List of University of Malaya people

The following is a list of notable alumni and faculty of University of Malaya.

Notable alumni

Royalty

Raja Jaafar ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa – Crown Prince of Perak
Raja Nor Mahani binti Almarhum Raja Shahar Shah – Queen Consort of Perak

Government and politics

Heads of state and government

Mahathir Mohamad, 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia

Mahathir Mohamad – 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi – 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia
Muhyiddin Yassin – 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia
Ismail Sabri Yaakob – 9th Prime Minister of Malaysia
Anwar Ibrahim – 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia
Benjamin Sheares – 2nd President of Singapore
S. R. Nathan – 6th President of Singapore

Deputy prime ministers, senior ministers and leaders of the opposition

Musa Hitam – 5th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi – 11th and 14th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, 14th Leader of the Opposition
Fadillah Yusof – 14th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
Tan Chee Khoon – 2nd Leader of the Opposition
Jahara Hamid - Leader of the Opposition of Penang

Governors, chief ministers, and mayors

Mohd Ali Rustam, Chief Minister of Malacca

Awang Hassan – 5th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang
Hamdan Sheikh Tahir – 6th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang
Abdul Rahman Abbas – 7th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang
Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak – 8th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang
Mohd Khalil Yaakob – 6th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca, 12th Menteri Besar of Pahang
Mohd Ali Rustam – 7th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca, 9th Chief Minister of Malacca
Adnan Yaakob – 13th Menteri Besar of Pahang
Muhammad Muhammad Taib – 11th Menteri Besar of Selangor
Khir Toyo – 13th Menteri Besar of Selangor
Abdul Khalid Ibrahim – 14th Menteri Besar of Selangor
Mohd Isa Abdul Samad – 9th Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan
Mohamad Hasan – 10th Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan
Abdul Ajib Ahmad – 12th Menteri Besar of Johor
Mohamed Khaled Nordin – 15th Menteri Besar of Johor
Shahidan Kassim – 7th Menteri Besar of Perlis
Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik – 6th Chief Minister of Malacca
Douglas Uggah Embas – Deputy Premier of Sarawak
Ramasamy Palanisamy – Deputy Chief Minister of Penang II
Elyas Omar – 3rd Mayor of Kuala Lumpur
Ahmad Fuad Ismail – 9th Mayor of Kuala Lumpur
Mhd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz – 11th Mayor of Kuala Lumpur
Abu Sujak Mahmud – 1st Mayor of Shah Alam

Federal ministers

Maszlee Malik, Minister of Education

Daim Zainuddin – 5th and 9th Minister of Finance
Rafidah Aziz – 1st Minister of International Trade and Industry
Lim Swee Aun – 4th Minister of Commerce and Industry
Saifuddin Abdullah – 13th and 15th Minister of Foreign Affairs
Chua Soi Lek – 17th Minister of Health
Adham Baba – 21st Minister of Health
Ahmad Shabery Cheek – 15th Minister of Information
Maszlee Malik – 22nd Minister of Education
Shafie Salleh – 1st Minister of Higher Education
Chan Kong Choy – 10th Minister of Transport
Liow Tiong Lai – 14th Minister of Transport
Anthony Loke – 15th and 17th Minister of Transport
Megat Junid Megat Ayub – 3rd Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
Shahrir Abdul Samad – 6th Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
Hasan Malek – 8th Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
Ong Ka Chuan – 8th Minister of Housing and Local Government
Nga Kor Ming – 20th Minister of Local Government Development
V. Sivakumar – 7th Minister of Human Resources
Steven Sim – 8th Minister of Human Resources
Shamsul Anuar Nasarah – 1st Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
Takiyuddin Hassan – 2nd Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
G. Palanivel – 4th Minister of Natural Resources and Environment
Teresa Kok – 1st Minister of Primary Industries
Ewon Ebin – 3rd Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology
Sabbaruddin Chik – 1st Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture
Ng Yen Yen – 4th Minister of Tourism
Shahrizat Abdul Jalil – 1st and 3rd Minister of Women, Family and Community Development
Zaleha Ismail – 2nd Minister of National Unity and Community Development
Azalina Othman Said – Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform)
Abdul Latiff Ahmad – Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Special Functions)
Mujahid Yusof Rawa – Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs)
Jamil Khir Baharom – Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Islamic Affairs)
Nor Mohamed Yakcop – Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Economic Planning)
Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah – Second Minister of Finance
Liew Chin Tong – Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry
Mah Hang Soon – Deputy Minister of Education
Lee Boon Chye – Deputy Minister of Health
Lukanisman Awang Sauni – Deputy Minister of Health
Hou Kok Chung – Deputy Minister of Higher Education
Mary Yap – Deputy Minister of Higher Education
Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad – Deputy Minister of Higher Education
Sivarasa Rasiah – Deputy Minister of Rural Development
Chan Foong Hin - Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security
Tajuddin Abdul Rahman – Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry

