Malaysia Public Holidays: Essential Dates for 2025

October 16, 2024 Posted by ASEAN Briefing Written by Ayman Falak Medina Reading Time: 2 minutes

Malaysia has a diverse range of public holidays, reflecting its multicultural society. National holidays like Hari Raya Eid-ul-Fitri, Chinese New Year, and Deepavali are celebrated by Muslims, Chinese, and Hindus, respectively.

There are also holidays specific to certain states, such as Thaipusam, celebrated in Penang, Selangor, and a few other states. Islamic holidays like Muharram and Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday are observed nationwide, while Christian holidays like Christmas and Good Friday are observed in select states. The country also marks Merdeka Day on August 31 to celebrate its independence.

Date	Day	Holiday	States
01-Jan	Wed	New Year’s Day	National except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu
14-Jan	Tue	YDPB Negeri Sembilan’s Birthday	Negeri Sembilan
27-Jan	Mon	Israj Mi’raj	Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perlis & Terengganu
29-Jan	Wed	Chinese New Year	National
30-Jan	Thu	Chinese New Year Holiday	National
01-Feb	Sat	Federal Territory Day	Kuala Lumpur, Labuan & Putrajaya
11-Feb	Tue	Thaipusam	Johor, Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan, Penang, Perak, Putrajaya & Selangor
20-Feb	Thu	Independence Declaration Day	Melaka
02-Mar	Sun	Awal Ramadan	Johor, Kedah & Melaka
04-Mar	Tue	Installation of Sultan Terengganu	Terengganu
18-Mar	Tue	Nuzul Al-Quran	National except Johor, Kedah, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Sabah & Sarawak
23-Mar	Sun	Sultan of Johor’s Birthday	Johor
31-Mar	Mon	Hari Raya Aidilfitri	National
01-Apr	Tue	Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday	National
02-Apr	Wed	Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday	Melaka
18-Apr	Fri	Good Friday	Sabah & Sarawak
26-Apr	Sat	Sultan of Terengganu’s Birthday	Terengganu
01-May	Thu	Labour Day	National
12-May	Mon	Wesak Day	National
17-May	Sat	Raja Perlis’ Birthday	Perlis
22-May	Thu	Hari Hol Pahang	Pahang
30-May	Fri	Harvest Festival	Labuan & Sabah
31-May	Sat	Harvest Festival Holiday	Labuan & Sabah
01-Jun	Sun	Hari Gawai	Sarawak
02-Jun	Mon	Hari Gawai Holiday	Sarawak
02-Jun	Mon	Agong’s Birthday	National
03-Jun	Tue	Agong’s Birthday Holiday	Sarawak
06-Jun	Fri	Arafat Day	Kelantan & Terengganu
07-Jun	Sat	Hari Raya Haji	National
08-Jun	Sun	Hari Raya Haji Holiday	Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu
15-Jun	Sun	Sultan of Kedah’s Birthday	Kedah
27-Jun	Fri	Awal Muharram	National
29-Jun	Sun	Awal Muharram Holiday	Johor & Kedah
07-Jul	Mon	Georgetown World Heritage City Day	Penang
12-Jul	Sat	Penang Governor’s Birthday	Penang
22-Jul	Tue	Sarawak Day	Sarawak
30-Jul	Wed	Sultan of Pahang’s Birthday	Pahang
31-Jul	Thu	Hol Day Almarhum Sultan Iskandar	Johor
24-Aug	Sun	Melaka Governor’s Birthday	Melaka
31-Aug	Sun	Merdeka Day	National
05-Sep	Fri	Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday	National
16-Sep	Tue	Malaysia Day	National
29-Sep	Mon	Sultan of Kelantan’s Birthday	Kelantan
30-Sep	Tue	Sultan of Kelantan’s Birthday Holiday	Kelantan
04-Oct	Sat	Sabah Governor’s Birthday	Sabah
11-Oct	Sat	Sarawak Governor’s Birthday	Sarawak
20-Oct	Mon	Deepavali	National except Sarawak
07-Nov	Fri	Sultan of Perak’s Birthday	Perak
11-Dec	Thu	Sultan of Selangor’s Birthday	Selangor
24-Dec	Wed	Christmas Eve	Sabah
25-Dec	Thu	Christmas Day	National

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