85 Notable alumni of
University of Malaya
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The University of Malaya is 506th in the world, 98th in Asia, and 1st in Malaysia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 85 notable alumni from the University of Malaya sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Mahathir Mohamad
- Enrolled in the University of Malaya
- Studied in 1953
- Occupations
- politicianwriterautobiographerphysicianhead of government
- Biography
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Mahathir bin Mohamad is a Malaysian politician, author and doctor who served as the fourth and seventh prime minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and again from 2018 to 2020. He was the country's longest-serving prime minister, serving for a cumulative total of 24 years. His political career has spanned more than 75 years, from joining protests opposing citizenship policies for non-Malays in the Malayan Union in the 1940s to forming the Gerakan Tanah Air coalition in 2022. During his premiership, Mahathir was granted the title "Father of Modernisation" (Malay: Bapa Pemodenan) for his pivotal role in transforming the country's economy and infrastructure. At 100 years old, he is the second-oldest living former state leader in the world and the first Malaysian prime minister to reach that age.
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Anwar Ibrahim
- Enrolled in the University of Malaya
- Studied in 1967
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Anwar bin Ibrahim is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 10th prime minister of Malaysia since 2022. A president of the People's Justice Party since 2018, he represented Tambun in the Parliament of Malaysia since 2022. Since assuming office as prime minister, Anwar appointed himself as Minister of Finance. Anwar is also the chairman of Pakatan Harapan coalition since 2020.
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Muhyiddin Yassin
- Enrolled in the University of Malaya
- 1967-1971 studied economics and Malay studies
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mahiaddin bin Md Yasin, commonly known as Muhyiddin Yassin, is a Malaysian politician and civil servant who served as the eighth prime minister of Malaysia from 2020 until his resignation in 2021 after losing parliamentary support amid the 2020–2022 political crisis. A president of BERSATU, he represented Pagoh in Dewan Rakyat since 1995 and previously served as the Menteri Besar of Johor from 1986 to 1995.
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Ismail Sabri Yaakob
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who was the ninth prime minister of Malaysia from 2021 to 2022, the shortest premiership in the country with a tenure of 15 months. A member of UMNO, he was the only prime minister without a leadership role in the governing party, and the first who was born after the country's independence. He is the first opposition leader to become prime minister and also the first to serve without a deputy. Prior to his premiership, he is the shortest-serving deputy prime minister, with a tenure of 40 days.
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Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
- Enrolled in the University of Malaya
- In 1964 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in Islamic studies
- Occupations
- diplomatcivil servantpolitician
- Biography
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Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi, also known as Pak Lah, was a Malaysian politician and civil servant who served as the fifth prime minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009. A member of UMNO, he was the party's president from 2004 to 2009 and led the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition during his premiership.
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Rosmah Mansor
- Enrolled in the University of Malaya
- In 1974 graduated with bachelor's degree in sociology and anthropology
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Rosmah binti Mansor is the second wife of former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak. Like her husband, she was implicated in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal (1MDB). On 1 September 2022, she was found guilty of corruption in relation to a school electricity project, fined $303m and sentenced to ten years imprisonment. On 19 December 2024, a Malaysian high court acquitted Rosmah Mansor of seventeen counts of money laundering and tax evasion due to insufficient evidence.
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Abdul Razak Hussein
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Abdul Razak bin Hussein was a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as the second prime minister of Malaysia from 1970 until his death in 1976. He also served as the first deputy prime minister of Malaysia from 1957 to 1970. He is referred to as the "Father of Development" ("Bapa Pembangunan") of Malaysia.
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Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi is a Malaysian politician who is the deputy prime minister since 2022. A president of UMNO since 2018, he represented Bagan Datuk in Dewan Rakyat since 1995. Zahid is also the rural and regional development minister since 2022, as well as the leader and the chairman of the coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) since May 2018. He is the first UMNO president, after the Malayan independence to not be elected as prime minister.
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S. R. Nathan
- Occupations
- diplomatcivil servantpolitician
- Biography
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Sellapan Ramanathan DUT PJG, often known as S. R. Nathan, was a Singaporean civil servant, diplomat and politician who served as the sixth president of Singapore between 1999 and 2011. He was the longest-serving president in the country's history, holding office for two full terms. Prior to his presidency, Nathan held various key positions in the public service, including roles in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Security and Intelligence Division (SID). He also served as Singapore's High Commissioner to Malaysia and Ambassador to the United States.