Speakers and deputy speakers

Johari Abdul, Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat

Azhar Azizan Harun – 10th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
Johari Abdul – 11th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
Vigneswaran Sanasee – 17th President of the Dewan Negara
Mutang Tagal – 20th President of the Dewan Negara
Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah – 21st President of the Dewan Negara
Lau Weng San – Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
Ngeh Koo Ham – Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
Devamany S. Krishnasamy – Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly

Elected representatives

Awang Sariyan – Senator at the Dewan Negara At-large
Husam Musa – Senator at the Dewan Negara At-large
Rita Sarimah Patrick Insol – Senator at the Dewan Negara At-large
Syed Husin Ali – Senator at the Dewan Negara for Selangor
Hoh Khai Mun – Senator at the Dewan Negara for Pahang
Siti Aishah Shaik Ismail – Senator at the Dewan Negara for Penang
Nuridah Mohd Salleh – Senator at the Dewan Negara for Terengganu
Che Alias Hamid – Member of Parliament for Kemaman
Che Mohamad Zulkifly Jusoh – Member of Parliament for Besut
Sabri Azit – Member of Parliament for Jerai
Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman – Member of Parliament for Sik
Hasan Arifin – Member of Parliament for Rompin
Hasan Bahrom – Member of Parliament for Tampin
Hassan Abdul Karim – Member of Parliament for Pasir Gudang
Noor Azmi Ghazali – Member of Parliament for Bagan Serai
Fasiah Fakeh – Member of Parliament for Sabak Bernam
Kasthuriraani Patto – Member of Parliament for Batu Kawan
Tan Kee Kwong – Member of Parliament for Wangsa Maju
Tan Yee Kew – Member of Parliament for Wangsa Maju
Cha Kee Chin – Member of Parliament for Rasah
Wong Hon Wai – Member of Parliament for Bukit Bendera
Khoo Poay Tiong – Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka
Chan Foong Hin – Member of Parliament for Kota Kinabalu
Vivian Wong Shir Yee – Member of Parliament for Sandakan
James Peter Ongkili – Member of Parliament for Tuaran
Masir Kujat – Member of Parliament for Sri Aman
Irmohizam Ibrahim – Member of Parliament for Kuala Selangor
Ariff Sabri Abdul Aziz – Member of Parliament for Raub
Chow Yu Hui – Member of Parliament for Raub
Mohd Misbahul Munir Masduki – Member of Parliament for Parit Buntar
Syahir Sulaiman – Member of Parliament for Bachok
Jailani Johari – Member of Parliament for Hulu Terengganu
Mahadzir Mohd Khir – Member of Parliament for Sungai Petani
Rahman Ismail – Member of Parliament for Gombak
Ng Wei Aik – Member of Parliament for Tanjong
K. S. Nijhar – Member of Parliament for Subang
Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj – Member of Parliament for Sungai Siput
Sivarraajh Chandran – Member of Parliament for Cameron Highlands
K. Pathmanaban – Member of Parliament for Teluk Kemang
M. Manoharan – Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Kota Alam Shah
Hasan Mohamed Ali – Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Gombak Setia
Zawawi Mughni – Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Sungai Kandis
Sallehen Mukhyi – Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Sabak
Daroyah Alwi – Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Sementa
Karim Mansor - Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Tanjong Sepat
Lee Kee Hiong - Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Kuala Kubu Baharu
Hee Loy Sian – Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Kajang
Abu Ubaidah Redza – Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Ampangan
Khaidirah Abu Zahar – Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly for Rim
Chew Chong Sin – Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Mengkibol
Mohd Ramli Md Kari – Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Senggarang
Md Jais Sarday – Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Mahkota
Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali – Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Paloh
Abdul Fattah Abdullah – Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Padang Tengku
Muhd Fadhil Nuruddin – Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Kamunting
Wasanthee Sinnasamy – Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Hutan Melintang
Ahmad Lebai Sudin – Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Bukit Lada
Tengku Hassan Tengku Omar – Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly for Ladang
Annuar Rapa'ee – Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly for Nangka
Rosey Yunus – Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly for Bekenu
K. Mohd Ariff – Member of the Federal Legislative Council of Malaya

