Orang Asli are a heterogeneous indigenous population forming a national minority in Malaysia. They are the oldest inhabitants of Peninsular Malaysia.
Tun Samy Vellu s/o Sangalimuthu was a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of Works from June 1983 to June 1989 and again from May 1995 to March 2008,Minister of Energy,Telecommunications and Posts from June 1989 to May 1995,Minister of Works and Public Amenities from September 1979 to June 1983 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Sungai Siput from September 1974 to March 2008. He was a member and served as 7th President of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC),a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition,from October 1979 to December 2010. He is the longest-serving MIC president by holding the position for 31 years and one of the longest-serving Cabinet ministers by being in the Cabinet for 29 years. In December 2010,he announced his retirement from politics,paving the way for then MIC Deputy President G. Palanivel to succeed him as the new party president.
Ong Ka Ting is a Malaysian politician. He was the former Housing and Local Government Minister from 1999 to 2008 and Acting Transport Minister from May to June 2003 in the Malaysian cabinet. Ong also served as the seventh president of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA),a major component party in Barisan Nasional (BN);from May 2003 to October 2008. He was appointed Special Envoy of Malaysia to China on 1 November 2011. He relinquished the Special Envoy's post on 31 December 2017 after serving three terms.
Mohamad Khir bin Toyo is the former Chief Minister of the state of Selangor in Malaysia from 2000 to 2008. His Barisan Nasional (BN) government was defeated in the 2008 general election,following which he served as the state's Opposition Leader until December 2010. He was a member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) from 1999 to 2013,for the seat of Sungai Panjang. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO),a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition
Tanjung Sepat is a town in Kuala Langat District,Selangor,Malaysia. It is on the Strait of Malacca. It is administered by the Zone 24 of the Kuala Langat Municipal Council. Kampung Kundang is a village located nearby.
The Mah Meri are an ethnic group native to western part of Peninsular Malaysia. They are one of the 18 Orang Asli groups named by the Malaysian government. They are of the Senoi subgroup. Most of the members of the Mah Meri tribe live along the coast of South Selangor from Sungai Pelek up to Pulau Carey,although there is at least one Mah Meri Community on the other side of the Klang River.
The Duano' people,also called Desin Dolak or Desin Duano' are an indigenous people of Malaysia and Indonesia and can be found in islands along the northeastern region of Sumatra,Indonesia where most Duano' people have traditionally lived. They are one of the Proto-Malay group of cultures. Due to their nomadic boat lifestyle,based almost exclusively on fishing and collecting shellfish and crustaceans by using mud-boards,Duano' people are often categorized as Orang Laut,a group that includes the Urak Lawoi’people and Moken people of the northern region of the Malacca Strait and the Andaman Sea. Although there are similarities in their way of life,they are a separate ethnic group. Citing their own language,culture,identity,and economic complexities,they deny being Orang Laut.
The Temuan people are a Proto-Malay ethnic group indigenous to western parts of Peninsular Malaysia. They can be found in the states of Selangor,Pahang,Johor,Negeri Sembilan and Malacca. The Temuans are classified as part of Orang Asli group according to the Malaysian government. They are also one of the largest and the most widespread of the Orang Asli ethnic groups.
The Senoi are a group of Malaysian peoples classified among the Orang Asli,the indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia. They are the most numerous of the Orang Asli and widely distributed across the peninsula. The Senois speak various branches of Aslian languages,which in turn form a branch of Austroasiatic languages. Many of them are also bilingual in the national language,the Malaysian language.
Tan Sri Noh bin Haji Omar is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative for second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from September 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the first term in the BN administration under former Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi from March 2008 to April 2009,Minister of Urban Wellbeing,Housing and Local Government from June 2016 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018,Chairman of the Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Berhad (PUNB) from June 2020 to September 2021. He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tanjong Karang from April 1995 to November 2022. He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO),a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He was also the State Chairman of BN and UMNO of Selangor. He is also the father of Nurul Syazwani Noh,Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Permatang.
Dato' Sri Mohd Zin bin Mohamed was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sepang constituency in Selangor from 2004 to 2013. A member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional coalition,he was Malaysia's Minister for Works from March 2008 to April 2009.
The Department of Orang Asli Development,abbreviated JAKOA,is the Malaysian government agency entrusted to oversee the affairs of the Orang Asli. This body is under the Malaysian Ministry of Rural and Regional Development and was first set up in 1954.
The Sagong Tasi case was a landmark land rights case in Malaysia,in which the courts ruled against the Selangor State in favour of the Temuan-Orang Asli plaintiffs.
The Indonesian Malaysians are Malaysian citizens of Indonesian ancestry. Today,there are many Malaysian Malays who have lineage from the Indonesian archipelago and have played an important role in the history and contributed to the development of Malaysia,they have been assimilated with other Malay communities and are grouped as part of the foreign Malays or anak dagang in terms of race. The Malaysian census does not categorize ethnic groups from the Indonesian archipelago as a separate ethnic group,but rather as Malay or Bumiputera.
Ahmad Faizal bin Azumu,nicknamed Peja,is a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Youth and Sports in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022,Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration in August 2021,12th and 13th Menteri Besar of Perak from May 2018 to his first resignation in March 2020 and again from March 2020 to his second resignation in December 2020. He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tambun and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Chenderiang from May 2018 to November 2022. He is a member,Deputy President and State Chairman of Perak and Pahang of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU),a component party of the PN and formerly Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalitions. He also served as the 2nd State Chairman of PN and BERSATU of Negeri Sembilan from May 2023 to February and January 2024 respectively. He was also the State Chairman of PH of Perak. He was one of the only two state leaders of Malaysia who has led state administrations of two different and opposing political coalitions alongside Mukhriz Mahathir.
Zaleha binti Ismail was a Malaysian politician and among the women's leaders in Malaysia. She served as Minister of National Unity and Community Development from 1995 to 1999. Her friendly attitude led many to enjoy it.
Ting Chew Peh is a Malaysian politician from the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA),a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He was the former member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Gopeng constituency in Perak for five terms from 1987 to 2008. At the grassroots level,he was known for being the MCA former secretary-general for fifteen years from 1990 to 2005.
Dato' Ramli bin Dato' Mohd Nor is a Malaysian politician and former police officer who has served as the Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat I under Speaker Johari Abdul since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cameron Highlands since January 2019 and Non-Executive Chairman of Amanah Raya Berhad (ARB) since May 2020. He is a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO),a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and was an independent.
Kuala Langat Municipal Council is the municipal council which administers Kuala Langat District. This agency is under the purview of Selangor state government.
The Minangkabau Malaysians are citizens of the Malaysia whose ancestral roots are from Minangkabau of central Sumatra. This includes people born in the Malaysia who are of Minangkabau origin as well as Minangkabau who have migrated to Malaysia. Today,Minangkabau comprise about 989,000 people in Malaysia,and Malaysian law considers most of them to be Malays. They are majority in urban areas,which has traditionally had the highest education and a strong entrepreneurial spirit. The history of the Minangkabau migration to Malay peninsula has been recorded to have lasted a very long time. When the means of transportation were still using the ships by down the rivers and crossing the strait,many Minang people migrated to various regions such as Negeri Sembilan,Malacca,Penang,Kedah,Perak,and Pahang. Some scholars noted that the arrival of the Minangkabau to the Malay Peninsula occurred in the 12th century. This ethnic group moved in to peninsula at the height of the Sultanate of Malacca,and maintains the Adat Perpatih of matrilineal kinships system in Negeri Sembilan and north Malacca.