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Pandelela Rinong
- Occupations
- swimmercompetitive diver
- Biography
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Dato Pandelela Rinong anak Pamg is a Malaysian diver. She has won two Olympic medals and seven World Championships medals.
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Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali
- Occupations
- physicianautobiographer
- Biography
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Hasmah binti Mohamad Ali, commonly known as Siti Hasmah, is a Malaysian physician and civil servant who was the spouse of the prime minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and again from 2018 to 2020, as the wife of Mahathir Mohamad. In Malaysia, Siti Hasmah is respectfully known as Ibu Negara (Mother of the Nation). At the age of 99, she is currently the oldest-living spouse of a prime minister of Malaysia.
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Zeti Akhtar Aziz
- Occupations
- bankereconomist
- Biography
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Ungku Zeti Akhtar binti Ungku Abdul Aziz is a Malaysian economist who served as the seventh governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia from 2000 to 2016, becoming the first woman to hold the position.
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Nga Kor Ming
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Nga Kor Ming, also known as David Nga Kor Ming, is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of Housing and Local Government in the unity government of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022. He has also been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Teluk Intan since May 2018, and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kepayang since November 2022.
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Sudirman Arshad
- Occupations
- singersongwriterlawyerrecording artistactor
- Biography
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Dato' Sudirman bin Haji Arshad, known mononymously as Sudirman, was a Malaysian singer, songwriter and actor. His singing career kicked off after winning the Bintang RTM singing competition on 11 August, 1976. His career defining moment came after he was awarded winner of the "1989 Asia's No. 1 Performer" title during the ‘'Asian Popular Music Awards'’ competition held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 19 March, 1989. Throughout his career, he was known as the "Singing Lawyer", the "People's Singer", the "Patriotic Singer" and the "Elvis Presley and Claude François of Malaysia". Apart from being a singer and actor, he was also a lawyer, a composer, writer (specifically focused in producing memoirs and children books), cartoonist, and entrepreneur.
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Fadillah Yusof
- Enrolled in the University of Malaya
- Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Fadillah bin Yusof is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia since 2022, Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation since 2023 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Petra Jaya since March 2004. He is the first deputy prime minister from Sarawak, one of the Borneo states in Malaysia and the second deputy prime minister not from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) after Wan Azizah Wan Ismail from the People's Justice Party (PKR).
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Loke Siew Fook
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Anthony Loke Siew Fook is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Transport for the second term in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022 and previously in the Pakatan Harapan administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Seremban since May 2013, Rasah from March 2008 to May 2013 and Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Chennah since May 2013, Lobak from March 2004 to May 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. He has served as the 6th Secretary-General of DAP since March 2022, 2nd Parliamentary Leader of DAP from July 2018 to March 2022 and previously as National Organising Secretary of DAP and Youth Chief of DAP or Chief of Socialist Youth (DAPSY). He was also the Leader of the Opposition of Negeri Sembilan and State Chairman of the PR of Negeri Sembilan.
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Ungku Abdul Aziz
- Occupations
- economist
- Biography
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Ungku Abdul Aziz bin Ungku Abdul Hamid was a Malaysian economist and university professor. He was the 3rd Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya from 1968 to 1988 and the 1st General Director of the Council on Language and Literature of Malaysia from 1956 until 1957. He was the first to be awarded the title of Royal Professor (Profesor Diraja) in 1978.
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Maszlee Malik
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Maszlee bin Malik is a Malaysian politician who has served as Chairman of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) since March 2023.
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Mohamad Hasan
- Enrolled in the University of Malaya
- Graduated with International Relations
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mohamad bin Hasan, familiarly known as Tok Mat or Mat Hasan, is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since 2023, and was previously the Minister of Defence.
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Ernie Zakri
- Occupations
- singeractor
- Biography
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Nur Ernie Shahirah binti Zakri is a Malaysian singer, an actress and a vocal teacher. She rose to fame after winning national singing competition, Bintang RTM in 2009. She won the Best Vocals award at the Anugerah Juara Lagu (AJL 32) in 2018 alongside her duet partner, Syamel Fodzly. In addition to singing, she spent two years teaching music at the Bentley Music Academy in Mutiara Damansara, Petaling Jaya.
