List of University of Malaya people

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

Notable alumni

International politicians

Kem Ley – Cambodian activist and political commentator
Lim Han Hoe – former unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements
Lim Hock Siew – Singaporean political prisoner
Ong Pang Boon – former Minister for Education of Singapore
S. Dhanabalan – former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore
Shahbaz Gill – Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan

International relations and foreign affairs

Ajit Singh – 9th Secretary General of the ASEAN
Dennis Ignatius – High Commissioner of Malaysia to Canada
Fauziah Mohd Taib – 12th Ambassador of Malaysia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Razali Ismail – 51st President of the United Nations General Assembly

Military, police and security

Azam Baki – 6th Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)
Mohamad Fuzi Harun – 11th Inspector-General of Police
Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan – 20th Chief of the Royal Malaysian Air Force
Norian Mai – 6th Inspector-General of Police
Noor Rashid Ibrahim – 19th Deputy Inspector-General of Police

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, 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
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

Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas – Islamic scholar and philosopher
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
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
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
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)
Mak Joon Wah – physician, Professor of Pathology and Vice President of International Medical University
Megat Burhainuddin – physician, former Vice-Chancellor of Nilai University
Khasnor Johan – author and historian
Mohd Fadzilah Kamsah – lecturer and motivational speaker
Atta ur Rehman Khan – computer scientist

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
Mohd Daud Bakar – Chairman of the Shariah Advisory Councils of Bank Negara Malaysia and the Securities Commission of Malaysia
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
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

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
Dinsman – poet
Hilary Tham – poet
Anis Sabirin – writer
Daniel Dorall – sculptor

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
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
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 – media personality
Najwa Latif - singer
Rynn Lim – singer
Victor Gu – newscaster
Gary Yap – Malaysian television personality
Aznil Nawawi – TV host and media personality
Uyaina Arshad – Actress, TV host and media personality

Religion and activism

Luqman Abdullah – 8th Mufti of the Federal Territories
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
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, former Dean of the Faculty of Economics, University of Malaya
Syed Hussein Alatas – 4th Vice-Chancellor of University of Malaya
Md Hashim Yahaya – 4th Mufti of the Federal Territories, former director of the Academy of Islamic 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
Rajah Rasiah – Distinguished Professor of Economics, 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
Sutan Takdir Alisyahbana – former professor and director of the Academy of Malay Studies, University of Malaya
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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[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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