Incumbent political figures

Events

January – Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Malayan Railway) was incorporated as Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB).
February – UMNO party was brought it to state of Sabah by Deputy Prime Minister Tun Ghafar Baba.
February – 1991 Malacca water crisis.
6 February – 1991 Selangor water crisis.
March – The 1991 Malaysian haze affected Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley.
7 March – The first Malaysian boat show opened in Port Klang, Selangor
7 May – The Bright Sparklers Fireworks Factory at Sungai Buloh, Selangor caught fire and caused a huge explosion that killed 29 and injured 83 people. It was Malaysia's worst industrial disaster to date.
June – The New Economic Development Programme was launched.
June – TV host for the Kelab Kanak-Kanak Angkasapuri, Intan Yusniza Mohd Yunus and her mother were murdered.
1 August – The Lot 10 Kuala Lumpur shopping complex officially opened.
August – The Vision 2020 (Wawasan 2020) programme was launched.
27–29 September – The first Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix in Batu Tiga Circuit, Shah Alam, Selangor.
October – The piling works for Kuala Lumpur Tower were completed.

11 July – Mokhtar Dahari – Malaysian footballer^[1]
6 September – Tan Sri Mohammad Noah^[2] – Politician and Minister of Home Affairs and Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
7 November – Ishak Haji Muhammad (Pak Sako) – Malay author and nationalist

^ Omar, Fauzi (11 July 1995). "Cry Merdeka, for Malaysian soccer". New Straits Times. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ "Mohamed Noah Omar, Ex-Malaysia Speaker, 94". The New York Times. 6 September 1991. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

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