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Chua Soi Lek
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Chua Soi Lek, also known as Chua Kin Seng, is a Chinese Malaysian politician from the state of Johor. He is the 9th President of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a major component party in Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition from 2010 until 2013. He held the post of Minister of Health from 2004 until 2008. He has also been a one-term Member of Parliament (MP) for Labis (2004-2008) and a 4-term Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Penggaram from 1986 to 2004.
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Tajuddin Abdul Rahman
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Tajuddin bin Abdul Rahman is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Pasir Salak from March 2008 to November 2022, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak and former Ministers Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Ahmad Shabery Cheek from May 2013 to the collapse of BN administration in May 2018 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kampong Gajah from March 2004 to March 2008. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He also served as member of the supreme council of UMNO before his removal from the position in June 2022.
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Azalina Othman Said
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Azalina binti Othman Said is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Member of Parliament for Pengerang since 2004 and as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department since 2022.
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Saifuddin Abdullah
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Saifuddin bin Abdullah is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Indera Mahkota since May 2018. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs for the second term 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 and the first term in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from July 2018 to the collapse of the PN administration in February 2020, the Minister of Communications and Multimedia in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021, Deputy Minister of Higher Education II and Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur and Co-operatives Development in the BN administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak as well as former Ministers Noh Omar and Mohamed Khaled Nordin from March 2008 to May 2013 and MP for Temerloh from March 2008 to May 2013. He is also a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the PN coalition, was member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition and was member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He is the State Chairman of BERSATU and PN of Pahang until 2025.
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Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat is a Malaysian lawyer who served as the Chief Justice of Malaysia from 2019 until her retirement in 2025. She was the second-longest serving Chief Justice of Malaysia and the first woman to be appointed to the office.
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Liew Chin Tong
- Occupations
- writerresearcherstrategistpolitician
- Biography
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Yang Berhormat Tuan Liew Chin Tong is a Malaysian politician and author who has served as the deputy minister of investment, trade and industry in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz since April 2023, Member of Parliament (MP) for Iskandar Puteri since November 2022 and Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Perling since March 2022. He served as deputy minister of international trade and industry in the PH administration under Prime Minister Anwar and Minister Tengku Zafrul from December 2022 to April 2023, State Leader of the Opposition of Johor from April 2022 to his reappointment as a deputy minister in December 2022, the Deputy Minister of Defence in the PH administration under former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad and former minister Mohamad Sabu from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020, senator from July 2018 to July 2021 and the MP for Kluang from May 2013 to May 2018 and Bukit Bendera from March 2008 to May 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. He has served as the National Strategic Director of DAP since March 2025 and the State Committee Member of DAP of Johor since October 2024. He served as Deputy Secretary-General of DAP from March 2022 to March 2025 and was the National Political Education Director of DAP and the State Chairman of DAP of Johor.
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Mohamed Khaled Nordin
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Dato' Seri Haji Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Defence since December 2023 and previously served as the Minister of Higher Education prior to the 2023 cabinet reshuffle for the second term from December 2022 to December 2023 in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. He had previously served as Deputy Minister of Works, Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development and his first term as Minister of Higher Education in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Mahathir Mohamad, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak from 1999 to 2013. Additionally, he served as the 15th Menteri Besar of Johor after he contested and became a Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Permas from May 2013 to May 2018. Throughout his political career, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for 3 different Johorean federal constituencies, which are Johor Bahru from October 1990 to March 2004, Pasir Gudang from March 2004 to May 2013 and currently for Kota Tinggi since November 2022. He is a member and the Division Chief of Pasir Gudang of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He has served as one of the Vice Presidents of UMNO since June 2018 and had also served as the State Chairman of UMNO of Johor from January to December 2023.
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Aznil Nawawi
- Occupations
- singertelevision presenterfilm directorwriteractor
- Biography
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Aznil bin Nawawi, better known as Aznil Nawawi (sometimes he credited as Aznil Haji Nawawi, Aznil or Pak Nil), is a Malaysian TV host, singer and actor.
