Ungku Abdul Aziz

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Yang Mulia Royal Professor Dr.
Ungku Abdul Aziz
3rd Vice-Chancellor of University of Malaya
In office
October 1968 – February 1988
Preceded byJ. H. E. Griffiths
Succeeded bySyed Hussein Alatas
1st Director of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
In office
1956–1957
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySyed Nasir Ismail
Personal details
Born
Ungku Abdul Aziz bin Ungku Abdul Hamid

(1922-01-28)28 January 1922
London, England
Died15 December 2020(2020-12-15) (aged 98)
Prince Court Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting placeBukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
NationalityBritish, Malaysian
Spouses
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(m. 1946; died 2012)​
Rahaiah Baheran
​
(m. 2014)​
ChildrenZeti Akhtar Aziz
EducationEnglish College Johore Bahru
Alma materUniversity of Malaya (DipArts, BA in Economics)
Waseda University (PhD)
OccupationEconomist, lecturer
Known forThe only person that hold the title of Royal Professor in Malaysia

Ungku Abdul Aziz bin Ungku Abdul Hamid (28 January 1922 – 15 December 2020) was a Malaysian economist and lecturer. 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 awarded the title of Royal Professor (Profesor Diraja) in 1978.[1]

Early life, family and education

He was born into the

Circassian) descent,[2][3] while his mother was English.[4]

He graduated from the English college at

Batu Pahat. He received Diploma in Arts from Raffles College, Singapore (now University of Malaya) and Bachelor of Arts in economics at University of Malaya, Singapore (now University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur) in 1951. He then defended his doctoral dissertation in Waseda University
(Tokyo, Japan) in 1964.

His daughter,

Bank Negara Malaysia, Malaysia's central bank
.

Academic career

He worked in the state administration of

Johore
, in 1952–1961 as a lecturer at the University of Malaya (Singapore), with a one-year break, when he headed the Council on Language and Literature of Malaysia.

In the years 1962–1965, he was a professor and dean of the Faculty of Economics of the University of Malaya (Kuala Lumpur), while in 1968–1988, he was promoted to vice-chancellor of this university. He was the first Malaysian to become the vice-chancellor of University of Malaya. On his initiative, the university created the Botanical Garden, the Museum of Asian Art, the cooperative bookstore.[5] He is the author of the economic justification of a number of industrial projects, more than 50 books and monographs on social and economic problems of Malaysia, consultant to UN specialized organizations (

ILO, UNESCO, UN Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East).[6]

On 17 June 1978, he was awarded the rank and title of Royal Professor (Profesor Diraja) by the

Yang di-Pertuan Agong
of Malaysia and he was the only person in Malaysia to hold that rank.

Awards

Death

Ungku Aziz died in Prince Court Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur at 4:30 in the evening due to old age. He was 98 and is survived by his wife, Rahaiah Baheran and his only daughter, Zeti Akhtar Aziz.[11][12][13][14] He was laid to rest at the Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur.[15][16][17]

Namesakes

Several places were named after him, including:

References

  1. ^ "YM. Professor Diraja Tun Dr. Ungku Abdul Aziz" (in Malay). Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  2. ^ Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas Archived 14 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine, MSA Library Online
  3. ^ Taking root, branching out, DZIREENA MAHADZIR, 1 April 2007, The Star (Malaysia)
  4. OCLC 53896919
    .
  5. ^ Malaysian's Renaissance Man Turns 90 Today. – "New Straits Times", 22 January 2012
  6. ^ Hashim Yaacob, et al. Royal Professor Ungku A. Aziz: The Renaissance Man. Kuala Lumpur: UM Press, 2010
  7. ^ Pogadaev, V. Malayan World (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore). Lingvostranovedchesky Dictionary. M.: "The Eastern Book", 2012, p. 699
  8. ^ "YM. Professor Diraja Tun Dr. Ungku Abdul Aziz" (in Malay). Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  9. ^ http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/award/index.html Japan Foundation Award, 1981
  10. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) ica.coop ga2009-rochdale-award
  11. ^ "Royal Prof Ungku Aziz dies, aged 98". The Star Online. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Ungku Aziz dies at 98". New Straits Times. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  13. Berita Harian
    (in Malay). 15 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Ungku Aziz meninggal dunia". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 15 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Royal Prof Ungku Aziz laid to rest". New Straits Times. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  16. The Malay Mail
    . 15 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  17. Berita Harian
    (in Malay). Retrieved 25 January 2021.

Bibliography

  • Abu Bakar A. Hamid, K. T. Joseph. The University at Pantai Valley: Glimpses of the past. Kuala Lumpur: UM Press, 2009
    ISBN 9831004744

External links
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