Other BriefingsMalaysia’s Public Holidays for 2023
Malaysia’s multicultural population acknowledges a number of key holidays from a number of cultures. This includes Christmas Day, Deepavali, and the Islamic New Year.
Public holidays in Malaysia that fall on a weekend are replaced with a day off the following Monday. As a result, most Malaysians will be privy to seven long weekends in 2023.
It’s also worth noting that in the states of Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis, and Terengganu the working week is Sunday to Thursday with Friday and Saturday observed as weekends.
There are a total of 13 official federal public holidays in Malaysia though they are not universally applied. This list contains the events, dates, and states that Malaysia’s public holidays in 2023 apply to.
Malaysia’s public holidays for 2023
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Malaysia’s public holiday schedule for 2023 |
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Public Holiday |
Details |
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Chinese New Year |
Sunday, January 22 |
Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Putrajaya, Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, and Terengganu |
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Chinese New Year (Day 2) |
Monday, January 23 |
Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Putrajaya, Johor, Kedah, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, and Selangor. |
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Hari Raya Puasa |
Saturday, April 22 |
Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Putrajaya, Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, and Terengganu. |
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Hari Raya Puasa (Day 2) |
Sunday, April 23 |
Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Putrajaya, Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, and Terengganu. |
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Labour Day |
Monday, May 1 |
Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Putrajaya, Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, and Terengganu. |
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Vesak Day |
Sunday, May 15 |
Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Putrajaya, Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, and Terengganu. |
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Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s Birthday |
Monday, June 5 |
Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Putrajaya, Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, and Terengganu. |
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Hari Raya Qurban (Feast of Sacrifice/Aidiladha) |
Thursday, June 29 |
Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Putrajaya, Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, and Terengganu. |
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Hari Raya Qurban (Day 2) |
Friday, June 30 |
Kelantan and Terengganu. |
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Awal Muharam (Maal Hijrah) [Islamic New Year] |
Wednesday, July 19 |
Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Putrajaya, Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, and Terengganu. |
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National Day/Merdeka Day |
Thursday, August 31 |
Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Putrajaya, Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, and Terengganu. |
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Malaysia Day |
Friday, September 16 |
Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Putrajaya, Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, and Terengganu. |
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Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday |
Thursday, September 28 |
Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Putrajaya, Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, and Terengganu. |
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Deepavali |
Sunday, November 12 |
Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Putrajaya, Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Selangor, and Terengganu. |
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Christmas Day |
Monday, December 25 |
Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Putrajaya, Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, and Terengganu. |
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