# 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
* Raja Nor Mahani binti Almarhum Raja Shahar Shah – Queen Consort 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
* Anwar Ibrahim – 10th 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
* Ahmad Zahid Hamidi – 11th and 14th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, 14th Leader of the Opposition
* Fadillah Yusof – 14th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
* Tan Chee Khoon – 2nd Leader of the Opposition
* Jahara Hamid - Leader of the Opposition of Penang

#### 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
* Mohd Ali Rustam – 7th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca, 9th Chief Minister of Malacca
* 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 – Deputy Premier of Sarawak
* Ramasamy Palanisamy – 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

* Daim Zainuddin – 5th and 9th Minister of Finance
* Rafidah Aziz – 1st Minister of International Trade and Industry
* Lim Swee Aun – 4th Minister of Commerce and Industry
* Saifuddin Abdullah – 13th and 15th Minister of Foreign Affairs
* Chua Soi Lek – 17th Minister of Health
* Adham Baba – 21st Minister of Health
* Ahmad Shabery Cheek – 15th Minister of Information
* Maszlee Malik – 22nd Minister of Education
* Shafie Salleh – 1st Minister of Higher Education
* Chan Kong Choy – 10th Minister of Transport
* Liow Tiong Lai – 14th Minister of Transport
* Anthony Loke – 15th and 17th Minister of Transport
* Megat Junid Megat Ayub – 3rd Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
* Shahrir Abdul Samad – 6th Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
* Hasan Malek – 8th Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
* Ong Ka Chuan – 8th Minister of Housing and Local Government
* Nga Kor Ming – 20th Minister of Local Government Development
* V. Sivakumar – 7th Minister of Human Resources
* Steven Sim – 8th Minister of Human Resources
* Shamsul Anuar Nasarah – 1st Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
* Takiyuddin Hassan – 2nd Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
* G. Palanivel – 4th Minister of Natural Resources and Environment
* Teresa Kok – 1st Minister of Primary Industries
* Ewon Ebin – 3rd Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology
* Sabbaruddin Chik – 1st Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture
* Ng Yen Yen – 4th Minister of Tourism
* Shahrizat Abdul Jalil – 1st and 3rd Minister of Women, Family and Community Development
* Zaleha Ismail – 2nd Minister of National Unity and Community Development
* Azalina Othman Said – Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform)
* Abdul Latiff Ahmad – Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Special Functions)
* Mujahid Yusof Rawa – Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs)
* Jamil Khir Baharom – Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Islamic Affairs)
* Nor Mohamed Yakcop – Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Economic Planning)
* Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah – Second Minister of Finance
* Liew Chin Tong – Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry
* Mah Hang Soon – Deputy Minister of Education
* Lee Boon Chye – Deputy Minister of Health
* Lukanisman Awang Sauni – Deputy Minister of Health
* Hou Kok Chung – Deputy Minister of Higher Education
* Mary Yap – Deputy Minister of Higher Education
* Mustapha Sakmud – Deputy Minister of Higher Education
* Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad – Deputy Minister of Higher Education
* Sivarasa Rasiah – Deputy Minister of Rural Development
* Chan Foong Hin - Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security
* Tajuddin Abdul Rahman – Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry

#### Speakers and deputy speakers

* Azhar Azizan Harun – 10th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
* Johari Abdul – 11th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
* Vigneswaran Sanasee – 17th President of the Dewan Negara
* Mutang Tagal – 20th President of the Dewan Negara
* Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah – 21st President of the Dewan Negara
* Lau Weng San – Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
* Ngeh Koo Ham – Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
* Devamany S. Krishnasamy – Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly

