Malaysians observe a number of holidays and festivities throughout the year. Some holidays are federally gazetted public holidays and some are public holidays observed by individual states. Other festivals are observed by particular ethnic or religion groups, but are not public holidays. The most celebrated holiday is the " Hari Kebangsaan" (Independence Day), otherwise known as "Merdeka" (Freedom), on 31 August commemorating the independence of the Federation of Malay in 1957, while Malaysia Day is celebrated on 16 September to commemorate the formation of Malaysia in 1963. Other notable national holidays are Hari Merdeka, Labour Day (1 May), and the King's birthday (first Saturday of June).
MULTIRACIAL MAKES MALAYSIA FAMOUS WITH ITS CULTURE
Malaysia is a multi—ethnic, multicultural and multilingual society. The Malays form the largest community and play a dominant role politically. Their language, Malay (Bahasa Malaysia), is the national language of the country.Citizens of Minangkabau, Bugis or Javanese origins, who can be classified "Malay" under constitutional definitions may also speak their respective ancestral tongues.
There is a large Chinese population who have historically been dominant in the Malaysian business and commerce community. There also exists a large mainly Tamil Indian population. They originally migrated from India as traders, teachers or other skilled workers, sometimes forced to by the British during colonial times to work in the plantation industry.
Malaysia has many other non—malay indigenous people, the largest of which is the Iban of Sarawak, who number over 600,000 and who still live in traditional longhouses which can hold up to 200 people. The Bidayuhs, numbering around 170,000, are concentrated in the southwestern part of Sarawak. The largest indigenous tribe in Sabah is the Kadazab, most of whom are Christians and rice farmers.]The 140,000 Orang Asli, or aboriginal peoples, comprise a number of different ethnic communities living in peninsular Malaysia. Many tribes, both on the peninsula and in Borneo, were traditionally nomadic or semi-nomadic hunter—gatherers, including the Punan, Penan and Senoi. However, their ancestral land and hunting grounds are commonly reclaimed by the state, shifting them to inferior land and sometimes pushing them out of their traditional way of life
1ST PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA: TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN PUTRA AL-HAJ
TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN PUTRA AL-HAJ : FIRST PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA
TUNKU PROCLAIMS THE INDEPENDENCE OF MALAYSIA ON 31 AUGUST 1957 PHOTOS
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah was born on 8th Feburay 1903 in Alor Setar Kedah. He was known as Tunku and also called as Bapa Kemerdekaan Malaysia. He was Chief Minister of the Federation Of Malaya from 1955, and the country's first Prime Minister from independence in 1957. He remained as the Prime Minister after Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore joined the federation in 1963 to form Malaysia. Tunku Abdul Rahman died on 6 December 1990 at the age of eighty-seven, and was laid to rest at the Langgar Royal Mausoleum in Alor Star.
TUNKU PROCLAIMS THE INDEPENDENCE OF MALAYSIA
2ND PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA: TUN ABDUL RAZAK
TUN ABDUL RAZAK
Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein Al-Haj was born on 11th March 1922 in Pekan Pahang. He was the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, ruling from 1970 to 1976. He is renowned for launching the Malaysian New Economic Policy (MNEP) or in Malay (Dasar Ekonomi Baru). He is also known as Bapa Pembangunan due to his works on development of Malaysia. He was died on 14 January 1976 at the age of 53.
3RD PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA: TUN HUSSIEN ONN
TUN HUSSEIN ONN
Tun Hussein bin Dato' Onn was born on 12th February 1922 in Johor Bahru, Johor. He was granted the soubriquet Bapa Perpaduan (Father of Unity). On January 15, 1976 he was appointed as Prime Minister of Malaysia after the death of Tun Razak. Tun Hussein was renowned for stressing on the issue of unity through policies aimed at rectifying economic imbalances between the communities. He died on the 29 May 1990 in Seaton Medical Center, San Francisco, at the age of 68 and was buried in Makam Pahlawan near Masjid Negara.
4TH PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA: TUN DR MAHATHIR MOHAMAD
TUN DR MAHATHIR MOHAMAD
Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad was the fourth Prime Minister Of Malaysia. He held the post for 22 years from 1981 to 2003, making him Malaysia's longest-serving Prime Minister, and one of the longest-serving leaders in Asia. He was born on 10th July 1925 in Alor Setar, Kedah. Mahathir became the Prime Minister of Malaysia on 16 July 1981 when Tun Hussein Onn stepped down due to health reasons. After 22 years in office, Mahathir retired on 31 October 2003. He was granted the soubriquet Bapa Pemodenan (Father of Modernization).
5TH PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA: TUN ABDULLAH AHMAD BADAWI
Tun Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi was born on 26th November 1939 in Bayan Lepas, Penang. He served as Prime Minister starting on 31 October 2003 to 3 April 2009.
6TH PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA : DATO' SERI NAJIB TUN RAZAK
Dato' Seri Haji Mohd. Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak. is the sixth and current Prime Minister of Malaysia. he was born on 23 July 1953 and the son of the previous Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. He was born in Pekan Pahang. He bacame the sixth Prime Minister on 3 April 2009. He is the one who responsible on 1 Malaysia campaign which emphasize ethnic harmony, national unity, and efficient governance.
YANG DIPERTUAN AGONG - THE HEAD STATE OF MALAYSIA
THE KING OF THE STATES
PARLIAMENT BUILDING
INSIDE THE PARLIAMENT
Malaysia is a federal constitutional elective monarchy. The federal head of state of Malaysia is the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong commonly referred to as the King of Malaysia. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is elected to a five-year term among the nine hereditary Sultans of the Malay States; the other four states, which have titular Governors, do not participate in the selection.The system of government in Malaysia is closely modelled on that of the Westminster parliamentary system, a legacy of British Colonial Rule.
THE MALAYSIAN FLAG: JALUR GEMILANG
Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy country in South East Asia. It consists 13 states which are Johore, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Perak, Penang, Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Sarawak and Sabah and three federal territories which are Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur and Labuan. The country is separated by the South China Sea into two regions, Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo. The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. Total population in Malaysia is about 28 milion people. Malaysia gain its independence on 31 August 1957. The Malaysian constitution guarantees religious freedom, although Islam is the largest and official religion of Malaysia. The official language of Malaysia is Bahasa Melayu.
MALAYSIAN STATES
MALAYSIA HEAD OF STATE: YANG DIPERTUAN AGONG
KLCC TWIN TOWER (KUALA LUMPUR CONVENTION CENTRE TWIN TOWER)
MALAYSIAN CAR: PROTON
MALAYSIAN STATES
MALAYSIA HEAD OF STATE: YANG DIPERTUAN AGONG
KLCC TWIN TOWER (KUALA LUMPUR CONVENTION CENTRE TWIN TOWER)
MALAYSIAN CAR: PROTON
