- Abdullah Ahmad
Tan Sri Abdullah Ahmad (born 1933) is a Malaysian journalist and a politician. At one time, he was the editor-in-chief of the New Straits Times. On November 12 2003, he wrote an article criticizing Saudi Arabian policies that aided the United States invasion of Iraq, among other things. As a result, the Saudi government reduced Malaysian quota for haj.
- Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Abdullah Badawi , the prime minister, invoked the colonial-era internal security act for the first time since coming to power in 2003, detaining without trial five leaders of the Indian protest. The protest revealed underlying racial tensions in what has been seen as one of the world's most successful multi-ethnic states and one of its more open economies.
- Anwar Ibrahim
Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim (born August 10, 1947) is a former deputy prime minister and finance minister of Malaysia. Early in his career, he became a protege of the former prime minister of Malaysia, Mahathir bin Mohamad, but subsequently emerged as the most prominent critic of Mahathir's administration. In 1999, he was sentenced in a highly controversial trial to six years in prison for corruption and in 2000 to another nine years in prison for sodomy.
- Najib Tun Razak
Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak (born July 23, 1953, in Kuala Lipis, Pahang) is a Malaysian politician and has been the country's Deputy Prime Minister since January 7, 2004. Najib is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), and is currently its Deputy President. Najib is the eldest son of Tun Abdul Razak, the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, a nephew of Tun Hussein Onn, the third PM, and a cousin of Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hussein, …
- Tuanku Jaafar
Duli Yang Maha Mulia Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman (born July 19, 1922) in Klang, Selangor was the tenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (equivalent to King) of Malaysia from April 26, 1994 to April 25, 1999 and fourth Yang di-Pertuan Besar of modern Negeri Sembilan.
- Sultan Iskandar
In full, Duli Yang Maha Mulia Baginda Al-Mutawakkil Alallah Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Sir Ismail Al-Khalidi (born April 8, 1932) in Johor Bahru was the eighth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (roughly equivalent to King) of Malaysia from April 26, 1984 to April 25, 1989, and fourth Sultan of Johor. The eldest son of Sultan Ismail ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim by Sultanah Ungku Tun Aminah binti Ungku Paduka Bena Sri Maharaja Utama Ahmad, …
- Ghafar Baba
Tun Ghafar Baba (February 18 1925-April 23 2006) was a Malaysian politician from Melaka and a former Deputy Prime Minister. He was born on February 18 1925 in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, the son of an impoverished villager. Ghafar Baba became a teacher and later became a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) political party, which is part of the governing Barisan Nasional coalition.
- Azlan Shah
Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yusuff Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-Lah (born April 19 1928) is the current Sultan of Perak. He was the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (roughly equivalent to King) of Malaysia from April 26, 1989 to April 25, 1994. A lawyer by profession, he was a judge, and previously served as the Lord President of the Federal Court.
- Tan Siew Sin
Tun Tan Siew Sin (21 May 1916- 17 March 1988) was Malaya's (later Malaysia's) first Minister of Commerce and Industry, Finance Minister for 15 years, and president of the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA, later Malaysian Chinese Association).
- Mizan Zainal Abidin
Duli Yang Maha Mulia Al Wathiqu Billah, Al-Sultan "Mizan Zainal Abidin" Ibni Almarhum Al-Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Al-Haj is the 16th Sultan of the state of Terengganu, Malaysia, and the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, or King, of Malaysia. He is the constitutional head of state of Malaysia.
- Lim Keng Yaik
Dato' Seri Dr. Lim Keng Yaik is a Malaysian politician and currently is the national president of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia since 1980. He was born on April 8, 1939 in Perak. He graduated from The Queens University of Belfast with a "MB.BCh.BAO" in 1964. His previous portfolio was the Malaysian Minister of Primary Industries. He is currently the Malaysian Minister of Energy, Water and Telecommunications.
- Jimmy Choo
Dato' Jimmy Choo OBE, born Jimmy CHOW Yeang Keat, is a London-based women's luxury fashion designer best known for his exquisite hand-made shoes. Choo is a Malaysian of Hakka Chinese descent who was born in Penang in 1961 into a family of shoemakers. He made his first shoe when he was 11 years old. He is perhaps the most famous of alumni of Cordwainers' Technical College in London, from which he graduated in 1983. The college is now part of the London College of Fashion.
- Vincent Tan
Tan Sri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun, commonly known as Vincent Tan, is a businessmen prominent in Malaysia. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Berjaya Industrial Berhad, which controls a wide array of businesses which includes golfing, property, resorts, and gambling in a group known as the Berjaya Group. He operates the second pay-TV service in Malaysia, MiTV, that was launched in September 2005.