#### Elected representatives

* Awang Sariyan – Senator at the Dewan Negara At-large
* Husam Musa – Senator at the Dewan Negara At-large
* Rita Sarimah Patrick Insol – Senator at the Dewan Negara At-large
* Syed Husin Ali – Senator at the Dewan Negara for Selangor
* Hoh Khai Mun – Senator at the Dewan Negara for Pahang
* Siti Aishah Shaik Ismail – Senator at the Dewan Negara for Penang
* Nuridah Mohd Salleh – Senator at the Dewan Negara for Terengganu
* Che Alias Hamid – Member of Parliament for Kemaman
* Che Mohamad Zulkifly Jusoh – Member of Parliament for Besut
* Sabri Azit – Member of Parliament for Jerai
* Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman – Member of Parliament for Sik
* 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 Kee Kwong – Member of Parliament for Wangsa Maju
* 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
* James Peter Ongkili – Member of Parliament for Tuaran
* Masir Kujat – Member of Parliament for Sri Aman
* Irmohizam Ibrahim – Member of Parliament for Kuala Selangor
* Ariff Sabri Abdul Aziz – Member of Parliament for Raub
* Chow Yu Hui – Member of Parliament for Raub
* Mohd Misbahul Munir Masduki – Member of Parliament for Parit Buntar
* Syahir Sulaiman – Member of Parliament for Bachok
* Jailani Johari – Member of Parliament for Hulu Terengganu
* Mahadzir Mohd Khir – Member of Parliament for Sungai Petani
* Rahman Ismail – Member of Parliament for Gombak
* Ng Wei Aik – Member of Parliament for Tanjong
* K. S. Nijhar – Member of Parliament for Subang
* Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj – Member of Parliament for Sungai Siput
* Sivarraajh Chandran – Member of Parliament for Cameron Highlands
* K. Pathmanaban – Member of Parliament for Teluk Kemang
* M. Manoharan – Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Kota Alam Shah
* Hasan Mohamed Ali – Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Gombak Setia
* Zawawi Mughni – Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Sungai Kandis
* Sallehen Mukhyi – Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Sabak
* Daroyah Alwi – Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Sementa
* Karim Mansor - Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Tanjong Sepat
* Lee Kee Hiong - Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Kuala Kubu Baharu
* Hee Loy Sian – Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Kajang
* Abu Ubaidah Redza – Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Ampangan
* Khaidirah Abu Zahar – Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly for Rim
* Chew Chong Sin – Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Mengkibol
* Mohd Ramli Md Kari – Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Senggarang
* Md Jais Sarday – Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Mahkota
* Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali – Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Paloh
* Abdul Fattah Abdullah – Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Padang Tengku
* Muhd Fadhil Nuruddin – Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Kamunting
* Wasanthee Sinnasamy – Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Hutan Melintang
* Ahmad Lebai Sudin – Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Bukit Lada
* Fakhrul Anwar Ismail – Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly for Bintong
* 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
* K. Mohd Ariff – Member of the Federal Legislative Council of Malaya

#### International politicians

* Abdul Rahman Taib – 8th Speaker of the Brunei Legislative Council
* Abu Bakar Apong – 5th Minister of Home Affairs of Brunei
* Ahmad Jumat – 4th Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports of Brunei
* Pengiran Mohammad – 2nd Minister of Religious Affairs of Brunei
* Ong Pang Boon – Minister for Education of Singapore
* S. Dhanabalan – Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore
* Abdul Sattar Murad – Minister of Economy for Afghanistan
* Lim Han Hoe – 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
* Zaini Ahmad – Bruneian politician and rebel during the 1962 Brunei revolt

### International and public service
#### International relations and foreign affairs

* Razali Ismail – 51st President of the United Nations General Assembly
* Ajit Singh – 9th Secretary General of the ASEAN
* Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari – 5th Secretary General of the D-8
* Raja Reza Zaib Shah – 5th Ambassador of Malaysia to Ukraine
* Fauziah Mohd Taib – 12th Ambassador of Malaysia to the Netherlands
* Mohd Jamil Johari – 9th High Commissioner of Malaysia to Brunei
* Dennis Ignatius – 10th High Commissioner of Malaysia to Canada
* Tommy Koh – Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Singapore
* Gopinath Pillai – High Commissioner of Singapore to Pakistan

#### Military, police and security

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

#### Civil service

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

#### Law
##### Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Malaysia

* Mohamed Raus Sharif – 8th Chief Justice of Malaysia
* Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat – 10th Chief Justice of Malaysia

