2021 Malaysian state of emergency

2021 Malaysian state of emergency
Part of History of Malaysia
Date	12 January 2021 – 1 August 2021 (except Sarawak, 12 January 2021 – 3 November 2021)
Cause	COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia; Political instability in Malaysia;
Participants	Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin; Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Parliament and Law) Takiyuddin Hassan; Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abullah of Pahang;
Outcome	Parliament and elections were suspended; The government can introduce laws without approval from parliament;

The 2021 Malaysian Proclamation of Emergency (Malay: Proklamasi Darurat Malaysia 2021, Tamil: 2021 மலேசிய அவசரநிலை பிரகடனம்) was a federal proclamation of emergency issued by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia Al-Sultan Abdullah of Pahang to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Malaysia that was in effect from 12 January 2021 to 1 August 2021 nationwide except Sarawak, where the proclamation was not lifted along with other states on 1 August 2021 for the purpose of delaying the Sarawak state election to 2022. However, the proclamation in Sarawak was subsequently lifted on 3 November 2021.

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