List of University of Malaya people

Last updated February 23, 2024

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

International and public service

International relations and foreign affairs

Razali Ismail – 51st President of the United Nations General Assembly
Ajit Singh – 9th Secretary General of the ASEAN
Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari – 5th Secretary General of the D-8
Dennis Ignatius – High Commissioner of Malaysia to Canada
Fauziah Mohd Taib – Ambassador of Malaysia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Tommy Koh – Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Singapore
Gopinath Pillai – High Commissioner of Singapore to Pakistan

Military, police and security

Norian Mai – 6th Inspector-General of Police
Mohamad Fuzi Harun – 11th Inspector-General of Police
Noor Rashid Ibrahim – 19th Deputy Inspector-General of Police
Amar Singh Ishar Singh – Kuala Lumpur Chief of Police
Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan – 20th Chief of the Royal Malaysian Air Force
Azam Baki – 6th Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)
Jeewaka Ruwan Kulatunga – 3rd Chief of the Sri Lankan National Intelligence

Civil service

Abdullah Mohd Salleh – 5th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
Abdullah Ayub – 6th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
Hashim Aman – 7th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
Samsudin Osman – 11th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
Mohd Sidek Hassan – 12th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
Ali Hamsa – 13th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
Ismail Bakar – 14th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia ^[2]
Ahmad Kamil Jaafar – 8th Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Abdul Halim bin Ali – 9th Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Othman bin Hashim – 14th Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob – 16th Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Thong Yaw Hong – 6th Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance
Mohd. Sheriff Mohd. Kassim – 8th Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance
Clifford F. Herbert – 9th Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance
Aris Bin Othman @ Osman – 10th Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance
Samsudin B. Hitam – 12th Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance
Izzuddin Bin Dali – 13th Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance
Wan Abd Aziz bin Wan Abdullah – 14th Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance
Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah – 15th Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance
Asri bin Hamidon – 17th Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance
Ramon Navaratnam – 6th Secretary General of the Ministry of Transport
Othman B. Rijal – 9th Secretary General of the Ministry of Transport
Long See Wool – 13th Secretary General of the Ministry of Transport
Saripuddin Bin Hj. Kasim – 15th Secretary General of the Ministry of Transport
Zulkefli A. Hassan – former Secretary General of the Ministry of Higher Education
Murad Mohamed Noor – 5th Director-General of Education
Abdul Rahman Arshad – 6th Director-General of Education
Nor Zamani Abdol Hamid – 11th Director-General of Education
Pkharuddin Ghazali – 12th Director-General of Education
Husaini Omar – 8th Director-General of Higher Education
Sukarti Wakiman – 8th State Secretary of Sabah

Law

Mohamed Raus Sharif – 8th Chief Justice of Malaysia, 8th President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia
Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat – 10th Chief Justice of Malaysia
Ahmad Maarop – 10th President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia, 10th Chief Judge of Malaya
Rohana Yusuf – 11th President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia
Zaharah Ibrahim – 11th Chief Judge of Malaya
Azahar Mohamed – 12th Chief Judge of Malaya
Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim – 6th Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak
Abdul Rahman Sebli – 7th Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak
Abdul Gani Patail – 6th Attorney General of Malaysia
Idrus Harun – 9th Attorney General of Malaysia
Ahmad Terrirudin Salleh – 10th Attorney General of Malaysia
Ahmad Isa – 8th Attorney General of Brunei
Steven Thiru – 31st President of the Malaysian Bar Council
Muhammad Shafee Abdullah – Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia
Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal – Judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia
Mohd.Zawawi Salleh – Judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia
Abdul Rahman Sebli – Judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia
Rhozariah Bujang – Judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia
Hasnah Mohammed Hashim – Judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia
Zabariah Mohd. Yusof – Judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia
Zaleha Yusof – Judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia
Saldi Isra – Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia

Academia

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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
Atta ur Rehman Khan – computer scientist

Business, corporate and economics

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
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.
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
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

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

↑ Arnold Loh (26 June 2018). "Three Penang MPs lying low until official Cabinet announcement". The Star. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
↑ "Ismail Bakar appointed new Chief Secretary". 28 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-28. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

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[1] Arnold Loh (26 June 2018). "Three Penang MPs lying low until official Cabinet announcement". The Star. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

[ismailappointedKSN-2] "Ismail Bakar appointed new Chief Secretary". 28 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-28. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

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List of University of Malaya people

Contents

Notable alumni

Royalty

Government and politics

Heads of state and government

Deputy prime ministers, senior ministers and leaders of the opposition

Governors, chief ministers, and mayors

Federal ministers

Speakers and deputy speakers

Elected representatives

International politicians