Ungku Abdul Aziz

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YM. Professor Diraja Ungku Abdul Aziz bin Ungku Abdul Hamid (born January 28, 1922, London, United Kingdom) was the vice challencor of the University of Malaya from 1968 to 1988. He was awarded the title of Professor Diraja in 1978. He is partially of Circassian descent and is a cousin of Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas and Syed Hussein Alatas.[1]

He graduated with a PhD from Waseda University in Tokyo.

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  1. ^ Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas; Malaysian Families: Taking root, branching out; Taking root, branching out
  2. ^ Japan Foundation Award, 1981.

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