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
Government and Politics[]
Heads of State and Government[]
- 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
- 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
- Anwar Ibrahim - 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, 12th and 16th Leader of the Opposition
- Ahmad Zahid Hamidi - 11th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, 14th Leader of the Opposition
- Tan Chee Khoon - 2nd Leader of the Opposition
- Fadillah Yusof - Senior Minister of Malaysia (Infrastructure Development)
Governors, Chief Ministers, and Mayors[]
- 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
- 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 - current Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak
- Ramasamy Palanisamy - current 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[]
- Saifuddin Abdullah - Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Adham Baba - Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation
- Takiyuddin Hassan - Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
- Abdul Latiff Ahmad - Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Special Functions)
- Mah Hang Soon - Deputy Minister of Education
- Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad - Deputy Minister of Higher Education
- Daim Zainuddin - former Minister of Finance
- Maszlee Malik - former Minister of Education
- Shafie Salleh - former Minister of Higher Education
- Chua Soi Lek - former Minister of Health
- Anthony Loke - former Minister of Transport
- Chan Kong Choy - former Minister of Transport
- Liow Tiong Lai - former Minister of Transport
- Sabbaruddin Chik, former Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism
- Ng Yen Yen - former Minister of Tourism
- Teresa Kok - former Minister of Primary Industries
- Shahrir Abdul Samad - former Minister of Domestic Trade, and Consumer Affairs
- Megat Junid Megat Ayub - former Minister of Domestic Trade, and Consumer Affairs
- Hasan Malek - former Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism
- Rafidah Aziz - former Minister of International Trade and Industry
- Shahrizat Abdul Jalil - former Minister of Women, Family and Community Development
- Zaleha Ismail - former Minister of National Unity and Community Development
- Ong Ka Chuan - former Minister of Housing and Local Government
- Ahmad Shabery Cheek - former Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
- Shamsul Anuar Nasarah - former Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
- G. Palanivel - former Minister of Natural Resources and Environment
- Ewon Ebin - former Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology
- Mujahid Yusof Rawa - former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs)
- Jamil Khir Baharom - former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Islamic Affairs)
- Nor Mohamed Yakcop - former Second Minister of Finance
- Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah - former Second Minister of Finance
- Liew Chin Tong - former Deputy Minister of Defence
- Lee Boon Chye - former Deputy Minister of Health
- Mary Yap - former Deputy Minister of Higher Education
- Hou Kok Chung - former Deputy Minister of Higher Education I
- Sivarasa Rasiah - former Deputy Minister of Rural Development
- Tajuddin Abdul Rahman - former Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
- Steven Sim - former Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports [1]
Speakers and Deputy Speakers[]
- Azhar Azizan Harun - 10th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
- Vigneswaran Sanasee - 17th President of the Dewan Negara
- Nga Kor Ming - 19th Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
- Azalina Othman Said - 20th Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
- Ngeh Koo Ham - former Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
- Devamany S. Krishnasamy - former Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
Elected Representatives[]
- Nuridah Mohd Salleh - Senator at the Dewan Negara for Terengganu
- Che Alias Hamid - Member of Parliament for Kemaman
- Sabri Azit - Member of Parliament for Jerai
- Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman - Member of Parliament for Sik
- Johari Abdul - Member of Parliament for Sungai Petani
- 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 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
- Masir Kujat - Member of Parliament for Sri Aman
- Lukanisman Awang Sauni - Member of Parliament for Sibuti
- Zawawi Mughni - Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Sungai Kandis
- Daroyah Alwi - Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Sementa
- Hee Loy Sian - Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Kajang
- Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali - Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Paloh
- 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
- Husam Musa - former Senator at the Dewan Negara At-large
- Hoh Khai Mun - former Senator at the Dewan Negara for Pahang
- Irmohizam Ibrahim - former Member of Parliament for Kuala Selangor
- Ariff Sabri Abdul Aziz - former Member of Parliament for Raub
- Hasan Mohamed Ali - former Member of Parliament for Parit Buntar
- Mahadzir Mohd Khir - former Member of Parliament for Sungai Petani
- Tan Kee Kwong - former Member of Parliament for Wangsa Maju
- Ng Wei Aik - former Member of Parliament for Tanjong
- Sivarraajh Chandran - former Member of Parliament for Cameron Highlands
- K. Pathmanaban - former Member of Parliament for Teluk Kemang
- Sallehen Mukhyi – former Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Sabak
- Abu Ubaidah Redza – former Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Ampangan
- Ahmad Lebai Sudin – former Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Bukit Lada
International Politicians[]
- S. Dhanabalan - former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore
- Ong Pang Boon - former Minister for Education of Singapore
- Lim Han Hoe - former 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
- Kem Ley - Cambodian activist and political commentator
- Fadi Mohammad al-Batsh - Member of Hamas
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
- Fauziah Mohd Taib - 12th Ambassador of Malaysia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Dennis Ignatius - former High Commissioner of Malaysia to Canada
Police and Security[]
- Norian Mai - 6th Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia)
- Mohamad Fuzi Harun - 11th Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia)