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Teresa Kok Suh Sim
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Teresa Kok Suh Sim is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) since July 2024 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Seputeh since November 1999. She served as the Minister of Primary Industries in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 and Senior Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state administration under former Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim as well as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kinrara from March 2008 to May 2013. She is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition.
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Liow Tiong Lai
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Liow Tiong Lai is a Malaysian politician and nutritionist who served as minister of transport, minister of health, deputy minister of youth and sports in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former prime ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak as well as former minister Azalina Othman Said from February 2006 to May 2018. He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bentong from November 1999 to May 2018. In addition, he served as 10th president of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the ruling BN coalition, from December 2013 to November 2018.
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Rafidah Aziz
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Rafidah binti Aziz is a Malaysian politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for the Selayang from 1978 to 1982 and Kuala Kangsar constituency from 1982 to 2013. Born in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Rafidah was Minister of International Trade and Industry from 1987 to 2008. As minister, she was the chairman of MATRADE beginning in 1991. She was a veteran politician from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) of Barisan Nasional (BN) until 2018.
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Rynn Lim
- Years
- 1978-.. (age 48)
- Occupations
- singertelevision actor
- Biography
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Rynn Lim Yu Zhong is a Malaysian singer and actor. He acted various roles in dramas from Malaysia, Singapore, China and Taiwan. He also once in a first collaboration drama of Malaysia Media Prima Berhad and Singapore MediaCorp Studios Pte Ltd.
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Abdul Khalid Ibrahim
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Abdul Khalid bin Ibrahim was a Malaysian politician who served as the 14th Menteri Besar of Selangor from 2008 to 2014. He was the Member of the Selangor State Assembly (MLA) for Ijok from 2008 to 2013, and MLA for Pelabuhan Klang from 2013 to 2018. At the same time, he served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bandar Tun Razak from 2013 to 2018.
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Takiyuddin Hassan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Takiyuddin bin Hassan is a Malaysian politician and lawyer from the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Bharu since May 2013. He served as the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources 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, the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Parliament and Law in the PN administration under Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021. In addition, he has served as the Secretary-General of PAS since June 2015 and Chief Whip of PN and PAS in the Dewan Rakyat and was the only member of the Public Accounts Committee from PAS.
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Tommy Koh
- Occupations
- diplomatlawyerinternational law scholar
- Biography
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Tommy Koh Thong Bee DUNU DUBC PJG BBM is a Singaporean diplomat, lawyer, professor and author who served as Singapore's Permanent Representative to the United Nations between 1968 and 1971.
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Khoo Kay Kim
- Occupations
- historian
- Biography
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Khoo Kay Kim was a Malaysian historian and academic of Chinese descent.
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Saldi Isra
- Occupations
- university teachercivil servantjudge
- Biography
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Saldi Isra is an Indonesian jurist and law professor. In April 2017, he became a Justice of the Indonesian Constitutional Court, one of the nation's two top courts. Prior to becoming Constitutional Court Justice, he was a professor of constitutional law at the Andalas University in his native West Sumatra. Throughout his academic career, he received awards in connection to his efforts against corruption in Indonesia.
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Mohd Khalil Yaakob
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mohd Khalil bin Yaakob is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca from June 2004 to June 2020, 12th Menteri Besar of Pahang from August 1986 to May 1999, Minister of Information in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from December 1999 to March 2004 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Kuantan from November 1999 to March 2004. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the ruling BN coalition.
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Shahrizat Abdul Jalil
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Shahrizat binti Abdul Jalil is a Malaysian politician who served in the Cabinet of Malaysia as Minister of Women, Family and Community Development from 2009 to 2012. She was the Member of Parliament for Lembah Pantai from 1995 to 2008 and subsequently served as a Senator in the Dewan Negara.
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Mujahid Yusof Rawa
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mujahid bin Yusof Rawa, commonly known as Mujahid Yusof Rawa, is a Malaysian politician who has served as Senator since May 2023. He served as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Religious Affairs in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 as well as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Parit Buntar from March 2008 to November 2022. He is a member of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of the PH coalition and was a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a former component party of the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition. He has also served as the 2nd Deputy President of AMANAH since December 2023 and State Chairman of PH of Perak since June 2021.
