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Malaysia Public Holidays 2024

See also: 2024 public holidays in APEC, ASEAN, Asia, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and worldwide.

Malaysia public holidays by region: Johor (JHR), Kedah (KDH), Kelantan (KTN), Kuala Lumpur (KUL), Labuan (LBN), Melaka (MLK), Negeri Sembilan (NSN), Pahang (PHG), Perak (PRK), Perlis (PLS), Pulau Pinang (Penang) (PNG), Putrajaya (PJY), Sabah (SBH), Sarawak (SRW), Selangor (SGR), Terengganu (TRG).

This page contains the list of Malaysia 2024 public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays. The data on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone mobile apps, whose data feed is also updated nightly. The full qppstudio worldwide public holidays database for 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, and beyond, is available immediately, with a professional license.

The list of Malaysia public holidays in 2024 is:

Date	Weekday	Public Holiday	Observance
Jan 1	Monday	New Year's Day (except JHR KDH KTN PLS TRG)	regional
Jan 14	Sunday	State Public Holiday (Sultan's Birthday) (NSN)	regional
Jan 15	Monday	State Public Holiday (NSN)	regional
Jan 25	Thursday	Thaipusam (JHR KDH KUL NSN PJY PNG PRK SGR)	regional
Feb 1	Thursday	Federal Territory Day (KUL LBN PJY)	regional
Feb 8	Thursday	Israk dan Mikraj (KDH NSN PLS TRG)	regional
Feb 10	Saturday	Chinese New Year
Feb 11	Sunday	Chinese New Year, Day 2
Feb 12	Monday	Chinese New Year Holiday (except JHR KDH KTN TRG)	regional
Feb 12	Monday	Chinese New Year Holiday (KTN TRG)	regional
Feb 20	Tuesday	State Public Holiday (Independence Proclamation Day) (MLK)	regional
Mar 4	Monday	State Public Holiday (Sultan's Coronation Anniversary) (TRG)	regional
Mar 12	Tuesday	Awal Ramadan (JHR KDH MLK)	regional
Mar 23	Saturday	State Public Holiday (Sultan's Birthday) (JHR)	regional
Mar 28	Thursday	Nuzul Quran (KTN KUL LBN PHG PJY PLS PNG PRK SGR TRG)	regional
Mar 29	Friday	Good Friday (SBH SRW)	regional
Apr 9	Tuesday	Hari Raya Puasa Holiday (KTN)	regional
Apr 10	Wednesday	Hari Raya Puasa (End of Ramadan)
Apr 11	Thursday	Hari Raya Puasa Holiday
Apr 26	Friday	State Public Holiday (Sultan's Birthday) (TRG)	regional
May 1	Wednesday	Labour Day
May 17	Friday	State Public Holiday (Raja's Birthday) (PLS)	regional
May 22	Wednesday	Wesak (Buddha Day)
May 22	Wednesday	State Public Holiday (Hari Hol Pahang) (PHG)	regional
May 23	Thursday	State Public Holiday (PHG)	regional
May 30	Thursday	State Public Holiday (Harvest Festival) (LBN SBH)	regional
May 31	Friday	State Public Holiday (LBN SBH)	regional
June 1	Saturday	State Public Holiday (Hari Gawai Dayak) (SRW)	regional
June 2	Sunday	State Public Holiday (SRW)	regional
June 3	Monday	Birthday of SPB Yang di-Pertuan Agong
June 3	Monday	State Public Holiday (SRW)	regional
June 4	Tuesday	State Public Holiday (SRW)	regional
June 16	Sunday	Hari Arafah (Arafat Day) (KTN TRG)	regional
June 17	Monday	Hari Raya Qurban (Feast of Sacrifice)
June 18	Tuesday	Hari Raya Qurban, Day 2 (KDH KTN PLS TRG)	regional
June 30	Sunday	State Public Holiday (Sultan's Birthday) (KDH)	regional
July 7	Sunday	Awal Muharram (Islamic New Year)
July 7	Sunday	State Public Holiday (George Town UNESCO Heritage Day) (PNG)	regional
July 8	Monday	Awal Muharram Holiday (except JHR KDH KTN TRG)	regional
July 9	Tuesday	State Public Holiday (PNG)	regional
July 13	Saturday	State Public Holiday (Ruler's Birthday) (PNG)	regional
July 22	Monday	State Public Holiday (Sarawak Day) (SRW)	regional
July 30	Tuesday	State Public Holiday (Sultan's Birthday) (PHG)	regional
Aug 11	Sunday	State Public Holiday (Hari Hol Almarhum Sultan Iskandar) (JHR)	regional
Aug 24	Saturday	State Public Holiday (Ruler's Birthday) (MLK)	regional
Aug 31	Saturday	National Day (Hari Kebangsaan)
Sep 1	Sunday	National Day Holiday (KTN TRG)	regional
Sep 16	Monday	Maulidur Rasul (The Prophet's Birthday)
Sep 16	Monday	Malaysia Day
Sep 17	Tuesday	Malaysia Day Holiday
Sep 29	Sunday	State Public Holiday (Sultan's Birthday) (KTN)	regional
Sep 30	Monday	State Public Holiday (KTN)	regional
Oct 5	Saturday	State Public Holiday (Ruler's Birthday) (SBH)	regional
Oct 12	Saturday	State Public Holiday (Ruler's Birthday) (SRW)	regional
Oct 31	Thursday	Deepavali (Festival of Lights) (except SRW)
Nov 1	Friday	State Public Holiday (Sultan's Birthday) (PRK)	regional
Dec 11	Wednesday	State Public Holiday (Sultan's Birthday) (SGR)	regional
Dec 24	Tuesday	Christmas Eve (SBH)	regional
Dec 25	Wednesday	Christmas Day

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Global Holidays Observed in Malaysia

Below is the list of global holidays observed as non-working public holidays in Malaysia, with the dates of these global holidays for the next 10 years (2024-2034).

Malaysia Background Information and Links

Malaysia Regional Abbreviations

Below is a list of the Malaysia regional abbreviations, used for regional public holidays, in the table above.