International politicians

Abdul Rahman Taib, Speaker of the Brunei Legislative Council

Abdul Rahman Taib – 8th Speaker of the Brunei Legislative Council
Abu Bakar Apong – 5th Minister of Home Affairs of Brunei
Ahmad Jumat – 4th Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports of Brunei
Pengiran Mohammad – 2nd Minister of Religious Affairs of Brunei
Ong Pang Boon – Minister for Education of Singapore
S. Dhanabalan – Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore
Abdul Sattar Murad – Minister of Economy for Afghanistan
Lim Han Hoe – Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements
Lim Hock Siew – Singaporean political prisoner
Shahbaz Gill – Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan
Zaini Ahmad – Bruneian politician and rebel during the 1962 Brunei revolt^[1]

International and public service

Razali Ismail, President of the United Nations General Assembly

Academia

Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas, pioneered the concept of Islamisation of knowledge

Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas – Islamic scholar and philosopher
Kassim Ahmad – Islamic philosopher, writer, and educator
Shamsul Amri Baharuddin – anthropologist, Distinguished Professor of Social Anthropology, National University of Malaysia
Harith Ahmad – physicist, Distinguished Professor of Physics, University of Malaya
Khoo Kay Kim – historian, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Malaya
S. Singaravelu – lawyer, Emeritus Professor of Indian Studies, University of Malaya
Dame Margaret Clark – political scientist, Emeritus Professor of Politics, Victoria University of Wellington
Lee Poh Ping – political scientist, Professor of Politics, University of Malaya and a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun
Wong Chin Huat - political scientist, Professor of Governance Studies, Sunway University
Niyaz Ahmed - molecular epidemiologist, Professor of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad
Werry Darta Taifur – economist, Rector of Andalas University
Mohd Kamal Hassan – Islamic scholar, 3rd Rector of International Islamic University Malaysia
Syed Arabi Idid – journalist, 4th Rector of International Islamic University Malaysia
Zaleha Kamarudin – lawyer, 5th Rector of International Islamic University Malaysia
Ungku Aziz – economist, 3rd Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya
Mohd Taib Osman – author, 9th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya
Abdullah Sanusi Ahmad - economist, 10th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya
Anuar Zaini Md. Zain – endocrinologist, 11th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya
Mohd. Amin Jalaludin – otologist, 15th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya
Ariffin Ngah Marzuki - surgeon, 2nd Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Malaysia
Awang Had Salleh - sociologist, 5th Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Malaysia
Sharifah Hapsah Syed Hasan Shahabudin - surgeon, 10th Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Malaysia
Noor Azlan Ghazali - economist, 11th Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Malaysia
Rayson Huang – chemist, 10th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong
Wang Gungwu – historian, 11th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong
Chuah Hean Teik – President of the Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and the Pacific (FEIAP), Former President and CEO of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)
Mak Joon Wah – physician, Professor of Pathology and Vice President of International Medical University
Megat Burhainuddin – physician, former Vice-Chancellor of Nilai University
Tengku Rethwan – politician, Chairman of President College
Khasnor Johan – author and historian
Mohd Fadzilah Kamsah – lecturer and motivational speaker
Yoke Khin Yap - physicist, materials scientist and academic

Business, corporate and economics

Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Governor of the Malaysian Cental Bank

Ali Abul Hassan bin Sulaiman – 6th Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia
Zeti Akhtar Aziz – 7th Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia
Muhammad bin Ibrahim – 8th Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia
Shaik Abdul Rasheed Abdul Ghaffour – 10th Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia
Azizan Zainul Abidin – President and CEO of Petronas
Amirsham Abdul Aziz – President and CEO of Maybank
Pahamin Rajab – Chairman and Co-Founder of AirAsia
Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid – Chairman of Permodalan Nasional Berhad
Mohd Daud Bakar – Chairman of the Shariah Advisory Councils of Bank Negara Malaysia and the Securities Commission of Malaysia
Rozali Ismail – Founder and Executive Chairman of Puncak Niaga Holdings Berhad
Mustapha Kamal Abu Bakar – Founder of MK Land Holdings Berhad
Ter Leong Yap – Founder of Sunsuria Berhad
Liew Kee Sin – Founder of SP Setia Berhad
Chen Lip Keong – Founder of NagaCorp Ltd
Teh Hong Piow – Founder and Chairman of Public Bank Berhad
Lim Wee-Chai – Founder and Chairman of Top Glove Corporation Bhd
G. Gnanalingam – Chairman of Westports Holdings
Hasni Harun – Chairman of Gas Malaysia
Abdul Aziz bin Husain – Chairman of Eksons Corporation Bhd
Wong Teek Son – CEO and Executive Chairman of Riverstone Holdings Limited
Oh Kuang Eng – Group CEO and Executive Chairman of Mi Technovation Berhad
Eng Piow Tan – Group Managing Director of Mitrajaya Holdings Berhad
Abdul Kadier Sahib – Member of the Board of Directors of Serba Dinamik Holdings Berhad
Alireza Yaghoubi – Co-Founder of AirGo Design
Syed Amin Aljeffri – Deputy President of the Malay Chamber of Commerce