- Michelle Yeoh
Dato' Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng (Cantonese (Yale romanization): yèuhng jí kìhng; born August 6, 1962) is a Hong Kong-based actress and dancer, sometimes billed as "Michelle Khan". Yeoh is a Chinese Malaysian born in Ipoh, Malaysia. Yeoh was chosen by People magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" in 1997.
- Musa Hitam
Tun Musa bin Hitam (born 18 April 1934), is a Malaysian politician and a former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, serving under Mahathir bin Mohamad. He was born in Johor Bahru, Johor on 1934.
- P. Ramlee
Tan Sri P. Ramlee (22 March 1929-29 May 1973) was a Malaysian film actor, director and songwriter. Due to his contributions in the movie and music industry, as well as in the literary scene, he is often attributed as the icon of Malay entertainment in both Malaysia and Singapore.
- Lim Goh Tong
Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong is a prominent wealthy Malaysian Chinese businessman. He is renowned for his vision and courage in transforming Genting Highlands from an unexplored hilltop to one of the world's most successful casino resorts. He is one of the richest men in Malaysia with a net worth estimated to be 4.2 billion USD, making him the 204th richest person in the billionaire list compiled by Forbes.
- Francis Yeoh
Tan Sri Dato' Francis Yeoh Sock Ping <small>CBE</small> (Chinese : 楊肅斌; pinyin: Yáng Sùbīn, born August 23 1954) is a prominent business personality in Malaysia. He obtained a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) Degree in Civil Engineering from Kingston University, United Kingdom in 1978. Francis had his secondary school education at Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He became the Managing Director of YTL Corporation Bhd Group in 1988.
- Mustapa Mohamed
Dato' Mustapa Mohamed is a Malaysian politician who is currently the Higher Education Minister.He was born in 1955 In Kampung Badak, Bachok. He is from the state of Kelantan and he is the current Member of Parliament for Jeli. He has been the Director of Khazanah Nasional Berhad since June 2004. Mustapa graduated from the University of Melbourne, Australia with a First Class Honours degree in Economics and from the University of Boston, …
- Ong Ka Ting
Dato' Seri Ong Ka Ting is a Malaysian politician and currently is the president of Malaysian Chinese Association. He was born on 15 November 1956 in Perak
- Onn Jaafar
Dato' Sir Onn Bin Ja'afar (1895-January 19, 1962) was a Malay politician and a Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Johore in Malaysia, then Malaya. He was the founder of United Malays National Organization (UMNO) and was also responsible for the social economic welfare of the Malays by setting up the Rural Industrial Development Authority (RIDA). His son was Tun Hussein Onn, the third Prime Minister of Malaysia and his grandson is Hishammuddin Hussein, …
- Tiara Jacquelina
Tiara Jacquelina Abdullah (born 3 October 1967 as Jacqueline Eu) is a Malaysian actress of Burmese Chinese father and Indonesian Chinese mother. She rose to fame in "Puteri Gunung Ledang", the biggest budget movie in Malaysia to date, in which she played the lead role, and sang the theme song, "Asmaradana". The movie was No. 49 on the short-list of the Best Foreign Film Category at the Academy Awards in 2004.
- Endon Mahmood
Datin Paduka Seri Endon binti Mahmood (December 24, 1940 - October 20, 2005) was the wife of Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi. She was informally known as "Kak Endon". Endon was born to Datuk Mahmood Ambak, a Malay, and Datin Mariam Abdullah, a Japanese. Endon had ten other siblings, including her twin sister Noraini as well as other sisters Nonni, Rahmah and Aizah. She was born in Klang, Selangor on 24 December 1940.
- Lim Chong Eu
Tun Dato' Seri Dr. Lim Chong Eu is a Malaysian politician. He was born in 1919 in Penang. He attended school at the Penang Free School. He was the Queen's Scholar in 1937 and obtained a degree in medical and surgery from the University of Edinburgh, in Scotland, in 1944. Dr. Lim was an active politician and held important posts such as President for MCA and Gerakan. He was also the Chief Minister of Penang from 1969 to 1990. Dr.
- Halim Saad
Tan Sri Halim Saad is a Malaysian businessman. He was the executive chairman of Renong. Renong in turn controls UEM and both companies were high-profile organizations in Malaysia's economy and politics. Halim Saad was highly connected to former Prime Minister Tun Mahathir Mohamad and former Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin. He was also the New Straits Times's chief executive officer in the early 80s.
- Samy Vellu
Samy Vellu told to stop passing the buck
- Chua Soi Lek
Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Dr. Chua Soi Lek is currently the Minister of Health in the Cabinet of Malaysia. He is the vice president of the Malaysian Chinese Association and the Member of Parliament for Labis, Johor.