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Ong Tee Keat
- Occupations
- engineer
- Biography
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Ong Tee Keat is a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Transport in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak from March 2008 to June 2010, Deputy Minister of Higher Education in the BN administration under former Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad and former Minister Mustapa Mohamed from February 2006 to March 2008, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports in the BN administration under former Prime Ministers Mahathir Mohamad and Abdullah Ahmad as well as former Ministers Hishammuddin Hussein and Azalina Othman Said from December 1999 to February 2006, Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat under former Speaker Mohamed Zahir Ismail from June 1990 to November 1999 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Pandan from March 2004 to May 2013 and for Ampang Jaya from January 1989 to March 2004. He is a member of the opposition Heritage Party (WARISAN) and was a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the ruling BN coalition. He also served as the 8th President of MCA from October 2008 to March 2010.
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Abdul Rahman
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Abdul Rahman bin Abbas is a Malaysian politician and teacher who had served as the 7th Governor of Penang from 1 May 2001 to 30 April 2021. He is a former politician from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). Abdul Rahman was first appointed to the governorship by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in May 2001 and was reappointed six times, in 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017 for a total of 20 years, thus becoming the longest-serving governor in Malaysian history.
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Lim Wee-Chai
- Years
- 1958-.. (age 68)
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Lim Wee Chai is a Malaysian businessman. He is the Executive Chairman and Founder of Top Glove Corporation Bhd, a glove manufacturing company, which was founded in 1991 and is listed on Bursa Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange) and the main board of the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Lim was listed by Forbes as Malaysia's 8th richest person in 2021.
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Ramasamy Palanisamy
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Professor Dr. P. Ramasamy s/o Palanisamy is a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Penang II and Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administrations under Chief Ministers Lim Guan Eng and Chow Kon Yeow and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Perai from March 2008 to August 2023. He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Batu Kawan from March 2008 to May 2013. He is a member of the United for the Rights of Malaysians Party (URIMAI). He has served as the founding Chairman of URIMAI since September 2023. He was a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH and formerly PR coalitions. His vocal opinions on Zakir Naik, support for the Hindu Nationalism policies in India under Narendra Modi regime and call for reforms of the civil service in Malaysia due to its Malay dominance have been controversial.
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Ngeh Koo Ham
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Ngeh Koo Ham, also known as James Ngeh, is a Malaysian politician, advocate and solicitor who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Beruas since March 2008. He served as Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly from July 2018 to May 2020, Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) administration under former Menteri Besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin from March 2008 to the collapse of the PR administration in February 2009 and Member of the Assembly (MLA) for Sitiawan from March 2004 to May 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly PR, Barisan Alternatif (BA) and Gagasan Rakyat (GR) coalitions. He has also served as the National Treasurer of DAP since March 2025 and is the State Advisor of DAP of Perak. He was also Deputy Secretary-General of DAP, Member of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of DAP and State Chairman of DAP of Perak.
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Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak
- Biography
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Ahmad Fuzi bin Abdul Razak is a Malaysian diplomat who served as the 8th Governor of Penang from May 2021 to April 2025.
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Ahmad Shabery Cheek
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Yang Berbahagia Dato' Sri Ahmad Shabery bin Cheek is a Malaysian politician who has served as Chairman of the Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) since July 2023. He served as Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry, Minister of Communications and Multimedia, Minister of Youth and Sports and Parliamentary Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak as well as former Minister Rais Yatim from 2006 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018. He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kemaman from March 2004 to May 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition and was a member of the Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46), a component party of the Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) and Gagasan Rakyat (GR) coalitions. He was also Member of the Supreme Council of UMNO.
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Husam Musa
- Years
- 1959-.. (age 67)
- Occupations
- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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Datuk Husam bin Musa is a Malaysian politician who served as a senator in the Dewan Negara from 2018 to 2021. He held the position of vice-president in the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition, until September 2020.
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Muhammad Muhammad Taib
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Muhammad bin Muhammad Taib, also fondly known as Mat Taib and also Mat Tyson, is a Malaysian politician who currently is a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a major component of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He was the former Menteri Besar of Selangor and the former Rural and Regional Development Minister. Muhammad was also the former UMNO vice-president.
