Ungku Abdul Aziz
Ungku Abdul Aziz bin Ungku Abdul Hamid (born January 28, 1922, London, United Kingdom) was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya from 1968 to 1988. He was awarded the title of Professor Diraja (Royal Professor) in 1978. He graduated with a PhD from Waseda University in Tokyo.
Family
Abdul Aziz is a cousin of Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas and Syed Hussein Alatas as well as Sultan Ibrahim of Johor on his father's side. His father was of Malay and Turkish (Circassian) descent,[1][2] while his mother was English.[3]
Honors
Notes
- ^ Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas, MSA Library Online
- ^ Taking root, branching out, DZIREENA MAHADZIR, April 1, 2007, The Star (Malaysia)
- ^ Abid, Jaafar, pp66
- ^ Japan Foundation Award, 1981., Japan Foundation
- ^ ica.coop ga2009-rochdale-award
References
- Reflections of Pre-independence Malaya, Mohamed Abid, Onn Jaafar, Published by Pelanduk Publications, 2003, ISBN 9679788652
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Abdul Aziz, Ungku |
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Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya |
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January 28, 1922 |
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London, England |
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