The Maladi system, a star system, existed inside the Maladi sector. This sector itself was situated within the galactic territories referred to as both the Expansion Region and the Slice. It served as the birthplace for the Maladians, a group of assassins organized as a cult.
The StarWars.com Online Companion for the reference book The Essential Atlas from 2009 introduced the Maladi system, locating it in grid coordinate O-12.