##### President of the Court of Appeal, Malaysia

* Mohamed Raus Sharif – 8th President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia
* Ahmad Maarop – 10th President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia
* Rohana Yusuf – 11th President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia
* Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim – 12th President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia

##### Chief Judge of the High Court of Malaya

* Ahmad Maarop – 10th Chief Judge of Malaya
* Zaharah Ibrahim – 11th Chief Judge of Malaya
* Azahar Mohamed – 12th Chief Judge of Malaya
* Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah, 13th Chief Judge of Malaya
* Hasnah Mohammed Hashim, 14th Chief Judge of Malaya

##### Chief Judge of the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak

* Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim – 6th Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak
* Abdul Rahman Sebli – 7th Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak

##### Attorney General of Malaysia

* Abdul Gani Patail – 6th Attorney General of Malaysia
* Idrus Harun – 9th Attorney General of Malaysia
* Ahmad Terrirudin – 10th Attorney General of Malaysia

##### Federal Court Judges

* Zabariah Mohd. Yusof – Judge, Federal Court of Malaysia
* Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal – Judge, Federal Court of Malaysia
* Rhozariah Bujang – Judge, Federal Court of Malaysia
* Abu Bakar Jais – Judge, Federal Court of Malaysia
* Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil, Judge, Federal Court of Malaysia
* Hanipah Farikullah, Judge, Federal Court of Malaysia
* Ahmad Terrirudin – Judge, Federal Court of Malaysia
* Zainun Ali – Retired Judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia & Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Malaya
* Hasan Lah – Retired Judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia & Chairman of Monetary Penalty Review Committee, Bank Negara Malaysia
* Abu Samah Nordin – Retired Judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia & Chairman of Audit Oversight Board, Securities Commission Malaysia
* Zaleha Yusof – Retired Judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia
* Alizatul Khair binti Osman Khairuddin – Retired Judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia & Board Member of Security Commission of Malaysia
* Idrus Harun – Former Judge of Federal Court of Malaysia
* Zawawi Salleh – Judge, Federal Court of Malaysia

##### Court of Appeal Judges

* Lee Swee Seng – Judge, Court of Appeal, Malaysia
* Hadhariah Syed Ismail – Judge, Court of Appeal, Malaysia
* Azizah Nawawi – Judge, Court of Appeal, Malaysia
* Ravinthran Paramaguru – Judge, Court of Appeal, Malaysia
* Supang Lian – Judge, Court of Appeal, Malaysia
* Che Mohd Ruzima – Judge, Court of Appeal, Malaysia
* Gunalan Muniandy – Judge, Court of Appeal, Malaysia
* See Mee Chun – Judge, Court of Appeal, Malaysia
* Hashim Hamzah – Judge, Court of Appeal, Malaysia
* Azimah Omar – Judge, Court of Appeal, Malaysia
* Wong Kian Kheong – Judge, Court of Appeal, Malaysia
* Suraya Othman – Retired Judge of the Court of Appeal, Malaysia
* Lim Yee Lan – Retired Judge of the Court of Appeal, Malaysia
* Yeoh Wee Siam – Retired Judge of the Court of Appeal, Malaysia

##### Other

* Ahmad Isa – 8th Attorney General of Brunei
* Steven Thiru – 31st President of the Malaysian Bar Council
* Muhammad Shafee Abdullah – Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia
* Saldi Isra – Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia

