Malaysia Public Holidays 2012

It's that time again where we start to plan for our next year's holiday. I love living in Malaysia because it has one of the most public holidays in the world. We have a diverse multi-racial communities and we respect each others festivals and celebrations.

For the states of Kedah, Kelantan and Trengganu, weekends start from Fridays to Saturdays instead of Saturdays and Sundays. This is to respect the holy Friday for the Muslims. If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, then the following day, Monday is a holiday (replacement). For Kedah, Kelantan and Trengganu, if Saturday is a public holiday, then the following day, Sunday is also a holiday for those states.

Malaysia States and National Holidays in 2012

Date	Occasion	Celebrate In
1 January Sunday	Happy New Year	All states except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Trengganu
14 January Saturday	Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan's Birthday	Negeri Sembilan only
15 January Sunday	Sultan of Kedah's Birthday	Kedah only
23 January Monday	Chinese New Year	Nationwide
24 January Tuesday	Chinese New Year (2nd Day)	All states except Kelantan and Trengganu
1 February Wednesday	Federal Territory Day	Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan & Putrajaya only
5 February Sunday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Maulidur Rasul)	Nationwide
7 February Tuesday	Thaipusam	Nationwide
4 March Sunday	Anniversary of Installation of Sultan of Trengganu	Trengganu only
30 March Friday	Sultan of Kelantan's Birthday	Kelantan only
6 April Friday	Good Friday	Sabah & Sarawak only
15 April Sunday	Declaration of Malacca as a Historical City	Malacca only
19 April Thursday	Sultan of Perak's Birthday	Perak only
1 May Tuesday	Labour Day	Nationwide
7 May Monday	Hari Hol Pahang	Pahang only
17 May Thursday	Wesak Day	Nationwide
17 May Thursday	Raja Perlis' Birthday	Perlis only
30- 31 May Wed & Thu	Harvest Festival Pesta Kaamatan Sabah	Sabah & Labuan only
1 - 2 June Fri & Sat	Sarawak Harvest Festival Hari Gawai Sarawak	Sarawak only
2 June Saturday	King's Birthday	Nationwide
17 June Sunday	Israk & Mikraj	Kedah, Negeri Sembilan & Perlis only
7 July Saturday	Georgetown Heritage Day	Penang - but not a 'paid holiday' for private sectors employees.
7 July Saturday	Penang Governor's Birthday	Penang only
20 July Friday	Sultan of Trengganu's Birthday	Trengganu only
21 July Saturday	Awal Ramadan Start of Muslim fasting month (bulan Puasa)	Johor, Kedah & Malacca only
6 August Monday	Nuzul Al-Quran	Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Selangor & Trengganu only
19 - 20 Aug Sun & Mon	Hari Raya Puasa	Nationwide
31 August Friday	National Independence Day Merdeka	Nationwide
9 September Sunday	Sarawak Governor's Birthday	Sarawak Only
16 September Sunday	Malaysia Day & Sabah Governor's Birthday	Nationwide Sabah
14 October Saturday	Malacca Governor's Birthday	Malacca only
24 October Wednesday	Sultan of Pahang's Birthday	Pahang only
26 October Friday	Hari Raya Haji * Hari Raya Qurban	Nationwide
27 October Saturday	Hari Raya Haji (2nd Day) * Hari Raya Qurban	Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Trengganu Only
11 November Sunday	Deepavali or Diwali	Nationwide, except for Sarawak
15 November Thursday	Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah)	Nationwide
22 November Thursday	Sultan of Johor's Birthday	Johor only
11 December Tuesday	Sultan of Selangor's Birthday	Selangor only
25 December Tuesday	Christmas	Nationwide

* Subject to change, depending on the sighting of the new moon.

Although some holidays is limited to few states but overall we have a reasonable holidays calender. This will definitely good for working people because in general, our annual leaves is around 8 days to 14 days a years. Countries like Germany has up to 30 days annual leaves and people commonly clear their leave during Christmas season.

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