Calendar Malaysia Release! – Public Holidays 2017
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The Malaysia Public Holidays 2017 will be here before we know it, so start planning your holiday trip now!
Public holidays are non-working days that are officially given by Malaysia’s government to its citizens. In Malaysia they are normally in celebration of an historic event, a significant religious event or commemoration, or the birthdays of Kings, Sultans, or governors. Malaysia Day and National Independence Day are examples of public holidays that celebrate key historical events, while Hari Raya, Christmas and Wesak Day are examples of holidays that are of religious significance.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Applicable to |
| 1 Jan | Sun | New Year | All except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu |
| 14 Jan | Sat | Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan’s Birthday |
Negeri Sembilan only |
| 15 Jan | Sun | Sultan of Kedah’s Birthday | Kedah only |
| 9 Feb | Thu | Thaipusam | Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Johor, Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang & Selangor only |
| 28 Jan | Sat | Chinese New Year | National |
| 29 Jan | Sun | Chinese New Year (2nd Day) | National |
| 1 Feb | Wed | Federal Territory Day | Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan & Putrajaya only |
| 4 Mar | Sat | Anniversary of Installation of Sultan of Terengganu |
Terengganu only |
| 23 Mar | Thu | Sultan of Johor’s Birthday | Johor only |
| 14 Apr | Fri | Good Friday | Sabah & Sarawak only |
| 15 Apr | Sat | Declaration of Malacca as a Historical City |
Malacca only |
| 24 Apr | Mon | Israk & Mikraj | Kedah, Negeri Sembilan & Perlis only |
| 26 Apr | Wed | Sultan of Terengganu’s Birthday | Terengganu only |
| 1 May | Mon | Labour Day | National |
| 7 May | Sun | Hari Hol Pahang | Pahang only |
| 10 May | Wed | Vesak Day | National |
| 17 May | Wed | Raja Perlis’ Birthday | Perlis only |
| 27 May | Sat | Awal Ramadan * | Johor, Kedah & Malacca only |
| 30 May | Tue | Harvest Festival | Sabah & Labuan only |
| 31 May | Wed | Harvest Festival | Sabah & Labuan only |
| 1 Jun | Thu | Hari Gawai | Sarawak only |
| 2 Jun | Fri | Hari Gawai | Sarawak only |
| 3 Jun | Sat | Yang Dipertuan Agong’s Birthday | National |
| 12 Jun | Mon | Nuzul Al-Quran | Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Selangor, Terengganu and Federal Territories (Kuala Lumpur , Putrajaya and Labuan) only |
| 25 Jun | Sun | Hari Raya Puasa * | National |
| 26 Jun | Mon | Hari Raya Puasa * | National |
| 7 Jul | Fri | Georgetown World Heritage City Day | Penang only |
| 8 Jul | Sat | Penang Governor’s Birthday | Penang only |
| 31 Aug | Thu | National Day | National |
| 1 Sep | Fri | Hari Raya Haji * | National |
| 2 Sep | Sat | Hari Raya Haji (2nd Day) * | Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu Only |
| 9 Sep | Sat | Sarawak Governor’s Birthday | Sarawak only |
| 16 Sep | Sat | Malaysia Day | National |
| 21 Sep | Thu | Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah) | National |
| 7 Oct | Sat | Sabah Governor’s Birthday | Sabah only |
| 13 Oct | Fri | Malacca Governor’s Birthday | Malacca only |
| 19 Oct | Thu | Deepavali * | National except Sarawak |
| 24 Oct | Tue | Sultan of Pahang’s Birthday | Pahang only |
| 26 Oct | Thu | Hari Hol Almarhum Sultan Iskandar | Johor only |
| 11 Nov | Sat | Sultan of Kelantan’s Birthday | Kelantan only |
| 12 Nov | Sun | Sultan of Kelantan’s Birthday | Kelantan only |
| 27 Nov | Mon | Sultan of Perak’s Birthday | Perak only |
| 1 Dec | Fri | Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday (Maulidur Rasul) |
National |
| 11 Dec | Mon | Sultan of Selangor’s Birthday | Selangor only |
| 25 Dec | Mon | Christmas | National |
* Public Holidays 2017 are Subject to change
If a public holiday falls on a weekly rest day (Friday or Sunday as applicable), the following day shall be a public holiday, and if such following day is also a public holiday, the subsequent day shall be a public holiday.
If a public holiday falls on another public holiday, the following day shall be substituted as a public holiday.
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