Malaysia Independence Day 2024 How Many Years Old. Merdeka, which means independence in malay, commemorates the historic day of august 31, 1957, when malaysia (then malaya) gained independence from british colonial. August 30th 2024 to august 31st 2024.
The independence day or national day of malaysia was attributed to the efforts led by tunku abdul rahman, who became malaysia’s first prime minister. Malaysia day is a holiday that is celebrated on september 16 each year oriented around the founding of the malaysian federation.