Public Holidays in Malaysia 2019 🇲🇾

Malaysia has 16 public holidays in 2019. The next public holiday is Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (estimated) on 25. Aug. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Malaysia.

Date	Day	Holiday Name	Category
5. Feb	Tuesday Bridge day	Chinese New Year	Public holiday
6. Feb	Wednesday	Chinese New Year (Second Day)	Public holiday
1. May	Wednesday	Labor Day	Public holiday
19. May	Sunday	Vesak Day	Public holiday
20. May	Monday Long weekend	Vesak Day (observed)	Public holiday
5. Jun	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr	Public holiday
6. Jun	Thursday Bridge day	Eid al-Fitr (Second Day)	Public holiday
30. Jul	Tuesday Bridge day	Day of Installation of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
11. Aug	Sunday	Eid al-Adha	Public holiday
12. Aug	Monday Long weekend	Eid al-Adha (observed)	Public holiday
31. Aug	Saturday	National Day	Public holiday
1. Sep	Sunday	Islamic New Year	Public holiday
9. Sep	Monday Long weekend	Birthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
16. Sep	Monday Long weekend	Malaysia Day	Public holiday
9. Nov	Saturday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	Public holiday
25. Dec	Wednesday	Christmas Day	Public holiday

Long weekends in Malaysia 2019

These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.

Chinese New Year — 5. Feb (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
Vesak Day (observed) — 20. May (Monday) — long weekend
Eid al-Fitr (Second Day) — 6. Jun (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
Day of Installation of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong — 30. Jul (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
Eid al-Adha (observed) — 12. Aug (Monday) — long weekend
Birthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agong — 9. Sep (Monday) — long weekend
Malaysia Day — 16. Sep (Monday) — long weekend

Holidays that change date in Malaysia

Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2019 to 2020.

Chinese New Year: 5. Feb 2019 → 25. Jan 2020
Chinese New Year (Second Day): 6. Feb 2019 → 26. Jan 2020
Vesak Day: 19. May 2019 → 7. May 2020
Eid al-Fitr: 5. Jun 2019 → 24. May 2020
Eid al-Fitr (Second Day): 6. Jun 2019 → 25. May 2020
Eid al-Adha: 11. Aug 2019 → 31. Jul 2020
Islamic New Year: 1. Sep 2019 → 20. Aug 2020
Birthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agong: 9. Sep 2019 → 8. Jun 2020
Prophet Muhammad's Birthday: 9. Nov 2019 → 29. Oct 2020

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Holidays in different states:

Federal Holidays
JHR
KDH
KTN
MLK
NSN
PHG
PNG
PRK
PLS
SGR
TRG
SBH
SWK
KUL
LBN
PJY

State & Regional Holidays in Malaysia

JHR Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday Name	Category
21. Jan	Monday	Thaipusam	Public holiday
5. Feb	Tuesday	Chinese New Year	Public holiday
6. Feb	Wednesday	Chinese New Year (Second Day)	Public holiday
23. Mar	Saturday	Birthday of the Sultan of Johor	Public holiday
1. May	Wednesday	Labor Day	Public holiday
6. May	Monday	Beginning of Ramadan	Public holiday
19. May	Sunday	Vesak Day	Public holiday
5. Jun	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr	Public holiday
6. Jun	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr (Second Day)	Public holiday
30. Jul	Tuesday	Day of Installation of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
11. Aug	Sunday	Eid al-Adha	Public holiday
31. Aug	Saturday	National Day	Public holiday
1. Sep	Sunday	Islamic New Year	Public holiday
9. Sep	Monday	Birthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
16. Sep	Monday	Malaysia Day	Public holiday
5. Oct	Saturday	The Sultan of Johor Hol	Public holiday
27. Oct	Sunday	Deepavali	Public holiday
9. Nov	Saturday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	Public holiday
25. Dec	Wednesday	Christmas Day	Public holiday