Literature and the arts

Muhammad Haji Salleh – writer and critic, 6th Sasterawan Negara
Anwar Ridhwan – novelist, 10th Sasterawan Negara
Baha Zain – writer, 12th Sasterawan Negara
Zurinah Hassan – writer, 13th and first female Sasterawan Negara
Siti Zainon Ismail – novelist, 14th Sasterawan Negara
Faisal Tehrani – author and playwright, Anugerah Seni Negara winner
Ayman Rashdan Wong – writer and geopolitical analyst, Anugerah Buku Negara winner
Edwin Thumboo – poet and academician, 1979 Southeast Asian Writers Award winner
Adibah Amin – columnist, 1983 Southeast Asian Writers Award winner
Gopal Baratham – author and neurosurgeon, 1991 Southeast Asian Writers Award winner
Catherine Lim – author, 1999 Southeast Asian Writers Award winner
Rex Shelley – author and engineer, 2007 Southeast Asian Writers Award winner
Malim Ghozali PK – novelist, 2013 Southeast Asian Writers Award winner
Shirley Geok-lin Lim – poet, 1980 Commonwealth Poetry Prize winner
Chuah Guat Eng – novelist, Malaysia's first English-language woman novelist
Matussin Omar – novelist, 2012 Mastera Literary Award winner
Dinsman – poet
Hilary Tham – poet
Anis Sabirin – writer
Uthaya Sankar SB – writer
Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof – writer
Daniel Dorall – sculptor

Science and medicine

Faiz Khaleed – dentist, Malaysian astronaut candidate
Siti Aisyah Alias – marine polar researcher, Deputy Director of the National Antarctic Research Centre (NARC)
Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud – epidemiologist, first Malaysian doctor to be awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Health Informatics
Salma Ismail – physician, first Malaysian Malay woman to qualify as a doctor
Chen Su Lan – physician, one of the first medical school graduates in Singapore
Mak Joon Wah – physician, director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Lymphatic Filariasis
T. A. Sinnathuray – obstetrician, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
Satwant Singh Dhaliwal – geneticist
Swee Lay Thein – hematologist
Susan Lim – parasitologist
Gloria Lim – mycologist, former director of Singapore's National Institute of Education
Malini Olivo – biotechnologist, Professor of Biophotonics at the National University of Ireland, Galway
Kalai Mathee – microbiologist, Professor of Microbiology at the Florida International University
Victor Lim – microbiologist, Pro Vice-Chancellor of International Medical University
Chua Kaw Bing – pediatrician, discoverer of Nipah virus
Mahaletchumy Arujanan – scientist, Global Director of the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA)
Augustine Ong – scientist, Fulbright Fellow

Sports

Djohar Arifin Husin – Indonesian footballer, 16th Chair of the Football Association of Indonesia
Shalin Zulkifli – Malaysian ten pin bowler, former World champion and ranked number one in Asia
Tan Aik Mong – Malaysian badminton player, former Asian single's champion
Yeoh Li Tian – Malaysian chess master and highest national rated player, Southeast Asian Games medalist
Irfan Shamsuddin – Malaysian discus thrower, Southeast Asian Games medalist
Jasmine Lai Pui Yee – Malaysian diver, Southeast Asian Games medalist
Ooi Tze Liang – Malaysian diver, Asian Games medalist
Bryan Nickson Lomas – Malaysian diver, Asian Games medalist
Woon Khe Wei – Malaysian badminton player, Asian Games medalist
Vivian Hoo Kah Mun – Malaysian badminton player, Asian Games medalist
Haziq Kamaruddin – Malaysian sport archer, Asian Games medalist
Pandelela Rinong – Malaysian diver, two-time Olympic Games medalist
M. Magendran – Malaysian mountain climber, first Malaysian to conquer Mount Everest

