- Sultan Abu Bakar Of Johor
Almarhum Sultan Sir Abu Bakar ibni Almarhum Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim Sri Maharaja Johor (1833-1895) was the first sultan of modern Johor in Malaysia. He was also known as 'Bapa Pemodenan Johor' (The Father of Modern Johor) as cited in at least one Malaysian high school textbook. He began to rule Johor in 1862 and he gained the title of Maharaja "(Emperor)" in 1868 and later the title of Sultan in 1886. Sultan Abu Bakar was born on 1833 in Teluk Belanga Singapore.
- Hussein Shah Of Johor
Sultan Hussein Shah was the seventeenth Sultan of Johor. He ruled Johor from 1819 to 1835. In the dispute regarding the succession to the throne of Johor following his father's death, Hussein Shah allowed a British settlement in Singapore to wrest the throne from his brother, Tengku Abdul Rahman, with the help of the British.
- Sultan Ali Of Johor
Almarhum Sultan Ali ibni Almarhum Sultan Husain Shah was the sultan of Sultanate of Johor from 1835 to 1877. He was a weak sultan and was overshadowed by his "temenggung", Temenggung Daeng Ibrahim. In 1855, he signed a treaty with the British in Singapore. In the treaty, the sultan agreed to transfer all of his powers over Johor to the "temenggung" with the exception of Kesang which is located in the district of Muar.
- Sultan Ismail
Almarhum Sultan Sir Ismail Al-Khalidi ibni Almarhum Sultan Sir Ibrahim Al-Masyhur, was the third sultan of modern Johor in Malaysia. Born Tunku Ismail on October 28, 1894 at Istana Semayam, Johor, he was the eldest son of Sultan Ibrahim by his first wife, Sultanah Ungku Maimunah. Though proclaimed "Tunku Mahkota" or crown prince at the age of one, he did not succeed his father until the latter died in May 1959. He was nonetheless the de facto ruler of Johor, …
- Hussein Onn
Tun Hussein bin Dato' Onn who is of 3/4 Malay and 1/4 Turkish (of Circassians extraction) ancestry was the third Prime Minister of Malaysia, ruling from 1976 to 1981. He was granted the soubriquet "Bapa Perpaduan" (Father of Unity). He was born in Johor Bahru, Johor on February 12, 1922 to Dato Onn Jaafar and Datin Halimah Hussein.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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, …
- Fasha Sandha
Fasha Sandha (born March 28, 1984) is a Malaysian actress who has appeared in movies, television shows, and commercials. She was born in Johor Bahru, Johor, but moved to Penang and later to Perlis due to her father's work. Since graduating from the Kuala Lumpur-based Institut Kebudayaan Negara in 2000, she has appeared in movies "Black Maria", "Bujang Senang",, "Gong" and "Cicak-Man".
- Sultan Ibrahim
Almarhum Sultan Sir Ibrahim Iskandar Al-Masyhur ibni Almarhum Sultan Sir Abu Bakar was the second sultan of modernized Johor, in Malaysia. Born Che Wan Ibrahim on September 17, 1873 in Istana Bidadari, Singapore, he was the only son of Che Wan Abu Bakar, Temenggung of Johor by Che Puan Besar Zubaidah ("nee" Cecilia Lange). His title changed to Tunku Ibrahim in 1885, when his father, then Maharaja Abu Bakar, …
- Muhyiddin Yassin
Tan Sri Muhyidin Yassin was born in 1947. He is a Malaysian politician, a member of United Malays National Organization(UMNO) and currently Malaysian Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industries. He is from Muar, Johor, Malaysia. He has held other cabinet posts and was also the Menteri Besar(Chief Minister) of Johor.
- Shahrir Abdul Samad
Yang Berhormat Dato' Shahrir Abdul Samad (born 22 November 1949) is a member of Parliament in Malaysia, and the former chairman of the Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (BNBBC). He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation, the largest political party in the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition. In Parliament - specifically the lower house of Parliament, the "Dewan Rakyat" - he represents the constituency of Johor Bahru in the state of Johor.
- 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.
- Azalina Othman
Azalina Othman is the Youth & Sports Minister in the Cabinet of Malaysia. She is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), and is the member of parliament for Pasir Gudang, Johor.