### Academia

* Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas – Islamic scholar and philosopher
* Kassim Ahmad – Islamic philosopher, writer, and educator
* Shamsul Amri Baharuddin – anthropologist, Distinguished Professor of Social Anthropology, National University of Malaysia
* Harith Ahmad – physicist, Distinguished Professor of Physics, University of Malaya
* Khoo Kay Kim – historian, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Malaya
* S. Singaravelu – lawyer, Emeritus Professor of Indian Studies, University of Malaya
* Dame Margaret Clark – political scientist, Emeritus Professor of Politics, Victoria University of Wellington
* Lee Poh Ping – political scientist, Professor of Politics, University of Malaya and a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun
* Wong Chin Huat - political scientist, Professor of Governance Studies, Sunway University
* Niyaz Ahmed - molecular epidemiologist, Professor of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad
* Werry Darta Taifur – economist, Rector of Andalas University
* Mohd Kamal Hassan – Islamic scholar, 3rd Rector of International Islamic University Malaysia
* Syed Arabi Idid – journalist, 4th Rector of International Islamic University Malaysia
* Zaleha Kamarudin – lawyer, 5th Rector of International Islamic University Malaysia
* Ungku Aziz – economist, 3rd Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya
* Mohd Taib Osman – author, 9th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya
* Abdullah Sanusi Ahmad - economist, 10th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya
* Anuar Zaini Md. Zain – endocrinologist, 11th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya
* Mohd. Amin Jalaludin – otologist, 15th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya
* Ariffin Ngah Marzuki - surgeon, 2nd Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Malaysia
* Awang Had Salleh - sociologist, 5th Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Malaysia
* Sharifah Hapsah Syed Hasan Shahabudin - surgeon, 10th Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Malaysia
* Noor Azlan Ghazali - economist, 11th Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Malaysia
* Rayson Huang – chemist, 10th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong
* Wang Gungwu – historian, 11th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong
* Chuah Hean Teik – President of the Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and the Pacific (FEIAP), Former President and CEO of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)
* Mak Joon Wah – physician, Professor of Pathology and Vice President of International Medical University
* Megat Burhainuddin – physician, former Vice-Chancellor of Nilai University
* Tengku Rethwan – politician, Chairman of President College
* Khasnor Johan – author and historian
* Mohd Fadzilah Kamsah – lecturer and motivational speaker
* Yoke Khin Yap - physicist, materials scientist and academic

### Business, corporate and economics

* Ali Abul Hassan bin Sulaiman – 6th Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia
* Zeti Akhtar Aziz – 7th Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia
* Muhammad bin Ibrahim – 8th Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia
* Shaik Abdul Rasheed Abdul Ghaffour – 10th Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia
* Azizan Zainul Abidin – President and CEO of Petronas
* Amirsham Abdul Aziz – President and CEO of Maybank
* Pahamin Rajab – Chairman and Co-Founder of AirAsia
* Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid – Chairman of Permodalan Nasional Berhad
* Mohd Daud Bakar – Chairman of the Shariah Advisory Councils of Bank Negara Malaysia and the Securities Commission of Malaysia
* Rozali Ismail – Founder and Executive Chairman of Puncak Niaga Holdings Berhad
* Mustapha Kamal Abu Bakar – Founder of MK Land Holdings Berhad
* Ter Leong Yap – Founder of Sunsuria Berhad
* Liew Kee Sin – Founder of SP Setia Berhad
* Chen Lip Keong – Founder of NagaCorp Ltd
* Teh Hong Piow – Founder and Chairman of Public Bank Berhad
* Lim Wee-Chai – Founder and Chairman of Top Glove Corporation Bhd
* G. Gnanalingam – Chairman of Westports Holdings
* Hasni Harun – Chairman of Gas Malaysia
* Abdul Aziz bin Husain – Chairman of Eksons Corporation Bhd
* Wong Teek Son – CEO and Executive Chairman of Riverstone Holdings Limited
* Oh Kuang Eng – Group CEO and Executive Chairman of Mi Technovation Berhad
* Eng Piow Tan – Group Managing Director of Mitrajaya Holdings Berhad
* Abdul Kadier Sahib – Member of the Board of Directors of Serba Dinamik Holdings Berhad
* Alireza Yaghoubi – Co-Founder of AirGo Design
* Syed Amin Aljeffri – Deputy President of the Malay Chamber of Commerce