Media and entertainment

Dol Ramli – Founder of Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM)
Sudirman Arshad – singer and songwriter, Asia's Number One Performer at the Salem Music Award London, 1989
Vanida Imran – actress, model and television host
Ernie Zakri – singer and actress
Azwan Ali – media personality
Najwa Latif - singer
Rynn Lim – singer
Victor Gu – newscaster
Gary Yap – Malaysian television personality
Aznil Nawawi – TV host and media personality
Lee Han Jiet – stand-up comedian
Uyaina Arshad – Actress, TV host and media personality
Larissa Ping - model, fashion blogger and Miss World Malaysia 2018

Religion and activism

Luqman Abdullah – 8th Mufti of the Federal Territories
Sujiva – Buddhist monk and teacher of Vipassanā
Siti Hasmah – Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Anwar Fazal – social activist, 1982 Right Livelihood Award recipient
Murugesan Sinnandavar - social activist and lawyer
Charles Hector Fernandez – human rights advocate and lawyer
Kem Ley – Cambodian activist and political commentator
Sukumari Sekhar – women's rights advocate, Founder and Deputy President of the National Council of Women's Organizations, Malaysia
Nalla Tan – women's rights advocate
Janet Yee – child's rights activist
Amani Williams Hunt Abdullah – social activist and Indigenous Malaysian lawyer

Notable faculty

C. Northcote Parkinson, pioneered Parkinson's Law

Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Member of the Malaysian Council of Eminent Persons