KDH Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday Name	Category
5. Feb	Tuesday	Chinese New Year	Public holiday
6. Feb	Wednesday	Chinese New Year (Second Day)	Public holiday
3. Apr	Wednesday	Isra' and Mi'raj	Public holiday
1. May	Wednesday	Labor Day	Public holiday
6. May	Monday	Beginning of Ramadan	Public holiday
19. May	Sunday	Vesak Day	Public holiday
5. Jun	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr	Public holiday
6. Jun	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr (Second Day)	Public holiday
16. Jun	Sunday	Birthday of The Sultan of Kedah	Public holiday
30. Jul	Tuesday	Day of Installation of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
11. Aug	Sunday	Eid al-Adha	Public holiday
12. Aug	Monday	Eid al-Adha (Second Day)	Public holiday
31. Aug	Saturday	National Day	Public holiday
1. Sep	Sunday	Islamic New Year	Public holiday
9. Sep	Monday	Birthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
16. Sep	Monday	Malaysia Day	Public holiday
27. Oct	Sunday	Deepavali	Public holiday
9. Nov	Saturday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	Public holiday
25. Dec	Wednesday	Christmas Day	Public holiday

KTN Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday Name	Category
5. Feb	Tuesday	Chinese New Year	Public holiday
6. Feb	Wednesday	Chinese New Year (Second Day)	Public holiday
1. May	Wednesday	Labor Day	Public holiday
19. May	Sunday	Vesak Day	Public holiday
22. May	Wednesday	Nuzul Al-Quran Day	Public holiday
5. Jun	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr	Public holiday
6. Jun	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr (Second Day)	Public holiday
30. Jul	Tuesday	Day of Installation of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
11. Aug	Sunday	Eid al-Adha	Public holiday
12. Aug	Monday	Eid al-Adha (Second Day)	Public holiday
31. Aug	Saturday	National Day	Public holiday
1. Sep	Sunday	Islamic New Year	Public holiday
2. Sep	Monday	National Day (observed)	Public holiday
9. Sep	Monday	Birthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
16. Sep	Monday	Malaysia Day	Public holiday
27. Oct	Sunday	Deepavali	Public holiday
9. Nov	Saturday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	Public holiday
10. Nov	Sunday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (observed)	Public holiday
11. Nov	Monday	Birthday of the Sultan of Kelantan	Public holiday
12. Nov	Tuesday	Birthday of the Sultan of Kelantan	Public holiday
25. Dec	Wednesday	Christmas Day	Public holiday

MLK Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday Name	Category
1. Jan	Tuesday	New Year's Day	Public holiday
5. Feb	Tuesday	Chinese New Year	Public holiday
6. Feb	Wednesday	Chinese New Year (Second Day)	Public holiday
15. Apr	Monday	Declaration of Malacca as a Historical City	Public holiday
1. May	Wednesday	Labor Day	Public holiday
6. May	Monday	Beginning of Ramadan	Public holiday
19. May	Sunday	Vesak Day	Public holiday
20. May	Monday	Vesak Day (observed)	Public holiday
5. Jun	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr	Public holiday
6. Jun	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr (Second Day)	Public holiday
30. Jul	Tuesday	Day of Installation of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
11. Aug	Sunday	Eid al-Adha	Public holiday
12. Aug	Monday	Eid al-Adha (observed)	Public holiday
31. Aug	Saturday	National Day	Public holiday
1. Sep	Sunday	Islamic New Year	Public holiday
9. Sep	Monday	Birthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
16. Sep	Monday	Malaysia Day	Public holiday
11. Oct	Friday	Birthday of the Governor of Malacca	Public holiday
27. Oct	Sunday	Deepavali	Public holiday
28. Oct	Monday	Deepavali (observed)	Public holiday
9. Nov	Saturday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	Public holiday
25. Dec	Wednesday	Christmas Day	Public holiday

NSN Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday Name	Category
1. Jan	Tuesday	New Year's Day	Public holiday
14. Jan	Monday	Birthday of the Sultan of Negeri Sembilan	Public holiday
21. Jan	Monday	Thaipusam	Public holiday
5. Feb	Tuesday	Chinese New Year	Public holiday
6. Feb	Wednesday	Chinese New Year (Second Day)	Public holiday
3. Apr	Wednesday	Isra' and Mi'raj	Public holiday
1. May	Wednesday	Labor Day	Public holiday
19. May	Sunday	Vesak Day	Public holiday
20. May	Monday	Vesak Day (observed)	Public holiday
5. Jun	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr	Public holiday
6. Jun	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr (Second Day)	Public holiday
30. Jul	Tuesday	Day of Installation of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
11. Aug	Sunday	Eid al-Adha	Public holiday
12. Aug	Monday	Eid al-Adha (observed)	Public holiday
31. Aug	Saturday	National Day	Public holiday
1. Sep	Sunday	Islamic New Year	Public holiday
9. Sep	Monday	Birthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
16. Sep	Monday	Malaysia Day	Public holiday
27. Oct	Sunday	Deepavali	Public holiday
28. Oct	Monday	Deepavali (observed)	Public holiday
9. Nov	Saturday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	Public holiday
25. Dec	Wednesday	Christmas Day	Public holiday