### Literature and the arts

* Muhammad Haji Salleh – writer and critic, 6th Sasterawan Negara
* Anwar Ridhwan – novelist, 10th Sasterawan Negara
* Baha Zain – writer, 12th Sasterawan Negara
* Zurinah Hassan – writer, 13th and first female Sasterawan Negara
* Siti Zainon Ismail – novelist, 14th Sasterawan Negara
* Faisal Tehrani – author and playwright, Anugerah Seni Negara winner
* Ayman Rashdan Wong – writer and geopolitical analyst, Anugerah Buku Negara winner
* Edwin Thumboo – poet and academician, 1979 Southeast Asian Writers Award winner
* Adibah Amin – columnist, 1983 Southeast Asian Writers Award winner
* Gopal Baratham – author and neurosurgeon, 1991 Southeast Asian Writers Award winner
* Catherine Lim – author, 1999 Southeast Asian Writers Award winner
* Rex Shelley – author and engineer, 2007 Southeast Asian Writers Award winner
* Malim Ghozali PK – novelist, 2013 Southeast Asian Writers Award winner
* Shirley Geok-lin Lim – poet, 1980 Commonwealth Poetry Prize winner
* Chuah Guat Eng – novelist, Malaysia's first English-language woman novelist
* Matussin Omar – novelist, 2012 Mastera Literary Award winner
* Dinsman – poet
* Hilary Tham – poet
* Anis Sabirin – writer
* Uthaya Sankar SB – writer
* Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof – writer
* Daniel Dorall – sculptor

### Science and medicine

* Faiz Khaleed – dentist, Malaysian astronaut candidate
* Siti Aisyah Alias – marine polar researcher, Deputy Director of the National Antarctic Research Centre (NARC)
* Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud – epidemiologist, first Malaysian doctor to be awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Health Informatics
* Salma Ismail – physician, first Malaysian Malay woman to qualify as a doctor
* Chen Su Lan – physician, one of the first medical school graduates in Singapore
* Mak Joon Wah – physician, director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Lymphatic Filariasis
* T. A. Sinnathuray – obstetrician, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
* Satwant Singh Dhaliwal – geneticist
* Swee Lay Thein – hematologist
* Susan Lim – parasitologist
* Gloria Lim – mycologist, former director of Singapore's National Institute of Education
* Malini Olivo – biotechnologist, Professor of Biophotonics at the National University of Ireland, Galway
* Kalai Mathee – microbiologist, Professor of Microbiology at the Florida International University
* Victor Lim – microbiologist, Pro Vice-Chancellor of International Medical University
* Chua Kaw Bing – pediatrician, discoverer of Nipah virus
* Mahaletchumy Arujanan – scientist, Global Director of the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA)
* Augustine Ong – scientist, Fulbright Fellow

### Sports

* Djohar Arifin Husin – Indonesian footballer, 16th Chair of the Football Association of Indonesia
* Shalin Zulkifli – Malaysian ten pin bowler, former World champion and ranked number one in Asia
* Tan Aik Mong – Malaysian badminton player, former Asian single's champion
* Yeoh Li Tian – Malaysian chess master and highest national rated player, Southeast Asian Games medalist
* Irfan Shamsuddin – Malaysian discus thrower, Southeast Asian Games medalist
* Jasmine Lai Pui Yee – Malaysian diver, Southeast Asian Games medalist
* Ooi Tze Liang – Malaysian diver, Asian Games medalist
* Bryan Nickson Lomas – Malaysian diver, Asian Games medalist
* Woon Khe Wei – Malaysian badminton player, Asian Games medalist
* Vivian Hoo Kah Mun – Malaysian badminton player, Asian Games medalist
* Haziq Kamaruddin – Malaysian sport archer, Asian Games medalist
* Pandelela Rinong – Malaysian diver, two-time Olympic Games medalist
* M. Magendran – Malaysian mountain climber, first Malaysian to conquer Mount Everest

### Media and entertainment

* Dol Ramli – Founder of Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM)
* Sudirman Arshad – singer and songwriter, Asia's Number One Performer at the Salem Music Award London, 1989
* Vanida Imran – actress, model and television host
* Ernie Zakri – singer and actress
* Azwan Ali – media personality
* Najwa Latif - singer
* Rynn Lim – singer
* Victor Gu – newscaster
* Gary Yap – Malaysian television personality
* Aznil Nawawi – TV host and media personality
* Lee Han Jiet – stand-up comedian
* Uyaina Arshad – Actress, TV host and media personality
* Larissa Ping - model, fashion blogger and Miss World Malaysia 2018