- 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, …
- Tunku Ismail Ibrahim
Tunku Ismail Idris Abdul Majid Abu Bakar Iskandar bin Tunku Ibrahim Ismail (born 30 June 1984) is an officer of the Indian Army and prince of Johor, a state in Malaysia. He is also known as Tunku Ismail Idris. Tunku Ismail is the eldest son of current Tunku Mahkota (crown prince) Tunku Ibrahim Ismail and his consort Raja Zarith Sofiah Sultan Idris Shah. He is the grandson of the incumbent Sultan of Johor, Sultan Iskandar.
- Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Mohamed Khaled Nordin is currently the minister of Entrepreneur & Cooperative Development in the Cabinet of Malaysia since 2004. He is a political member of UMNO and is a Member of Parliament for the constituency of Pasir Gudang, Johor.
- Tunku Ibrahim Ismail
Tunku Ibrahim Ismail bin Sultan Mahmud Iskandar (born 1958) is the son of the current Sultan of Johor, Sultan Iskandar and his mother Josephine Trevorrow, a Cornish lady. He was appointed as the Crown Prince of Johor ("Tunku Mahkota") shortly after his father ascended the throne, and had served as the regent of Johor between April 26, 1984 and April 25, 1989 when his father served his term as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.
- Tunku Kurshiah
Tunku Kurshiah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin is the former Tunku Ampuan or Queen of Negeri Sembilan. In 1957, her husband was elected as the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong of independent Malaya (later Malaysia) and she became Raja Permaisuri Agong or Queen.
- Aide Iskandar
Aide Iskandar (b. May 28 1975, in Singapore) is a professional soccer player who plays for the Singapore national football team. Aide was the captain of the team which won the Tiger Cup regional soccer championship in 2005 and 2007. He was also a member of the Singapore team which won the Tiger Cup in 1998. He is still the current captain for the Singapore national team.
- Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary
Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar bin Syed Nor Al-Bukhary was born in 1951 and he is one of the respectable corporate figures in Malaysia. He hails from the same place of Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the state of Kedah, and is of Hadhrami Arab descent. Syed Mokhtar started his business in Johor in the 1990s dealing in rice. Today, his business empire has grown into areas such as plantation, property development, construction, engineering, power generation, infrastructure and ports.
- Sellapan Ramanathan
Sellapan Ramanathan (born July 3, 1924) is the sixth and current President of the Republic of Singapore. Often referred to as S. R. Nathan, the President was elected, unopposed, on August 18, 1999. He succeeded Ong Teng Cheong and was sworn in on September 1, 1999. Nathan is a Singaporean of Tamil Indian descent; his childhood was spent with his three older sisters and parents, V. Sellapan and Apiram, in Muar, Johor, in a house overlooking the sea.
- Yazid Sufaat
The Malaysian Yazid Sufaat (or Yazud bin Sufaat or Yazid Shufaat) was a member of the Islamist terrorist organization Jemaah Islamiyah from shortly after its foundation in 1993 until his arrest by Malaysian authorities on 9 December, 2001. Sufaat was born in Johor, Malaysia on 20 January, 1964. His expired Malaysian passport was number A10472263.
- Nur Amalina Che Bakri
Nur Amalina Chek Bakri (born 1987 in Johor Bahru, Johor) is the student who holds the record of most 1As scored in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia. Upon the announcement of results of SPM 2004 on 26 March 2005, she received 17 1As - a record for number of 1As received by a student in the history of Malaysian education. She is currently being sponsored by Bank Negara Malaysia to study medicine in the United Kingdom, …
- 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.
- Alauddin Riayat Shah II of Johor
Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah II was the first Sultan of Johor. He ruled Johor from 1528 to 1564. He founded the Johor Sultanate following the fall of Malacca to the Portuguese in 1511. He was the second son of Mahmud Shah of Malacca. Thus, Johor was a successor state of Malacca and Johor's sultans follow the numbering system of Malacca. Throughout his reign, he faced constant threats from the Portuguese as well as the emerging Aceh Sultanate.
- Tun Sardon Jubir
Tun Sardon Haji Jubir (1917-1985) was the Malaysian Minister of Works and Communications and Penang state governor "(Yang di-Pertua Negeri)". He was born in Rengit, Johor in 1917. He died in 1985 and was buried at Makam Pahlawan, a mausoleum where many Malaysian leaders were buried.
- Julie Sudiro
Radin Juariah Radin Sudiro or Julie Sudiro (born 26 February 1945 in Segamat, Johor), is a Malaysian singer. Julie began her career in the music industry while still in school and become famous as a "keroncong" singer with the "Keroncong Orkestra Irama Baru" at the then "Radio Malaya Singapura". She moved to Kuala Lumpur in 1964 as a singer in radio, television and popular nightclubs during that time.
