List of University of Malaya people

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

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Notable alumni

Royalty

Government and politics

Heads of state and government

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

Deputy prime ministers, senior ministers and leaders of the opposition

Governors, chief ministers, and mayors

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Mohd Ali Rustam, Chief Minister of Malacca

Federal ministers

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Maszlee Malik, Minister of Education

Speakers and deputy speakers

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Johari Abdul, Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat

Elected representatives

International politicians

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Abdul Rahman Taib, Speaker of the Brunei Legislative Council

International and public service

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Razali Ismail, President of the United Nations General Assembly

International relations and foreign affairs

Military, police and security

Civil service

Law

Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Malaysia
President of the Court of Appeal, Malaysia
Chief Judge of the High Court of Malaya
Chief Judge of the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak
Attorney General of Malaysia
Federal Court Judges
Court of Appeal Judges
Other

Academia

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

Business, corporate and economics

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Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Governor of the Malaysian Central Bank

Literature and the arts

Science and medicine

Sports

Media and entertainment

Religion and activism

Notable faculty

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C. Northcote Parkinson, pioneered Parkinson's Law
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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 Official portrait of Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames crop 2.jpg
Jonathan Marks, Baron Marks of Henley-on-Thames, Member of the House of Lords

Honorary graduates

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References

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