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Douglas Uggah Embas
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Douglas Uggah Embas is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Premier of Sarawak since 2016. He has been the Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Saban since 2016, and previously served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Betong from 1986 to 2018. He is currently part of the state cabinet under Premier Abang Johari, holding the positions of Second Minister for Finance and New Economy, as well as Minister for Infrastructure and Port Development. He previously served as Minister of Agriculture Modernisation and Rural Economy under former Chief Minister Adenan Satem.
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Khir Toyo
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mohamad Khir bin Toyo is a Malaysian politician who served as the 13th Menteri Besar of Selangor from 2000 to 2008.
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Steven Sim
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Steven Sim Chee Keong is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2025 as well as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Mertajam since May 2013. He served as the Minister of Human Resources in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar under Prime Minister and Minister Anwar from December 2023 to December 2025 and the Deputy Minister of Finance II in the PH administration from December 2022 to December 2023 and the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports in the PH administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister Syed Saddiq from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. He has served as the Deputy Secretary-General of DAP since March 2025 and State Chairman of DAP of Penang since September 2024. He also served as the National Organising Secretary of DAP from March 2022 to March 2025. He is presently the fourth youngest Cabinet minister in the Anwar Ibrahim cabinet, after Minister of Youth and Sports Mohammed Taufiq Johari, Minister of Economy Akmal Nasir and Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Arthur Joseph Kurup at the age of 43 years, 283 days.
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Ali Hamsa
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- civil servant
- Biography
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Ali bin Hamsa was a Malaysian civil servant who served as the 13th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia from 24 June 2012 to 28 August 2018.
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Faiz Khaleed
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- astronautphysician
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Faiz bin Khaleed is a Malaysian military dentist with the Malaysian Armed Forces. In September 2006, he was selected as one of two final candidates to undergo astronaut training in Star City as part of the Angkasawan program. The other candidate was Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor.
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Lee Boon Chye
- Enrolled in the University of Malaya
- Graduated with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
- Occupations
- cardiologistpolitician
- Biography
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Lee Boon Chye is a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Health in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gopeng from March 2008 to November 2022. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition.
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Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah
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- economist
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Ahmad Husni bin Mohamad Hanadzlah is a former Second Minister of Finance of Malaysia. He was appointed on 10 April 2009 when Najib Razak became Prime Minister. He was also the Member of Parliament for Tambun for five terms from April 1995 to May 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a major component party in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
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Jamil Khir Baharom
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- politician
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Jamil Khir bin Baharom is a Malaysian politician and former military officer who has served as Chairman of Ex-Serviceman Affairs Corporation since February 2021. He served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Religious Affairs from April 2009 to the collapse of the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration in May 2018 the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jerai from May 2013 to May 2018, Senator from April 2009 to May 2013. He was a major general in the Kor Agama Angkatan Tentera of the Malaysian Army.
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Kem Ley
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- politicianhuman rights defender
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Kem Ley was a Cambodian activist, physician, and political commentator. He was known for his political commentary, including trenchant criticisms of the current government led by Cambodian People's Party (CPP). This made him popular with many Cambodian people and the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party. He was assassinated in what has been claimed to have been a politically motivated attack on 10 July 2016 at a petrol station in Phnom Penh. He is the third notable activist to be killed in recent years, after union leader Chea Vichea in 2004, and environmental activist Chut Wutty in 2012.
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Adibah Amin
- Occupations
- teachernovelistwriterjournalistactor
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Khalidah Adibah binti Amin SMJ, known professionally as Adibah Amin, is a Malaysian writer, columnist, teacher, translator and actress.
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Razali Ismail
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- diplomatpolitician
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Razali bin Ismail is a Malaysian diplomat. He is formerly the Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) from 2016 to 2019. He was also the 51st President of the United Nations General Assembly from 1996 until 1997.
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Faisal Tehrani
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- writer
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Mohd Faizal Musa, also known under the pen name Faisal Tehrani, is a Malaysian author and playwright. Due to the frequent writing and ideas he was known as a controversial person. He is the author of many books and literary works of various lengths, including stage plays. National Laureate Anwar Ridwan praises of Faisal's writing "conscious of high literature and full of vision."
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Hasan Mohamed Ali
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- motivational speakerwriterpolitician
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Hasan bin Mohamed Ali is a Malaysian politician and formerly the State Assemblyman for Gombak Setia in Selangor. He was a member of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) and the Selangor State EXCO until his dismissal in January 2012.