PHG Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday Name	Category
1. Jan	Tuesday	New Year's Day	Public holiday
5. Feb	Tuesday	Chinese New Year	Public holiday
6. Feb	Wednesday	Chinese New Year (Second Day)	Public holiday
1. May	Wednesday	Labor Day	Public holiday
7. May	Tuesday	The Sultan of Pahang Hol	Public holiday
19. May	Sunday	Vesak Day	Public holiday
20. May	Monday	Vesak Day (observed)	Public holiday
22. May	Wednesday	Nuzul Al-Quran Day	Public holiday
5. Jun	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr	Public holiday
6. Jun	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr (Second Day)	Public holiday
30. Jul	Tuesday	Birthday of the Sultan of Pahang; Day of Installation of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
11. Aug	Sunday	Eid al-Adha	Public holiday
12. Aug	Monday	Eid al-Adha (observed)	Public holiday
31. Aug	Saturday	National Day	Public holiday
1. Sep	Sunday	Islamic New Year	Public holiday
9. Sep	Monday	Birthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
16. Sep	Monday	Malaysia Day	Public holiday
27. Oct	Sunday	Deepavali	Public holiday
28. Oct	Monday	Deepavali (observed)	Public holiday
9. Nov	Saturday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	Public holiday
25. Dec	Wednesday	Christmas Day	Public holiday

PNG Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday Name	Category
1. Jan	Tuesday	New Year's Day	Public holiday
21. Jan	Monday	Thaipusam	Public holiday
5. Feb	Tuesday	Chinese New Year	Public holiday
6. Feb	Wednesday	Chinese New Year (Second Day)	Public holiday
1. May	Wednesday	Labor Day	Public holiday
19. May	Sunday	Vesak Day	Public holiday
20. May	Monday	Vesak Day (observed)	Public holiday
22. May	Wednesday	Nuzul Al-Quran Day	Public holiday
5. Jun	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr	Public holiday
6. Jun	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr (Second Day)	Public holiday
7. Jul	Sunday	George Town Heritage Day	Public holiday
8. Jul	Monday	George Town Heritage Day (observed)	Public holiday
13. Jul	Saturday	Birthday of the Governor of Penang	Public holiday
30. Jul	Tuesday	Day of Installation of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
11. Aug	Sunday	Eid al-Adha	Public holiday
12. Aug	Monday	Eid al-Adha (observed)	Public holiday
31. Aug	Saturday	National Day	Public holiday
1. Sep	Sunday	Islamic New Year	Public holiday
9. Sep	Monday	Birthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
16. Sep	Monday	Malaysia Day	Public holiday
27. Oct	Sunday	Deepavali	Public holiday
28. Oct	Monday	Deepavali (observed)	Public holiday
9. Nov	Saturday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	Public holiday
25. Dec	Wednesday	Christmas Day	Public holiday

PRK Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday Name	Category
1. Jan	Tuesday	New Year's Day	Public holiday
21. Jan	Monday	Thaipusam	Public holiday
5. Feb	Tuesday	Chinese New Year	Public holiday
6. Feb	Wednesday	Chinese New Year (Second Day)	Public holiday
1. May	Wednesday	Labor Day	Public holiday
19. May	Sunday	Vesak Day	Public holiday
20. May	Monday	Vesak Day (observed)	Public holiday
22. May	Wednesday	Nuzul Al-Quran Day	Public holiday
5. Jun	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr	Public holiday
6. Jun	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr (Second Day)	Public holiday
30. Jul	Tuesday	Day of Installation of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
11. Aug	Sunday	Eid al-Adha	Public holiday
12. Aug	Monday	Eid al-Adha (observed)	Public holiday
31. Aug	Saturday	National Day	Public holiday
1. Sep	Sunday	Islamic New Year	Public holiday
9. Sep	Monday	Birthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
16. Sep	Monday	Malaysia Day	Public holiday
27. Oct	Sunday	Deepavali	Public holiday
28. Oct	Monday	Deepavali (observed)	Public holiday
1. Nov	Friday	Birthday of the Sultan of Perak	Public holiday
9. Nov	Saturday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	Public holiday
25. Dec	Wednesday	Christmas Day	Public holiday