- Noordin Mohammed Top
Noordin Mohammed Top (born August 11, 1968) aka Noordin Mohammad Top is one of the most wanted men in Asia. Born in Johor, Malaysia, he is alleged to be one of the key bomb makers for Jemaah Islamiya (JI). Top was reported by the United States Department of Justice's FBI to be "an explosives expert." The FBI also has reported him to be "an officer, recruiter, bombmaker, …
- M. G. G. Pillai
MGG Pillai (1939 - April 28, 2006) was a Malaysian journalist and political activist. He was one of the country's pioneers in Internet-based journalism and activism.
- Sultan Musa Ghiatuddin Riayat Shah
Almarhum Sultan Musa Ghiatuddin Riayat Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Sir Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah (1893-1955) was Sultan of Selangor in Malaysia during the Japanese occupation of that state. He received the Order of the Rising Sun from the Emperor of Japan. The eldest son of Sultan Alaeddin (1898-1938) by his royal consort Tengku Ampuan Maharum binti Raja Muda Tunku Dziauddin of Kedah, he was born in Jugra, Selangor. His name at birth was Tengku Musa Eddin.
- Ang Mong Seng
Ang Mong Seng (b. 30 September 1949, Johor) is a Member of Parliament of Singapore who represents Hong Kah GRC. In the 2006 general elections, his party, the People's Action Party (PAP), had a walkover as Hong Kah GRC was not contested. In the 2001 general elections, the PAP defeated the Singapore Democratic Party with 79.74% of the votes for Hong Kah GRC. Prior to his stint in Hong Kah GRC, Ang represented Bukit Gombak GRC from 1997 to 2001.
- Muzaffar II of Johor
Sultan Muzaffar Shah II (1546-1570) was the second Sultan of Johor. He was known as "Raja Muda Perdana" before he succeeded the throne. He was installed to the throne of Johor in 1564 by the Acehnese upon the death of his father, Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah II, who died shortly after he was captured and brought back to Aceh after the Acehnese invasion of Johor.
- Jaafar Haji Muhammad
Dato Jaafar Bin Haji Muhammad (born 1838, died 1919) was the first and longest serving Dato' Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Johor, an office he held until his death. He took office when Temenggung Abu Bakar made himself Sultan and formulated a new constitution and administrative framework for Johor in 1885. He is according to some sources believed to have Circassian ancestry.
- Travis Dodd
Travis Dodd is an Indigenous Australian football (soccer) player. He currently plays as a right midfielder for Adelaide United in the newly-formed Hyundai A-League. He played junior soccer at Elizabeth before joining the South Australian Sports Institute in 1996. He was Adelaide City’s fourth youngest National Soccer League (NSL) player of all time (16 years 281 days), and the fifth player in NSL history to score a hat-trick after coming on as a substitute (2003, …
- Abdul Kadir Yusuf
Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Yusuf (1915-1992), was a famous Malaysian politician. Abdul Kadir was born in Parit Sakai, Muar, Johor in 1915. During his life, He was a member of the United Malays National Organization, the leading party in the ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional. A lawyer by profession, Abdul Kadir held the posts of Attorney-General and Solicitor-General at various points during his lifetime. He was also the Minister of Law.
- Abu Bakar Bin Abdul Jamal
Admiral Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Abu Bakar bin Abdul Jamal was the tenth Chief and the first four-star Admiral of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). He was born in 1946 in Johor, Malaysia and received his early education at the Royal Military College in Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur. Admiral Abu Bakar joined the naval service in 1965 and commenced training as a cadet at the Britannia Royal Naval College, United Kingdom.
- Cornelis Matelief de Jonge
Cornelis Matelief (de Jonge) (ca. 1569, Rotterdam - October 17 1632, Rotterdam), also spelled Matelieff, was a Dutch admiral who was active in establishing Dutch power in Southeast Asia during the beginning of the 17th century. Matelief was put in command of a fleet of eleven ships of the Dutch East India Company with the destination of Malacca. It was the third such fleet from the Dutch East Indies Company to visit Malacca.
- Alauddin Al-Kahar
Alauddin Riayat Syah al-Kahar was the third sultan of Aceh, and was one of the sultanate's strongest warriors. He succeeded his brother Salahuddin in 1537 or 1539 in a royal coup. In Acehnese tradition he is also remembered as the ruler who divided Acehnese society into administrative lineage groups ("kaum" or "sukeë"), but it is unclear whether this attribution is correct. His campaigns began with the Batak people, who lived to the south of Aceh, …
- 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.