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This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1991, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

Lot 10 Kuala Lumpur shopping complex.

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.

Births

• 21 January – Mohd Fadhli Mohd Shas – Malaysian defender
• 8 February – Syatilla Melvin – Actress and model
• 1 March – Misbun Ramdan Misbun – Badminton player
• 24 May – Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin – Badminton player
• 9 September – Siti Adira Suhaimi – Singer
• 20 September – Khairul Anuar Mohamad – Archer
• 26 September – Mohd Fakhrurazi Musa – Footballer
• 20 October – Zulfahmi Khairuddin – Malaysian Grand Prix Motorcycle racer
• 12 November – Mohd Syukur Saidin – Footballer
• 14 November – Zubir Azmi – Footballer
• 22 November – Diana Danielle – Actress

Deaths

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

See also

• 1991
• 1990 in Malaysia | 1992 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia