National Holidays In Malaysia In 2021

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National Holidays in Malaysia in 2021

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List of Holidays in Malaysia in 2021

Day	Date	Holiday Name	Type	Comments
Friday	Jan 01	New Year's Day	Regional Holiday	Most states
Thursday	Jan 14	Birthday of the Sultan of Negeri Sembilan	Regional Holiday	Negeri Sembilan only
Thursday	Jan 28	Thaipusam	Regional Holiday	Several states
Monday	Feb 01	Federal Territory Day	Regional Holiday	Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Putrajaya
Friday	Feb 12	Chinese New Year	National Holiday	1st day of 1st lunar month
Saturday	Feb 13	Chinese New Year Holiday	National Holiday	Second day of first lunar month
Thursday	Mar 04	Anniversary of Installation of the Sultan	Regional Holiday	Terengganu
Thursday	Mar 11	Isra and Miraj	Regional Holiday	Kedah, Perlis, Negeri Sembilan, Terengganu
Tuesday	Mar 23	Birthday of the Sultan of Johor	Regional Holiday	Johor
Friday	Apr 02	Good Friday	Regional Holiday	Sabah and Sarawak
Tuesday	Apr 13	Beginning of Ramadan	Regional Holiday	Johor, Kedah, Malacca
Thursday	Apr 15	Declaration of Malacca as a Historical City	Regional Holiday	Malacca
Monday	Apr 26	Birthday of the Sultan of Terengganu	Regional Holiday	Terengganu only. Always celebrated on 26 April
Thursday	Apr 29	Nuzul Al-Quran Day	Regional Holiday	Most states
Friday	Apr 30	Nuzul Al-Quran Day	Regional Holiday	Most states
Saturday	May 01	Labour Day	National Holiday	International Workers' Day
Sunday	May 09	Mother's Day	Not A Public Holiday	2nd Sunday in May. Not a public holiday
Thursday	May 13	Hari Raya Aidilfitri	National Holiday	End of Ramadan
Friday	May 14	Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday	National Holiday
Saturday	May 22	The Sultan of Pahang Hol	Regional Holiday	Pahang
Wednesday	May 26	Wesak Day	National Holiday	Birth of Buddha
Sunday	May 30	Pesta Kaamatan	Regional Holiday	Sabah, Labuan
Monday	May 31	Pesta Kaamatan	Regional Holiday	Sabah, Labuan
Tuesday	Jun 01	Gawai Dayak	Regional Holiday	Sarawak
Wednesday	Jun 02	Gawai Dayak	Regional Holiday	Sarawak
Monday	Jun 07	Birthday of SPB Yang di Pertuan Agong	National Holiday	1st Monday in June
Sunday	Jun 20	Birthday of the Sultan of Kedah	Regional Holiday	Kedah only
Sunday	Jun 20	Father's Day	Not A Public Holiday	3rd Sunday in June. Not a public holiday
Wednesday	Jul 07	George Town Heritage Day	Regional Holiday	Penang
Saturday	Jul 10	Birthday of the Governor	Regional Holiday	Penang
Saturday	Jul 17	Birthday of the Raja of Perlis	Regional Holiday	Perlis
Monday	Jul 19	Arafat Day	Regional Holiday
Tuesday	Jul 20	Hari Raya Haji	National Holiday	Festival of Sacrifice
Wednesday	Jul 21	Hari Raya Haji Holiday	Regional Holiday	Some states
Thursday	Jul 22	Sarawak Day	Regional Holiday
Friday	Jul 30	Birthday of the Sultan of Pahang	Regional Holiday	Pahang
Tuesday	Aug 10	Awal Muharram	National Holiday	Hijri New Year
Tuesday	Aug 24	Melaka Governor's Birthday	Regional Holiday	Melaka
Tuesday	Aug 31	National Day	National Holiday	Independence Day
Monday	Sep 13	The Sultan of Johor Hol	Regional Holiday	Johor
Thursday	Sep 16	Malaysia Day	National Holiday	Became a Federal Holiday in 2010
Saturday	Oct 02	Birthday of the Governor of Sabah	Regional Holiday	Sabah
Saturday	Oct 09	Birthday of the Governor of Sarawak	Regional Holiday	Sarawak
Tuesday	Oct 19	Maulidur Rasul	National Holiday	Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
Thursday	Nov 04	Deepavali	Regional Holiday	The festival of lights. Except Sarawak
Friday	Nov 05	Birthday of the Sultan of Perak	Regional Holiday	Perak
Thursday	Nov 11	Birthday of the Sultan of Kelantan	Regional Holiday	Kelantan
Friday	Nov 12	Birthday of the Sultan of Kelantan Holiday	Regional Holiday	Kelantan only. Second day
Saturday	Nov 20	Special Public Holiday	Regional Holiday	Melaka
Friday	Dec 03	Public Holiday	Regional Holiday	Federal Territories
Saturday	Dec 11	Birthday of The Sultan of Selangor	Regional Holiday	Selangor
Friday	Dec 24	Christmas Eve	Regional Holiday	Sabah
Saturday	Dec 25	Christmas Day	National Holiday

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Notes

• National holidays are normally observed by most governmental and private organizations.
• State holidays are normally observed by certain states in Malaysia or when it is relevant to the state itself.
• The main holy days of each major religion are public holidays, taking place on either the western calendar or religious ones.

Malaysia Holiday News

• 23 July 2025: Malaysia declares Bridge Holiday for Malaysia Day source: Public Holiday News

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