### Religion and activism

* Luqman Abdullah – 8th Mufti of the Federal Territories
* Sujiva – Buddhist monk and teacher of Vipassanā
* Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali – Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
* Anwar Fazal – social activist, 1982 Right Livelihood Award recipient
* Murugesan Sinnandavar - social activist and lawyer
* Charles Hector Fernandez – human rights advocate and lawyer
* Kem Ley – Cambodian activist and political commentator
* Sukumari Sekhar – women's rights advocate, Founder and Deputy President of the National Council of Women's Organizations, Malaysia
* Nalla Tan – women's rights advocate
* Janet Yee – child's rights activist
* Amani Williams Hunt Abdullah – social activist and Indigenous Malaysian lawyer

## Notable faculty

* Pendeta Za'aba – Father of the Modern Malay Language
* Ch'ien Mu – One of the "Four Greatest Historians" of Modern China
* C. Northcote Parkinson – Founder of Parkinson's Law
* Malcolm MacDonald – 1st Governor-General of Kenya, Chancellor of the University of Malaya
* Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak – Chancellor of the University of Malaya
* Yeoh Ghim Seng – 5th Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore, Professor of Surgery, University of Malaya
* Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim – 1st Attorney General of Singapore, Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya
* Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof – 9th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
* Ramli Ngah Talib – 8th Menteri Besar of Perak, 7th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
* Abdul Ghani Othman – 14th Menteri Besar of Johor, Dean of the Faculty of Economics, University of Malaya
* Fong Chan Onn – 2nd Minister of Human Resource, Dean of the Faculty of Economics, University of Malaya
* Syed Hussein Alatas – 1st President of the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia, 4th Vice-Chancellor of University of Malaya
* Md Hashim Yahaya – 4th Mufti of the Federal Territories, Director of the Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya
* Cheong Choong Kong – Chairman of OCBC Bank and Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Airlines, Head of the Mathematics Department, University of Malaya
* Robert Holzmann – Governor of the Austrian Central Bank, Distinguished Research Fellow, University of Malaya
* Jeffrey Sachs – Royal Professor Ungku Aziz Chair in Poverty Studies at the Centre for Poverty and Development Studies, University of Malaya
* Jomo Kwame Sundaram – Ranking Member of the Council of Eminent Persons, Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Malaya
* Chin Fung Kee – Emeritus Professor of Engineering, University of Malaya
* Asmah Haji Omar – Emeritus Professor of Malay Studies, University of Malaya
* Khairuddin Mohamed Yusof – Emeritus Professor of Medicine, former Deputy Vice-Chancellor of University of Malaya
* Lam Sai Kit – Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Malaya, prominent researcher of the Nipah virus
* Shad Saleem Faruqi – Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Malaya
* Muthucumaraswamy Sornarajah – Emeritus Professor of Law, National University of Singapore
* Paul Wheatley – Emeritus Professor of History and Geography, University of Chicago
* Anthony Reid Stanhope Reid – Emeritus Professor of History, Australian National University, Fukuoka Prize winner
* Michael Northcott – Emeritus Professor of Ethics, University of Edinburgh
* S. Arasaratnam – Emeritus Professor of History, University of New England (UNE)
* Klaus Rohde – Emeritus Professor of Zoology, University of New England (UNE), Clarke Medalist
* Amitav Acharya – Distinguished Professor of International Relations, American University
* Swapan Kumar Chakravorty – Distinguished Professor of Humanities, Presidency University, Kolkata
* Rajah Rasiah – Distinguished Professor of Economics, University of Malaya
* Kamal Salih – Professor of Economics, University of Malaya, Member of Parliament for Wangsa Maju
* Ajit Singh – Professor of Economics, University of Cambridge
* Farish A. Noor – Professor of History, University of Malaya
* Lloyd Fernando – Professor of English, University of Malaya
* Sutan Takdir Alisyahbana – Professor and Director of the Academy of Malay Studies, University of Malaya