PLS Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday Name	Category
5. Feb	Tuesday	Chinese New Year	Public holiday
6. Feb	Wednesday	Chinese New Year (Second Day)	Public holiday
3. Apr	Wednesday	Isra' and Mi'raj	Public holiday
1. May	Wednesday	Labor Day	Public holiday
19. May	Sunday	Vesak Day	Public holiday
20. May	Monday	Vesak Day (observed)	Public holiday
22. May	Wednesday	Nuzul Al-Quran Day	Public holiday
5. Jun	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr	Public holiday
6. Jun	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr (Second Day)	Public holiday
17. Jul	Wednesday	Birthday of the Raja of Perlis	Public holiday
30. Jul	Tuesday	Day of Installation of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
11. Aug	Sunday	Eid al-Adha	Public holiday
12. Aug	Monday	Eid al-Adha (Second Day)	Public holiday
13. Aug	Tuesday	Eid al-Adha (observed)	Public holiday
31. Aug	Saturday	National Day	Public holiday
1. Sep	Sunday	Islamic New Year	Public holiday
9. Sep	Monday	Birthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
16. Sep	Monday	Malaysia Day	Public holiday
27. Oct	Sunday	Deepavali	Public holiday
28. Oct	Monday	Deepavali (observed)	Public holiday
9. Nov	Saturday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	Public holiday
25. Dec	Wednesday	Christmas Day	Public holiday

SGR Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday Name	Category
1. Jan	Tuesday	New Year's Day	Public holiday
21. Jan	Monday	Thaipusam	Public holiday
5. Feb	Tuesday	Chinese New Year	Public holiday
6. Feb	Wednesday	Chinese New Year (Second Day)	Public holiday
1. May	Wednesday	Labor Day	Public holiday
19. May	Sunday	Vesak Day	Public holiday
20. May	Monday	Vesak Day (observed)	Public holiday
22. May	Wednesday	Nuzul Al-Quran Day	Public holiday
5. Jun	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr	Public holiday
6. Jun	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr (Second Day)	Public holiday
30. Jul	Tuesday	Day of Installation of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
11. Aug	Sunday	Eid al-Adha	Public holiday
12. Aug	Monday	Eid al-Adha (observed)	Public holiday
31. Aug	Saturday	National Day	Public holiday
1. Sep	Sunday	Islamic New Year	Public holiday
9. Sep	Monday	Birthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
16. Sep	Monday	Malaysia Day	Public holiday
27. Oct	Sunday	Deepavali	Public holiday
28. Oct	Monday	Deepavali (observed)	Public holiday
9. Nov	Saturday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	Public holiday
11. Dec	Wednesday	Birthday of The Sultan of Selangor	Public holiday
25. Dec	Wednesday	Christmas Day	Public holiday

TRG Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday Name	Category
5. Feb	Tuesday	Chinese New Year	Public holiday
6. Feb	Wednesday	Chinese New Year (Second Day)	Public holiday
4. Mar	Monday	Anniversary of the Installation of the Sultan of Terengganu	Public holiday
26. Apr	Friday	Birthday of the Sultan of Terengganu	Public holiday
1. May	Wednesday	Labor Day	Public holiday
19. May	Sunday	Vesak Day	Public holiday
22. May	Wednesday	Nuzul Al-Quran Day	Public holiday
5. Jun	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr	Public holiday
6. Jun	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr (Second Day)	Public holiday
30. Jul	Tuesday	Day of Installation of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
10. Aug	Saturday	Arafat Day	Public holiday
11. Aug	Sunday	Eid al-Adha	Public holiday
12. Aug	Monday	Eid al-Adha (Second Day)	Public holiday
13. Aug	Tuesday	Arafat Day (observed)	Public holiday
31. Aug	Saturday	National Day	Public holiday
1. Sep	Sunday	Islamic New Year	Public holiday
2. Sep	Monday	National Day (observed)	Public holiday
9. Sep	Monday	Birthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
16. Sep	Monday	Malaysia Day	Public holiday
27. Oct	Sunday	Deepavali	Public holiday
9. Nov	Saturday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	Public holiday
10. Nov	Sunday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (observed)	Public holiday
25. Dec	Wednesday	Christmas Day	Public holiday

