermon to his supporters, he will wait for a formal announcement on the matter. PKR supporters are attending prayers and later shouts of Reformasi!, Hidup Anwar!, PM Lapan! and Lawan Tetap Lawan! at Sunday night.
• *Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was also attended meeting with DAP and AMANAH leaders at undisclosed location late Sunday following the betrayal within Pakatan Harapan.
• 24 February - 2020 Malaysian constitutional crisis :
• *At 9 am, PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Deputy Prime Minister Datin Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng went to Prime Minister's office to meet with Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad over the possible realignment of the country's political landscape. Later, they leave Prime Minister's office after they informed that Prime Minister was not there.
• *Health minister and Amanah strategic director Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said that Pakatan Harapan is still the government of the day and its ministers will continue to perform their duties. Meanwhile, the party's vice president Datuk Mahfuz Omar said that Amanah was never approached to join any new coalition.
• *At 12pm, PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Deputy Prime Minister Datin Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng and AMANAH president Mohamad Sabu arrived at Prime Minister's residence to meet with Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad at Seri Kembangan, Selangor over possible of new government coalition and they later left around 12:30 pm
• *At 1.15pm, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his wife, Datin Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail arrived at PKR HQ in Petaling Jaya and he stated that he was very satisfied for meeting with Prime Minister. Meanwhile, at 1:20pm, Finance Minister, Lim Guan Eng also arrive at DAP HQ in Kuala Lumpur and stated that his meeting with Prime Minister was very emotional.
• *At 2pm, PKR deputy president, Datuk Seri Azmin Ali and vice-president, Zuraida Kamaruddin were sacked from PKR for their betrayal against party principles and the effects of their actions causing instability in the Pakatan Harapan-led government. However, Azmin, Zuraida and 9 other MPs leave PKR to form an independent bloc in Parliament.
• *At 2:20pm, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia officially leave Pakatan Harapan in support the leadership of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as the prime minister, according to PPBM president, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
• *At 2:25pm, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced his resignation as Prime Minister and Bersatu chairman, according to statement by Prime Minister Office and Bersatu party. PMO also confirms that his resignation letter were already submitted to the King at 1pm.
• *At 2:30pm, PKR president, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Deputy Prime Minister, Datin Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail arrived at Istana Negara to granted audience with Yang Di Pertuan Agong.
• *At 3:35pm, DAP, PKR, and AMANAH appealed to Tun Dr Mahathir to continue as Prime Minister despite his resignation.
• *At 5pm, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was arrived at Istana Negara to meet with Yang Di-Pertuan Agong which he's called few hours after his resignation.
• *At 7:25pm, Yang di-Pertuan Agong has appointed Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as interim Prime Minister while waiting for a new premier to be appointed after the Agong accepted his resignation.
• *At 9pm, Bersatu supreme council has rejected Tun Dr Mahathir's resignation as Bersatu chairman after party special meeting between top party leaders and ex-PKR MPs for Datuk Seri Azmin Ali
• 25 February - 2020 Malaysian constitutional crisis :
• 26 February - 2020 Malaysian constitutional crisis :
• 27 February - 2020 Malaysian constitutional crisis :

  March

• 1 March - Muhyiddin Yassin officially sworn in as Prime Minister at 10:30 a.m. in Istana Negara.
• 9 March - Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin formed his first cabinet, eight days after sworn in.
• 15 March - COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
• *The positive cases of coronavirus increased from 242 to 428, with the highest record increase number at that time. Most of the infects are related to a religious event at a mosque in Selangor.
• 16 March - COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
• *Malaysia will impose a nationwide partial lockdown from 18 to 31 March to contain the coronavirus.
• 17 March - COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
• *First coronavirus related death case reported as two deaths recorded on that day.
• 18 March - Visit Malaysia 2020 has been cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic and movement control order.
• 25 March - Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announces that movement control order be extended until April 14.

  April

• 10 April - Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announces that movement control order be extended for another two weeks until April 28.
• 23 April - Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announces that movement control order be extended for another two weeks until May 12.

  May

• 8 May - Conditional Movement Control Order extended till 9 June 2020.

  June

• 7 June - Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announces that recovery movement control order extended to 31 August 2020
• 23 June - Malaysia leads a 171 nation initiative at the United Nations to support U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterras' appeal for a global ceasefire during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

• 1 January – Peter Lo Sui Yin - former Chief Minister of Sabah
• 10 February – Abam Bocey - comedian
• 19 February – K.S. Maniam - novelist
• 23 April – J. V. Jayan - athlete
• 25 April – Mohd Fuad Abdul Latiff - Former Bukit Aman Traffic Enforcement and Investigation deputy director
• 31 May – Tan Aik Mong - badminton player

  Sports

• 7–12 January – 2020 Malaysia Badminton Masters
• 7–14 February – 2020 Tour de Langkawi
• 22 November – 2020 Penang Bridge International Marathon