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Bryan Nickson Lomas
- Occupations
- competitive diver
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Bryan Nickson Lomas is a former Malaysian diver. Lomas was the youngest Malaysian athlete to qualify for 2004 Summer Olympics when he was 14. He became the country's first world junior diving champion after winning gold at the 3 m springboard event in the World Junior Championships held at Belém, Brazil in 2004. He trained under the coaching of Yang Zhuliang. Lomas is named after the footballer Bryan Robson by his father.
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Chan Kong Choy
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- politician
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Chan Kong Choy is a businessman leading two publicly listed companies in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) as Executive Chairman. Further to that, he is also an adjunct professor at the University of Malaya and more than 15 years ago, he was a Malaysian politician who has never lost a general election in his two decade political career. He was the former deputy president of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the then-ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition formerly Minister of Transport from 1 July 2003 to 18 March 2008.
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Siti Zainon Ismail
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- poetwriter
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Siti Zainon Ismail is a Malaysian novelist, short story writer, poet, and academic. She is best known for her multi-genre novel, Pulau Renik Ungu (The Island of Purple Crocus, 1995).
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Shirley Geok-lin Lim
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- literary criticwriteruniversity teacherliterary scholarjournalist
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Shirley Geok-lin Lim is an American writer of poetry, fiction, and criticism. She was both the first woman and the first Asian person to be awarded Commonwealth Poetry Prize for her first poetry collection, Crossing The Peninsula, which she published in 1980. In 1997, she received the American Book Award for her memoir, Among the White Moon Faces.
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Tan Yee Kew
- Enrolled in the University of Malaya
- Graduated with doctorate in development studies
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Tan Yee Kew is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wangsa Maju from May 2018 to November 2022, for Klang from April 1995 to March 2008 and Parliamentary Secretary of International Trade and Industry from March 2004 to March 2008. She is a member and Chairperson of the Disciplinary Board of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition and was a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. She was also the Treasurer of PKR before 2018, Deputy Women Chief of MCA from 1996 to 2005, State Women Chief of MCA of Selangor and Member of the Central Committee of MCA.
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Kong Cho Ha
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- politician
- Biography
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Kong Cho Ha is a Malaysian politician. He served as the Minister of Transport from 4 June 2010 to 5 May 2013. He was the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for the Lumut constituency in Perak from 29 November 1999 to 5 May 2013. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and had served as its secretary-general from 7 April 2010 to 2 January 2014.
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Annuar Rapaee
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- cardiologistpolitician
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Annuar bin Rapaee is a Malaysian cardiologist and politician who has served as State Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation and Talent Development in the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state administration under Premier Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg since January 2022, Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Nangka since April 2011 and Chairman of the Board of Directors of University of Technology Sarawak since March 2021. He is a member and Vice-President of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the ruling GPS coalition. He served as State Deputy Minister of Housing and Public Health, State Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research and State Deputy Minister in the Chief Minister's Department of Sarawak in the Barisan Nasional (BN) and GPS state administrations under Premiers Adenan Satem and Abang Johari from May 2016 to December 2021.
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Wong Hon Wai
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- politician
- Biography
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Wong Hon Wai is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state administration under former Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng from March 2008 to May 2013 as well as in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Paya Terubong since August 2023. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Bendera from May 2018 to November 2022, and the MLA for Air Itam from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH and formerly PR coalitions.
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Awang Hassan
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- politician
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Awang bin Hassan was a Malaysian politician and doctor who served as the 5th Governor of Penang from 1981 until his retirement in 1989. He had previously served as the 7th Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia from 1973 to 1980.
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V. Sivakumar
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- politician
- Biography
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Sivakumar s/o Varatharaju Naidu, better known as V. Sivakumar, is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Batu Gajah since May 2013. He served as the Minister of Human Resources in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim from December 2022 to December 2023 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tronoh from March 2008 to May 2013. He also served as Speaker of the assembly from April 2008 to May 2009. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. He has also served as the Deputy Secretary-General of DAP since November 2017. He was also the sole Cabinet minister of the Indian ethnicity prior to the 2023 cabinet reshuffle.
