Ungku Abdul Aziz

Ungku Abdul Aziz bin Ungku Abdul Hamid (born 28 January 1922, London, United Kingdom) is a Malaysian economist. First General Director of the Council on Language and Literature of Malaysia (1956-1957). He is the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya from 1968 to 1988 and he was awarded the title of Professor Diraja (Royal Professor) in 1978.[1]

Yang Amat Mulia Professor Diraja Tun Dr

Ungku Abdul Aziz

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Born
Ungku Abdul Aziz bin
Ungku Abdul Hamid

(1922-01-28) 28 January 1922
London, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish, Malaysian
Alma materWaseda University, Tokyo
OccupationVice-Chancellor of
University of Malaya (1968-1988)

Brief biography

Ungku Abdul Aziz was born into a royal family- his father a Malayan prince and military officer while his mother was a Circassian woman. He graduated from the English College at Johor Bahru and the Malay School in Batu Pahat. He received his higher education in Singapore at Raffles College in 1951. Ungku defended his doctoral dissertation in Waseda University (Tokyo, Japan) in 1964. Ungku first worked in the state administration of Johore before working from 1952 to 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.

From 1962 to 1965, he was a professor and the Dean of the Faculty of Economics of the University of Malaya (Kuala Lumpur), He was later appointed as the Vice Chancellor of the same institution and served with distinction from 1968 to 1988. On his initiative, the University created the Botanical Garden, the Museum of Asian Art, the cooperative bookstore.[2] He is the author of the economic justification of a number of industrial projects. Ungku has also written 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).[3]

Awards
  • Rank of the Royal Professor (1978) (only in Malaysia)[4][5]
  • Japan Foundation Award (1981)[6]
  • The Fukuoka Prize (1993)
  • The title of "Outstanding Figure of the Islamic era" (Malay: Tokoh Maal Hijrah) (1997) (awarded by the Paramount Ruler of Malaysia)
  • The title of "Outstanding Figure of the National Cooperative Movement" (Malay: Tokoh Koperasi Negara) (2002)
  • The Outstanding Malay Figure Award (Malay: Anugerah Melayu Terbilang) (2005)
  • National Academic Award (Malay: Anugerah Akademik Negara) (2006)
  • National Merdeka Award (2008)
  • Rochdale Award (2009)[7]

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 Circassian descent,[8][9] while his mother was English.[10]

His daughter, Zeti Akhtar Aziz, was the former governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, Malaysia's central bank.

Legacy

His name was given to the secondary school in Sabak Bernam (Sekolah Ungku Aziz Sabak Bernam), the public hall (Balai Ungku Aziz) and the 11th residential college (Kolej Kediaman Ungku Aziz) at the University of Malaya.

Notes
  1. "YM. Professor Diraja Tun Dr. Ungku Abdul Aziz" (in Malay). Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  2. Malaysian's Renaissance Man Turns 90 Today. - "New Straits Times", 22.01.2012
  3. Hashim Yaacob, et al. Royal Professor Ungku A. Aziz: The Renaissance Man. Kuala Lumpur: UM Press, 2010
  4. Pogadaev, V. Malayan World (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore). Lingvostranovedchesky Dictionary. M.: "The Eastern Book", 2012, p. 699
  5. "YM. Professor Diraja Tun Dr. Ungku Abdul Aziz" (in Malay). Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  6. http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/award/index.html Japan Foundation Award, 1981
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) ica.coop ga2009-rochdale-award
  8. Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas Archived 14 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine, MSA Library Online
  9. Taking root, branching out, DZIREENA MAHADZIR, 1 April 2007, The Star (Malaysia)
  10. Abid, Jaafar, pp66

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