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This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1991, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

Incumbent political figures

Federal level

• Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Azlan Shah
• Raja Permaisuri Agong: Tuanku Bainun
• Prime Minister: Dato' Sri Dr Mahathir Mohamad
• Deputy Prime Minister: Dato' Ghafar Baba
• Lord President: Abdul Hamid Omar

State level

• Sultan of Johor: Sultan Iskandar
• Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
• Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail Petra
• Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra
• Sultan of Perak: Raja Nazrin Shah (Regent)
• Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah
• Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
• Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
• Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Dr Hamdan Sheikh Tahir
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce Mohammed Noor
• Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Said Keruak

Events

• January – Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Malayan Railway) was incorporated as Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB).
• February – UMNO party was brought it to state of Sabah by Deputy Prime Minister Tun Ghafar Baba.
• February – 1991 Malacca water crisis.
• 6 February – 1991 Selangor water crisis.
• March – The 1991 Malaysian haze affected Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley.
• 7 March – The first Malaysian boat show opened in Port Klang, Selangor
• 7 May – The Bright Sparklers Fireworks Factory at Sungai Buloh, Selangor caught fire and caused a huge explosion that killed 29 and injured 83 people. It was Malaysia's worst industrial disaster to date.
• June – The New Economic Development Programme was launched.
• June – TV host for the Kelab Kanak-Kanak Angkasapuri, Intan Yusniza Mohd Yunus and her mother were murdered.
• 1 August – The Lot 10 Kuala Lumpur shopping complex officially opened.
• August – The Vision 2020 (Wawasan 2020) programme was launched.
• 27–29 September – The first Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix in Batu Tiga Circuit, Shah Alam, Selangor.
• October – The piling works for Kuala Lumpur Tower were completed.

Births

• 21 January – Mohd Fadhli Mohd Shas – Malaysian defender
• 8 February – Syatilla Melvin – Actress and model
• 1 March – Misbun Ramdan Misbun – Badminton player
• 24 May – Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin – Badminton player
• 9 September – Siti Adira Suhaimi – Singer
• 20 September – Khairul Anuar Mohamad – Archer
• 26 September – Mohd Fakhrurazi Musa – Footballer
• 20 October – Zulfahmi Khairuddin – Malaysian Grand Prix Motorcycle racer
• 12 November – Mohd Syukur Saidin – Footballer
• 14 November – Zubir Azmi – Footballer
• 22 November – Diana Danielle – Actress

Deaths

• 11 July – Mokhtar Dahari – Malaysian footballer
• 6 September – Tan Sri Mohammad Noah – Politician and Minister of Home Affairs and Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
• 7 November – Ishak Haji Muhammad (Pak Sako) – Malay author and nationalist