SBH Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday Name	Category
1. Jan	Tuesday	New Year's Day	Public holiday
5. Feb	Tuesday	Chinese New Year	Public holiday
6. Feb	Wednesday	Chinese New Year (Second Day)	Public holiday
19. Apr	Friday	Good Friday	Public holiday
1. May	Wednesday	Labor Day	Public holiday
19. May	Sunday	Vesak Day	Public holiday
20. May	Monday	Vesak Day (observed)	Public holiday
30. May	Thursday	Pesta Kaamatan	Public holiday
31. May	Friday	Pesta Kaamatan	Public holiday
5. Jun	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr	Public holiday
6. Jun	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr (Second Day)	Public holiday
30. Jul	Tuesday	Day of Installation of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
11. Aug	Sunday	Eid al-Adha	Public holiday
12. Aug	Monday	Eid al-Adha (observed)	Public holiday
31. Aug	Saturday	National Day	Public holiday
1. Sep	Sunday	Islamic New Year	Public holiday
9. Sep	Monday	Birthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
16. Sep	Monday	Malaysia Day	Public holiday
5. Oct	Saturday	Birthday of the Governor of Sabah	Public holiday
27. Oct	Sunday	Deepavali	Public holiday
28. Oct	Monday	Deepavali (observed)	Public holiday
9. Nov	Saturday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	Public holiday
24. Dec	Tuesday	Christmas Eve	Public holiday
25. Dec	Wednesday	Christmas Day	Public holiday

SWK Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday Name	Category
1. Jan	Tuesday	New Year's Day	Public holiday
5. Feb	Tuesday	Chinese New Year	Public holiday
6. Feb	Wednesday	Chinese New Year (Second Day)	Public holiday
19. Apr	Friday	Good Friday	Public holiday
1. May	Wednesday	Labor Day	Public holiday
19. May	Sunday	Vesak Day	Public holiday
20. May	Monday	Vesak Day (observed)	Public holiday
1. Jun	Saturday	Dayak Festival Day	Public holiday
2. Jun	Sunday	Dayak Festival Day	Public holiday
3. Jun	Monday	Dayak Festival Day (observed)	Public holiday
5. Jun	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr	Public holiday
6. Jun	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr (Second Day)	Public holiday
22. Jul	Monday	Sarawak Independence Day	Public holiday
30. Jul	Tuesday	Day of Installation of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
11. Aug	Sunday	Eid al-Adha	Public holiday
12. Aug	Monday	Eid al-Adha (observed)	Public holiday
31. Aug	Saturday	National Day	Public holiday
1. Sep	Sunday	Islamic New Year	Public holiday
9. Sep	Monday	Birthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
16. Sep	Monday	Malaysia Day	Public holiday
12. Oct	Saturday	Birthday of the Governor of Sarawak	Public holiday
9. Nov	Saturday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	Public holiday
25. Dec	Wednesday	Christmas Day	Public holiday

KUL Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday Name	Category
1. Jan	Tuesday	New Year's Day	Public holiday
21. Jan	Monday	Thaipusam	Public holiday
1. Feb	Friday	Federal Territory Day	Public holiday
5. Feb	Tuesday	Chinese New Year	Public holiday
6. Feb	Wednesday	Chinese New Year (Second Day)	Public holiday
1. May	Wednesday	Labor Day	Public holiday
19. May	Sunday	Vesak Day	Public holiday
20. May	Monday	Vesak Day (observed)	Public holiday
22. May	Wednesday	Nuzul Al-Quran Day	Public holiday
5. Jun	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr	Public holiday
6. Jun	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr (Second Day)	Public holiday
30. Jul	Tuesday	Day of Installation of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
11. Aug	Sunday	Eid al-Adha	Public holiday
12. Aug	Monday	Eid al-Adha (observed)	Public holiday
31. Aug	Saturday	National Day	Public holiday
1. Sep	Sunday	Islamic New Year	Public holiday
9. Sep	Monday	Birthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
16. Sep	Monday	Malaysia Day	Public holiday
27. Oct	Sunday	Deepavali	Public holiday
28. Oct	Monday	Deepavali (observed)	Public holiday
9. Nov	Saturday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	Public holiday
25. Dec	Wednesday	Christmas Day	Public holiday