- Syed Hamid Albar
Datuk Seri Syed Hamid bin Syed Jaabar Albar (born January 15, 1944), is a Malaysian politician and currently is the Malaysian foreign minister. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the main political party in the country. He was born in Kampong Malayu Air Hitam, Penang, Malaysia, to Tan Sri Syed Jaabar Albar, also a Malaysian politician. Albar is of Hadhrami Arab descent.
- Mahathir bin bin Mohamad
Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad (b. July 10, 1925) is the former Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the post from 1981 to 2003. During his term in office he was credited for engineering Malaysia's rapid modernization and promoting "Asian values". He has also been criticized for his autocratic style and allowing extensive cronyism to occur under his watch. Although his formal title is "Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad", Mahathir is fondly called "Dr.
- Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (born 1937) is a major Malaysian political figure from the state of Kelantan, and a former Finance Minister. He is an uncle of the current Kelantanese queen. Tengku is a Malay title usually translated as prince. He is fondly known as Ku Li, derived from the last syllables of Tengku Razaleigh: this is a common kind of contraction in the dialect of Kelantan. He was also the Malaysian Finance Minister during the 1980s.
- Ismail Abdul Rahman
Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman (November 4, 1915 - August 2, 1973) was a Malaysian politician from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). He held several Malaysian ministerial posts and was appointed as the second Deputy Prime Minister in 1970 by then Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak. Three years later, Tun Dr Ismail died in office due to a heart attack.
- Syed Nasir Ismail
Tan Sri Syed Nasir bin Ismail (? - 1982) was a Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia. During his lifetime, he was known as an ultra who sought to guarantee the primacy of the Malay language in Malaysia through the closing down of Chinese and Tamil vernacular schools.
- Khoo Kay Kim
Dato' Dr Khoo Kay Kim (b. March 28 1937) is a Malaysian historian and currently is a Professor Emeritus at University of Malaya's history department. He was born in Kampar, Perak, Malaysia. All of his university degrees - B.A. 1959; M.A. 1967; PhD. 1974 - were awarded by the University of Malaya. The title of his PhD thesis is "The beginnings of political extremism in Malaya 1915-1935" (1973) and was supervised by Prof.
- Hishammuddin Hussein
Dato' Seri Hishammuddin Bin Tun Hussein (born August 1961) is a Malaysian politician and member of United Malays National Organization (UMNO). He is the current Malaysian Education Minister, having served since March 30, 2004. He is also the Chairman of the Youth Wing of UMNO.
- Syed Jaafar Albar
Tan Sri Syed Jaafar Albar (?-1977) was a Malaysian politician. His staunch defense of his political party, the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) - which leads the governing Barisan Nasional coalition - led to him being given the moniker "Lion of UMNO". He was also known for his radical views on Malay sovereignty over Malaysia, and Malay supremacy in politics, and is of Hadhrami Arab descent. He served as the Secretary-General of UMNO during the early 1960s, …
- Abdul Ghani Othman
YAB Dato' Hj Abdul Ghani Bin Othman (born 1946) is the current Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of the state of Johor in Malaysia. He has been in office since 1995. He was born in Sungai Mati, Muar. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).
- Poh Ah Tiam
Datuk Wira Poh Ah Tiam (b. April 1, 1952; d. March 15, 2007) was a Malaysian politician, businessman and community leader of Chinese descent. Poh was born in Kampung Belimbing, near Durian Tunggal, Malacca. He and his family moved to nearby Machap Baru, where Poh in later years will contribute significantly in the small town's development. After working as a teacher and later venturing into business, …
- Mohamad Noah bin Omar
Tan Sri Haji Mohammad Noah bin Omar (1898-1991) was a Malaysian politician. He originally served as the Minister of Home Affairs, and later became the first Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of Parliament. He was born in Muar, Johor in 1898.
- Nik Aziz Nik Mat
Dato' Haji Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat is a Malaysian cleric and an opposition politician from Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS). He is currently Kelantan’s PAS commissioner and the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of the state. He pursued his study majoring in Shari'ah (Islamic Law) at Egyptian Al-Azhar University. During the time of his study, he is one of the witnesses and a civilian to have lived in the heat of Arab-Israeli Wars.
- Megat Junid Megat Ayub
Tan Sri Megat Junid Bin Megat Ayub is a Malaysian politician and is a direct descendant of Megat Terawis, a bendahara of Perak. Megat Junid was a teacher by profession and served a long career in politics. He is a former Cabinet Minister during the Premiership of Dr Mahathir Mohamad.