* Leonard Andaya – Professor of Southeast Asian History, University of Hawaii at Manoa
* Lee Ellis – Professor of Sociology, Minot State University
* Syed Farid al-Attas – Professor of Sociology, National University of Singapore
* Saw Swee Hock – Professor of Statistics, National University of Singapore
* Kenelm Burridge – Professor of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
* James Danandjaja – Professor of Anthropology, University of Indonesia
* Hans Ras – Professor of Javanese Language and Literature, Leiden University
* Hans Köchler – Professor of Philosophy, University of Innsbruck, President of the International Progress Organization
* Sid Gray – Professor of International Business, University of Sydney Business School
* Keith Lewin – Professor of International Education and Development, University of Sussex
* Leonard Swidler – Professor of Catholic Thought and Interreligious Dialogue, Temple University
* Stanley Kalpage – Professor of Soil Science, University of Malaya, Ceylonese Senator
* Phang Siew Moi – Professor of Biological Science, University of Malaya
* Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof – Professor of Theatre Studies, University of Malaya
* Arifin Bey – Visiting Professor of Japanese History, University of Malaya
* Hector Kinloch – Fulbright Professor of US History, University of Malaya
* Andrew Sheng – Adjunct Professor of Economics, University of Malaya, Chairman of Securities and Futures Commission
* Wolfgang Drechsler – Honorary Professor at the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP), University College London
* Benjamin Clemens Stone – Honorary Professor of Botany, University of Malaya
* Azmi Sharom – Associate Professor of Law, University of Malaya, Deputy Chairman of the Election Commission
* Rustam Sani – Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Malaya
* Hans H. Indorf – Associate Professor of Political Science, East Carolina University
* The Reverend Xavier Thaninayagam – Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Science and Head of the Tamil Studies Department, University of Malaya
* Nik Safiah Karim – Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Science, University of Malaya
* Mary Turnbull – Head of the History Department, University of Hong Kong
* Nurmazilah Mahzan – Director of the Graduate Business School, University of Malaya and Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)
* Sheikh Zaki Badawi – Director of the Islamic Cultural Centre (ICC) and Chief Imam of the London Central Mosque
* François Pachet – Director of the Spotify Creator Technology Research Lab
* Mahadev Shankar – Judge of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia
* K. P. Ratnam – Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Kilinochchi and Kayts
* Jonathan Marks, Baron Marks of Henley-on-Thames – Member of the House of Lords
* Tony Skyrme – physicist, Hughes Medalist
* Rupert Sheldrake – parapsychologist

## Honorary graduates

* Queen Rania Al Abdullah – the Queen of Jordan, Honorary Doctorate in International Relations
* Sultanah Hajah Bahiyah binti Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman – the Queen of Malaysia and Sultanah of Kedah, Honorary Doctorate in Education
* Irina Bokova – Director General of UNESCO and Minister of Foreign Affairs for Bulgaria, Honorary Doctorate in Humanities
* Mohamed Suffian Mohamed Hashim – Lord President of the Federal Court, Honorary Doctorate of Letters
* Jeffrey Cheah – Chairman and Founder of the Sunway Group, Honorary Doctorate of Education
* Lee Boon Chim – Chairman of the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange and Malaysian Senator, Honorary Doctorate of Law
* Lee Kong Chian – Philanthropist and Founder of the Lee Foundation, Honorary Doctorate of Law
* Harussani Zakaria – Mufti of Perak, Honorary Doctorate in Shariah
* Richard Olaf Winstedt – President of Raffles College, Honorary Doctorate of Law
* Just Faaland – Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute and formulator of the Malaysian New Economic Policy (NEP), Honorary Doctorate of Economics
* Philip Manson-Bahr – Director of the Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Honorary Doctorate in Medicine
* Rafael M. Salas – Head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Honorary Doctorate