1999 in Malaysia

Incumbent political figures

Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong:
• *Tuanku Jaafar
• *Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
• Raja Permaisuri Agong:
• *Tuanku Najihah
• *Tuanku Siti Aishah
• Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohamad
• Deputy Prime Minister:
• *Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim
• *Dato' Sri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
• Chief Justice: Eusoff Chin

  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: Sultan Azlan Shah
• Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
• Sultan of Selangor: Tengku Idris Shah
• Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
• Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tengku Naquiddin
• 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 Sakaran Dandai

  Events

• 1 January - Visit Negeri Sembilan Year 1999 officially began
• January - Malaysia exited from economic crisis
• 15 January - Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Noor resigned as the Inspector General of Police after taking full responsibility for injuries suffered by former Deputy Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim while in police custody.
• February - Abdullah Ahmad Badawi became Deputy Prime Minister, replacing Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
• 3 March - Many federal administration sections were moved to the new federal administrative centre in Putrajaya, but Kuala Lumpur remained the capital.
• 4 March - Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin was crowned as Sultan of Terengganu.
• 10 March - Baby dugong, Si Tenang was found dead by a fisherman in Pasir Gudang, Johor.
• 15 March - The Smart TAG on-board unit was launched, replacing PLUS TAG
• 4 April - Parti Keadilan Nasional was launched.
• 14 April - Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to six years in jail.
• 16-18 April - 1999 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
• 19 April - Two brothers, Justin Read, 19 and Gerald Read, 25 were the first Malaysians to reach the North Pole after encountering challenging weather.
• 20 April - The Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia's home of motorsports was officially opened.
• 26 April - Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah of Selangor was elected as the 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
• May - Menara Alor Star, Alor Star first landmarks officially opened.
• 15 May - A landslide near Bukit Antarabangsa, Ulu Klang, Selangor. Most of the Bukit Antarabangsa civilians were trapped.
• 21 May - Sun Cruises' liner SS Galileo Galilei or also known as SS Sun Vista sank in the Straits of Malacca near Penang after the vessel suffered an engine room fire, which cut all power. All 1,090 passengers and crew were safely evacuated.
• 1 June - Section 2 of the PUTRA-LRT from to opened, containing Malaysia's first underground rail line.
• 21 June - Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad moved into new office at the Perdana Putra building in the new federal administrative centre in Putrajaya.
• 8 July - The official opening ceremony for the Multimedia Super Corridor centre in Cyberjaya.
• 10 August - Azhar Mansor becomes the first Malaysian solo sailor to sail around the world by Jalur Gemilang sailing ship.
• 23 August - The establishment of University of Selangor in Selangor.
• 26 August - The Institut Teknologi MARA was given its university status and renamed Universiti Teknologi MARA.
• 31 August - The Petronas Twin Towers were officially opened.
• September - Opening of the Istana Budaya in Kuala Lumpur.
• September - The Bintang Walk at Bukit Bintang was officially opened.
• 11 September - Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah of Selangor was installed as Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
• 1 October - Bank of Commerce merged with Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Berhad and changed its name to Bumiputra-Commerce Bank Berhad.
• 10 October - Opening of the Port of Tanjung Pelepas in Johor.
• 17 October - The first Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix held at the Sepang International Circuit.
• 25 October - Barisan Nasional celebrated its 25th anniversary.
• 18 November - Mid Valley Megamall, the largest shopping complex in Malaysia was officially opened.
• 18–21 November - World Cup Golf Malaysia 1999
• 29 November - The 1999 General Elections. Terengganu fall to the PAS party.
• 22 December - A Mutiara express bus caught fire after plunging into a ravine at Kampung Bayu in Paloh, near Gua Musang, Kelantan killing three passengers and injuring eight.

  Births

• 27 January – Adi Putra Abdul Ghani - Mathematician prodigy
• 12 July – Tajul Ariff - Singer
• 12 July – Nur Dhabitah Sabri - Diver
• 2 September – Harris Alif - Singer and actor
• 11 September – Nurin Jazlin - Murder victim
• 20 October – Nur Fathiah Diaz - Actor
• 4 December – Dayana Amerda - Singer

  Deaths

• 2 February – Tunku Kurshiah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin — Tunku Ampuan Besar Negeri Sembilan and first Raja Permaisuri Agong
• Unknown date – M. Shariff — Malay guitarist and singer
• Unknown date – Siput Sarawak — Malay actress
• Unknown date – Along — Murdered member of Spoon pop music group
• Unknown date – Mohammad Abdullah — Actor in the TV3 sitcom series Pi Mai Pi Mai Tang Tu and RTM TV1's longest-running drama series Opah
• Unknown date – Dato' Alexander Lee Yu Lung — Former National Unity and Social Development Deputy Minister