LBN Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday Name	Category
1. Jan	Tuesday	New Year's Day	Public holiday
1. Feb	Friday	Federal Territory Day	Public holiday
5. Feb	Tuesday	Chinese New Year	Public holiday
6. Feb	Wednesday	Chinese New Year (Second Day)	Public holiday
1. May	Wednesday	Labor Day	Public holiday
19. May	Sunday	Vesak Day	Public holiday
20. May	Monday	Vesak Day (observed)	Public holiday
22. May	Wednesday	Nuzul Al-Quran Day	Public holiday
30. May	Thursday	Pesta Kaamatan	Public holiday
31. May	Friday	Pesta Kaamatan	Public holiday
5. Jun	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr	Public holiday
6. Jun	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr (Second Day)	Public holiday
30. Jul	Tuesday	Day of Installation of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
11. Aug	Sunday	Eid al-Adha	Public holiday
12. Aug	Monday	Eid al-Adha (observed)	Public holiday
31. Aug	Saturday	National Day	Public holiday
1. Sep	Sunday	Islamic New Year	Public holiday
9. Sep	Monday	Birthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
16. Sep	Monday	Malaysia Day	Public holiday
27. Oct	Sunday	Deepavali	Public holiday
28. Oct	Monday	Deepavali (observed)	Public holiday
9. Nov	Saturday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	Public holiday
25. Dec	Wednesday	Christmas Day	Public holiday

PJY Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday Name	Category
1. Jan	Tuesday	New Year's Day	Public holiday
21. Jan	Monday	Thaipusam	Public holiday
1. Feb	Friday	Federal Territory Day	Public holiday
5. Feb	Tuesday	Chinese New Year	Public holiday
6. Feb	Wednesday	Chinese New Year (Second Day)	Public holiday
1. May	Wednesday	Labor Day	Public holiday
19. May	Sunday	Vesak Day	Public holiday
20. May	Monday	Vesak Day (observed)	Public holiday
22. May	Wednesday	Nuzul Al-Quran Day	Public holiday
5. Jun	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr	Public holiday
6. Jun	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr (Second Day)	Public holiday
30. Jul	Tuesday	Day of Installation of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
11. Aug	Sunday	Eid al-Adha	Public holiday
12. Aug	Monday	Eid al-Adha (observed)	Public holiday
31. Aug	Saturday	National Day	Public holiday
1. Sep	Sunday	Islamic New Year	Public holiday
9. Sep	Monday	Birthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Public holiday
16. Sep	Monday	Malaysia Day	Public holiday
27. Oct	Sunday	Deepavali	Public holiday
28. Oct	Monday	Deepavali (observed)	Public holiday
9. Nov	Saturday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	Public holiday
25. Dec	Wednesday	Christmas Day	Public holiday

Holidays in different states:

Federal Holidays
JHR
KDH
KTN
MLK
NSN
PHG
PNG
PRK
PLS
SGR
TRG
SBH
SWK
KUL
LBN
PJY

Holidays in other countries:

🇲🇾 Malaysia 12 holidays
🇧🇳 Brunei 21 holidays
🇹🇭 Thailand 23 holidays
🇮🇩 Indonesia 17 holidays

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public holidays does Malaysia have in 2019?

Malaysia observes 16 public holidays in 2019. Each is listed above with its date and weekday.

What is the next public holiday in Malaysia?

The next public holiday in Malaysia is Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (estimated) on 25. Aug.

Are public holidays in Malaysia the same every year?

Most national holidays recur on the same date each year, while some (such as religious or lunar-calendar holidays) move. This page is updated for 2019.