Malaysia

Accurate, up-to-date public holidays, bank holidays, and observances in Malaysia for 2025 ready to be integrated into your application.

Malaysia is the southernmost country located on the Eurasian continent. This south Asian country was once ruled by many kingdoms until the 18th century when it became a British protectorate. On August 31, 1957 Malaysia became independent and on September 16, 1963, the country of Malaysia was established.

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Date Weekday Name Notes
January 1st Wednesday New Year's Day Only in certain areas.
January 14th Tuesday Birthday of the Sultan of Negeri Sembilan Only in certain areas.
January 27th Monday Muhammad's Ascension to Heaven Only in certain areas. Long weekend.
January 29th Wednesday Chinese New Year's Day
January 30th Thursday Second Day of the Chinese New Year
February 1st Saturday Federal Territory Day Only in certain areas.
February 11th Tuesday Thaipusam Only in certain areas.
February 20th Thursday Declaration of Independence Day Only in certain areas.
March 2nd Sunday First Day of Ramadan Only in certain areas.
March 4th Tuesday Anniversary of Installation of the Sultan Only in certain areas.
March 18th Tuesday Revelation of the Qur'an Only in certain areas.
March 20th Thursday March Equinox
March 23rd Sunday Birthday of the Sultan of Johor Only in certain areas.
March 23rd Sunday The Sultan of Johor Hol Only in certain areas.
March 31st Monday Festival of Breaking the Fast Long weekend.
April 1st Tuesday Second Day of the Festival of Breaking the Fast
April 2nd Wednesday Third Day of the Festival of Breaking the Fast Only in certain areas.
April 15th Tuesday Declaration of Malacca as a Historical City Only in certain areas.
April 18th Friday Good Friday Only in certain areas. Long weekend.
April 26th Saturday Birthday of the Sultan of Terengganu Only in certain areas.
May 1st Thursday Labor Day
May 11th Sunday Mother's Day
May 12th Monday Buddha Day Long weekend.
May 17th Saturday Birthday of the Raja of Perlis Only in certain areas.
May 22nd Thursday The Sultan of Pahang Hol Only in certain areas.
May 30th Friday Pesta Kaamatan Only in certain areas. Long weekend.
May 31st Saturday Second Day of Pesta Kaamatan Only in certain areas.
June 1st Sunday Gawai Dayak Only in certain areas.
June 2nd Monday Birth of the King Long weekend.
June 2nd Monday Second Day of Gawai Dayak Only in certain areas. Long weekend.
June 6th Friday Day of Arafah Only in certain areas. Long weekend.
June 7th Saturday Feast of the Sacrifice
June 8th Sunday Second Day of the Feast of the Sacrifice Only in certain areas.
June 15th Sunday Father's Day
June 21st Saturday June Solstice
June 22nd Sunday Birthday of the Sultan of Kedah Only in certain areas.
June 27th Friday Islamic New Year's Day Long weekend.
July 7th Monday Georgetown Heritage Day Only in certain areas. Long weekend.
July 12th Saturday Birthday of the Governor of Penang Only in certain areas.
July 22nd Tuesday Sarawak Day Only in certain areas.
July 30th Wednesday Birthday of the Sultan of Pahang Only in certain areas.
August 31st Sunday National Day
September 5th Friday Birth of the Prophet Long weekend.
September 16th Tuesday Malaysia Day
September 23rd Tuesday September Equinox
September 29th Monday Birthday of the Sultan of Kelantan Only in certain areas. Long weekend.
September 30th Tuesday Birthday of the Sultan of Kelantan Holiday Only in certain areas.
October 4th Saturday Birthday of the Governor of Sabah Only in certain areas.
October 10th Friday Birthday of the Governor of Melacca Only in certain areas. Long weekend.
October 11th Saturday Birthday of the Governor of Sarawak Only in certain areas.
October 20th Monday Festival of Lights Only in certain areas. Long weekend.
November 7th Friday Birthday of the Sultan of Perak Only in certain areas. Long weekend.
December 11th Thursday Birthday of the Sultan of Selangor Only in certain areas.
December 21st Sunday December Solstice
December 24th Wednesday Christmas Eve Only in certain areas.
December 25th Thursday Christmas Day
December 31st Wednesday New Year's Eve
Public holidays (national, legal, government, civic, etc) are denoted in bold.
Holiday data for far-reaching years is subject to change due to laws and government decrees.
Long weekends are based on non-working days and not Saturday and Sunday explicitly.

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To retrieve this list of holidays, simply make a GET request to /v1/holidays:
GET /v1/holidays
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$ curl -G -d country="MY" -d year="2025" -d pretty
-d key="__YOUR_API_KEY__"
"https://holidayapi.com/v1/holidays"
import "github.com/joshtronic/go-holidayapi"
hapi := holidayapi.NewV1("__YOUR_API_KEY__")
holidays, err := hapi.Holidays(map[string]interface{}{
  "country": "MY",
  "year": "2025",
})
import { HolidayAPI } from 'holidayapi';
const key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
const holidayApi = new HolidayAPI({ key });
holidayApi.holidays({
  country: 'MY',
  year: '2025',
});
$key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__';
$holiday_api = new \HolidayAPI\Client(['key' => $key]);
$holidays = $holiday_api->holidays([
  'country' => 'MY',
  'year' => '2025',
]);
$Body = @{}
$Body.key = "__YOUR_API_KEY__"
$Body.country = "MY"
$Body.year = "2025"
$Result = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $Url -Body $Body
$Result.holidays
import holidayapi
key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
hapi = holidayapi.v1(key)
holidays = hapi.holidays({
  'country': 'MY',
  'year': '2025',
})
require 'ruby-holidayapi'
key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
hapi = HolidayAPI::V1.new(key)
holidays = hapi.holidays({
  'country': 'MY',
  'year': '2025',
})