- Noor Rashid Ibrahim - 19th Deputy Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia)
- Azam Baki - 6th Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)
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
- Sukarti Wakiman - 8th State Secretary of Sabah
Law[]
- Mohamed Raus Sharif - 8th Chief Justice of Malaysia
- Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat - 10th Chief Justice of Malaysia
- Abdul Gani Patail - 6th Attorney General of Malaysia
- Idrus Harun - 9th Attorney General of Malaysia
- Ahmad Maarop - 10th Chief Judge of Malaya
- 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
- Rohana Yusuf - 11th President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia
- Steven Thiru - 31st President of the Malaysian Bar Council
- Muhammad Shafee Abdullah - former 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[]
- Atta ur Rehman Khan - computer scientist
- Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas - Islamic scholar and philosopher
- Chuah Hean Teik - President of the Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and the Pacific (FEIAP)
- Shamsul Amri Baharuddin - anthropologist, Distinguished Professor of Social Anthropology, National University of Malaysia
- Rajah Rasiah - economist, Distinguished Professor of Economics, University of Malaya
- Harith Ahmad - physicist, Distinguished Professor of Physics, University of Malaya
- Margaret Clark (political scientist) - political scientist, Emeritus Professor of Politics, Victoria University of Wellington
- Lee Poh Ping - political scientist, recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun
- 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
- Rayson Huang - chemist, 10th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong
- Wang Gungwu - historian, 11th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong
- Megat Burhainuddin - physician, former Vice-Chancellor of Nilai University
- Khoo Kay Kim - historian, Emeritus Professor of the University of Malaya
- Carmel Heah - education consultant
- Khasnor Johan - author and historian
- Mohd Fadzilah Kamsah - lecturer and motivational speaker
Business 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
- Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid - Former Chairman of Permodalan Nasional Berhad
- Mustapha Kamal Abu Bakar - Founder of MK Land Holdings Berhad
- Liew Kee Sin - Founder of SP Setia Berhad
- Syed Amin Aljeffri - Former Deputy President of the Malay Chamber of Commerce
- Chen Lip Keong - Founder of NagaCorp Ltd
- G. Gnanalingam - Chairman of Westports Holdings
- Teh Hong Piow - Founder and Chairman of Public Bank Berhad
- Lim Wee-Chai - Founder and Chairman of Top Glove Corporation Bhd
- Abdul Kadier Sahib - Member of the Board of Directors of Serba Dinamik Holdings Berhad
- Eng Piow Tan - Group Managing Director of Mitrajaya Holdings Berhad
- Wong Teek Son - CEO and Executive Chairman of Riverstone Holdings Limited
- Oh Kuang Eng - Group CEO and Executive Chairman of Mi Technovation Berhad
- Alireza Yaghoubi - Co-Founder of AirGo Design
Literature and the Arts[]
- Adibah Amin - columnist, 1983 Southeast Asian Writers Award winner
- Gopal Baratham - author and neurosurgeon, 1991 Southeast Asian Writers Award winner
- Malim Ghozali PK - novelist, 2013 Southeast Asian Writers Award winner
- Faisal Tehrani - author and playwright, Anugerah Seni Negara winner
- Muhammad Haji Salleh - writer and critic, 6th Sasterawan Negara
- Anwar Ridhwan - novelist, 10th Sasterawan Negara
- Baha Zain - writer, 12th Sasterawan Negara
- Siti Zainon Ismail - novelist, 14th Sasterawan Negara
- Ayman Rashdan Wong - writer and geopolitical analyst
- Edwin Thumboo - poet and academician
- Dinsman - poet
- Hilary Tham - poet
- Shirley Geok-lin Lim - poet
- Catherine Lim - author
- Rex Shelley - author and engineer
- Daniel Dorall - sculptor
- Anis Sabirin - writer
Science and Medicine[]
- Faiz Khaleed - Malaysian astronaut candidate
- Salma Ismail - first Malaysian Malay woman to qualify as a doctor
- 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
- Chen Su Lan - physician, one of the first medical school graduates in Singapore
- 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
- Kalai Mathee - Professor of Microbiology at the Florida International University
- Malini Olivo - Professor of Biophotonics at the National University of Ireland, Galway
- Victor Lim - microbiologist, Pro Vice-Chancellor of International Medical University
Sports[]
- Shalin Zulkifli - Malaysian ten pin bowler, former world champion and ranked number one in Asia
- Haziq Kamaruddin - Malaysian sport archer, Asian Games medalist
- Irfan Shamsuddin - Malaysian discus thrower, Southeast Asian Games medalist
- Woon Khe Wei - Malaysian badminton player, Asian Games medalist
- Vivian Hoo Kah Mun - Malaysian badminton player, Asian Games medalist
- Jasmine Lai Pui Yee - Malaysian diver, Southeast Asian Games medalist
- Bryan Nickson Lomas - Malaysian diver, Asian Games medalist
- Pandelela Rinong - Malaysian diver, two-time Olympic medalist
Media and Entertainment[]
- Sudirman Arshad - singer and songwriter, Asia's Number One Performer at the Salem Music Award London, 1989
- Ernie Zakri - singer and actress
- Azwan Ali (actor) - media personality
- Rynn Lim - singer
- Aznil Nawawi - TV host and media personality
- Victor Gu - newscaster
- Gary Yap - Malaysian television personality
Activism[]
- Siti Hasmah - Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
- Anwar Fazal - social activist, 1982 Right Livelihood Award recipient
- Nalla Tan - women's rights advocate
- Charles Hector Fernandez - human rights advocate and lawyer
- Amani Williams Hunt Abdullah - social activist and Indigenous Malaysian lawyer
Notable faculty[]
- Pendeta Za'aba - Academician, known as the Father of the Modern Malay Language
- Jomo Kwame Sundaram - Member of Council of Eminent Persons, Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Malaya
- Abdul Ghani Othman - 14th Menteri Besar of Johor, Dean of the Faculty of Economics, University of Malaya
- Syed Hussein Alatas - 4th Vice-Chancellor of 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
- Azmi Sharom - Deputy Chairman of the Election Commission, former Associate Professor of Law, University of Malaya
- Farish A. Noor - former Associate Professor at the Rajaratnam School of International Studies
- Wolfgang Drechsler - Honorary Professor at the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP), University College London
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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