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Daroyah Alwi
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- dentistpolitician
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Daroyah binti Alwi is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly from March 2019 to June 2020, Member of the Selangor State Executive Council from May 2013 to May 2018 and Member of the Assembly (MLA) for Sementa from May 2013 to August 2023. She is a member of the Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM). She was an independent and a member and Deputy Women Chief of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.
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Werry Darta Taifur
- Enrolled in the University of Malaya
- Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- university teachereconomist
- Biography
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Werry Darta Taifur is an Indonesian economist and professor who is currently serving as the Rector of Andalas University. He was sworn into office by Minister of Education Mohammad Nuh on 21 November 2011.
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Siti Aisyah Alias
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- docent
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Siti Aisyah Binti Haji Alias is a Malaysian marine polar researcher and lecturer. As of August 2016, she is Associate Professor and Director of the National Antarctic Research Centre (NARC) in the Malaysian Antarctic Research Programme (MARP), at the University of Malaya. Her work focuses on the physiology of marine and polar microbes and fungi.
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Dinsman
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- poetscreenwriterwriter
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Dinsman is a Malaysian poet, playwright and theatre practitioner. Dinsman is his penname, his real name being Che Shamsudin Osman.
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Muhammad Irfan
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- athletics competitordiscus thrower
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Muhammad Irfan bin Shamsuddin is a Malaysian discus thrower who won a silver medal at the 2017 Asian Championships. He placed 12th and 5th at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Games, respectively.
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Shahlan Ismail
- Occupations
- dentistpolitician
- Biography
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Shahlan bin Ismail was the political secretary of Dato' Seri Najib Razak the former prime minister of Malaysia.
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Swee Lay Thein
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- researcher
- Biography
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Swee Lay Thein is a Malaysian haematologist and physician-scientist who is Senior Investigator at the National Institutes of Health. She works on the pathophysiology of haemoglobin disorders including sickle cell disease and thalassemia.
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Daniel Dorall
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- sculptor
- Biography
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Daniel Dorall is a Malaysian Australian sculptor who specialises in miniature works. He completed a Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Melbourne in 2005, having previously earned a Bachelor of Science in Architecture with honours from the University of Malaya in 2002. He has recently completed a Master of Fine Art in sculpture at Monash University. Dorall has exhibited his works in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and Europe since 2005.
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Susan Lim
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- naturalistparasitologist
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Lee Hong Susan Lim, more commonly known as Susan Lim, was a Malaysian parasitologist who specialised on the Monogenea, a class of parasitic flatworms which are important ectoparasites of fishes. She was the first and only Malaysian commissioner elected to the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Her research was mainly in the fields of taxonomy and faunistics, although in later years, she became involved in a wide range of parasitological disciplines.
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Fauziah Mohd Taib
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- diplomat
- Biography
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Fauziah Binti Mohamad Taib is a Malaysian diplomat and author who served as the Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 13 August 2008 until her retirement in 2015. During this period, she was also the Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
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Ahmad Lebai Sudin
- Years
- 1958-.. (age 68)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ahmad bin Lebai Sudin is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Bukit Lada (N9) assemblyman in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly. Ahmad is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional coalition. He holds degree with Honors in Sociology and Anthropology from University Malaya (class of 1982). Immediately after attending UM, Ahmad went to Malaysia National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) and received his Diploma in Public Management (class of 1983). He has been praised for improving the quality of agriculture in Bukit Lada especially during his tenure as Exco Kedah in 1999.
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Malini Olivo
- Years
- 1961-.. (age 65)
- Occupations
- academic
- Biography
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Malini Olivo is the Distinguished A*STAR Fellow and Distinguished Principal Scientist of A*STAR Skin Research Labs where she leads the Translational Biophotonics Laboratory. Concurrently, she is also an adjunct professor at the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, National University Health System, NUS, Singapore; LKC School of Medicine, NTU, Singapore; and Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, Dublin, Ireland. In 2015, she was elected by the Optical Society of America for "pioneering contribution in clinical photodiagnostics in the area of clinical spectroscopy and imaging in early cancer detection and photo-therapeutics of cancer".
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Lee Poh Ping
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- political scientist
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Lee Poh Ping was a Malaysian professor and political scientist. He is known for his work in international relations, contributions to the development of Japanese studies in Malaysia, and fostering networks of scholars in the country.