Jonathan Marks, Baron Marks of Henley-on-Thames, Member of the House of Lords

Pendeta Za'aba – Father of the Modern Malay Language
Ch'ien Mu – One of the "Four Greatest Historians" of Modern China
C. Northcote Parkinson – Founder of Parkinson's Law
Malcolm MacDonald – 1st Governor-General of Kenya, Chancellor of the University of Malaya
Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak – Chancellor of the University of Malaya
Yeoh Ghim Seng – 5th Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore, Professor of Surgery, University of Malaya
Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim – 1st Attorney General of Singapore, Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya
Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof – 9th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
Ramli Ngah Talib – 8th Menteri Besar of Perak, 7th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
Abdul Ghani Othman – 14th Menteri Besar of Johor, Dean of the Faculty of Economics, University of Malaya
Fong Chan Onn – 2nd Minister of Human Resource, Dean of the Faculty of Economics, University of Malaya
Syed Hussein Alatas – 1st President of the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia, 4th Vice-Chancellor of University of Malaya
Md Hashim Yahaya – 4th Mufti of the Federal Territories, Director of the Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya
Cheong Choong Kong – Chairman of OCBC Bank and Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Airlines, Head of the Mathematics Department, University of Malaya
Robert Holzmann – Governor of the Austrian Central Bank, Distinguished Research Fellow, University of Malaya
Jeffrey Sachs – Royal Professor Ungku Aziz Chair in Poverty Studies at the Centre for Poverty and Development Studies, University of Malaya
Jomo Kwame Sundaram – Ranking Member of the Council of Eminent Persons, Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Malaya
Chin Fung Kee – Emeritus Professor of Engineering, University of Malaya
Asmah Haji Omar – Emeritus Professor of Malay Studies, University of Malaya
Khairuddin Mohamed Yusof – Emeritus Professor of Medicine, former Deputy Vice-Chancellor of University of Malaya
Lam Sai Kit – Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Malaya, prominent researcher of the Nipah virus
Shad Saleem Faruqi – Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Malaya
Muthucumaraswamy Sornarajah – Emeritus Professor of Law, National University of Singapore
Paul Wheatley – Emeritus Professor of History and Geography, University of Chicago
Anthony Reid Stanhope Reid – Emeritus Professor of History, Australian National University, Fukuoka Prize winner
Michael Northcott – Emeritus Professor of Ethics, University of Edinburgh
S. Arasaratnam – Emeritus Professor of History, University of New England (UNE)
Klaus Rohde – Emeritus Professor of Zoology, University of New England (UNE), Clarke Medalist
Amitav Acharya – Distinguished Professor of International Relations, American University
Swapan Kumar Chakravorty – Distinguished Professor of Humanities, Presidency University, Kolkata
Rajah Rasiah – Distinguished Professor of Economics, University of Malaya
Kamal Salih – Professor of Economics, University of Malaya, Member of Parliament for Wangsa Maju
Ajit Singh – Professor of Economics, University of Cambridge
Farish A. Noor – Professor of History, University of Malaya
Lloyd Fernando – Professor of English, University of Malaya
Sutan Takdir Alisyahbana – Professor and Director of the Academy of Malay Studies, University of Malaya
Leonard Andaya – Professor of Southeast Asian History, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Lee Ellis – Professor of Sociology, Minot State University
Syed Farid al-Attas – Professor of Sociology, National University of Singapore
Saw Swee Hock – Professor of Statistics, National University of Singapore
Kenelm Burridge – Professor of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
James Danandjaja – Professor of Anthropology, University of Indonesia
Hans Ras – Professor of Javanese Language and Literature, Leiden University
Hans Köchler – Professor of Philosophy, University of Innsbruck, President of the International Progress Organization
Sid Gray – Professor of International Business, University of Sydney Business School
Keith Lewin – Professor of International Education and Development, University of Sussex
Leonard Swidler – Professor of Catholic Thought and Interreligious Dialogue, Temple University
Stanley Kalpage – Professor of Soil Science, University of Malaya, Ceylonese Senator
Phang Siew Moi – Professor of Biological Science, University of Malaya
Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof – Professor of Theatre Studies, University of Malaya
Arifin Bey – Visiting Professor of Japanese History, University of Malaya
Hector Kinloch – Fulbright Professor of US History, University of Malaya
Andrew Sheng – Adjunct Professor of Economics, University of Malaya, Chairman of Securities and Futures Commission
Wolfgang Drechsler – Honorary Professor at the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP), University College London
Benjamin Clemens Stone – Honorary Professor of Botany, University of Malaya
Azmi Sharom – Associate Professor of Law, University of Malaya, Deputy Chairman of the Election Commission
Rustam Sani – Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Malaya
Hans H. Indorf – Associate Professor of Political Science, East Carolina University
The Reverend Xavier Thaninayagam – Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Science and Head of the Tamil Studies Department, University of Malaya
Nik Safiah Karim – Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Science, University of Malaya
Mary Turnbull – Head of the History Department, University of Hong Kong
Nurmazilah Mahzan – Director of the Graduate Business School, University of Malaya and Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)
Sheikh Zaki Badawi – Director of the Islamic Cultural Centre (ICC) and Chief Imam of the London Central Mosque
François Pachet – Director of the Spotify Creator Technology Research Lab
Mahadev Shankar – Judge of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia
K. P. Ratnam – Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Kilinochchi and Kayts
Jonathan Marks, Baron Marks of Henley-on-Thames – Member of the House of Lords
Tony Skyrme – physicist, Hughes Medalist
Rupert Sheldrake – parapsychologist

Honorary graduates

Queen Rania Al Abdullah – the Queen of Jordan, Honorary Doctorate in International Relations
Sultanah Hajah Bahiyah binti Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman – the Queen of Malaysia and Sultanah of Kedah, Honorary Doctorate in Education
Irina Bokova – Director General of UNESCO and Minister of Foreign Affairs for Bulgaria, Honorary Doctorate in Humanities
Mohamed Suffian Mohamed Hashim – Lord President of the Federal Court, Honorary Doctorate of Letters
Jeffrey Cheah – Chairman and Founder of the Sunway Group, Honorary Doctorate of Education
Lee Boon Chim – Chairman of the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange and Malaysian Senator, Honorary Doctorate of Law
Lee Kong Chian – Philanthropist and Founder of the Lee Foundation, Honorary Doctorate of Law
Harussani Zakaria – Mufti of Perak, Honorary Doctorate in Shariah
Richard Olaf Winstedt – President of Raffles College, Honorary Doctorate of Law
Just Faaland – Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute and formulator of the Malaysian New Economic Policy (NEP), Honorary Doctorate of Economics
Philip Manson-Bahr – Director of the Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Honorary Doctorate in Medicine
Rafael M. Salas – Head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Honorary Doctorate

References

^ Mohamad Yusop Damit (1995). Brunei Darussalam 1944-1962: Constitutional and Political Development in a Malay-Muslim Sultanate. University of London 1995. p. 412.
^ "Ismail Bakar appointed new Chief Secretary". 28 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-28. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

[1] Mohamad Yusop Damit (1995). Brunei Darussalam 1944-1962: Constitutional and Political Development in a Malay-Muslim Sultanate. University of London 1995. p. 412.

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