- Jessi Malay
Jessi Malay (born Jessica Allison Megan Fried on 25 July 1986) is an American R&B singer. She was a former member of No Secrets. Her solo debut album is set for a 2007 release. Jessi is of Filipino descent.
- 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.
- Hang Tuah
Hang Tuah is a legendary Malay hero who lived during the reign of Sultan Mansur Shah of the Sultanate of Malacca in the 15th century. He was the greatest of all the "laksamana", or sultan's admirals, and was known to be a ferocious fighter. Hang Tuah is held in the highest regard, even in present-day Malay culture, and is arguably the most well-known and illustrious figure in Malay history and literature.
- Jeff Ooi
Ooi Chuan Aun, better known as Jeff Ooi, is a Malaysian IT consultant by profession, blogger and photographer. Hailing from a small town in the northern Malaysian state of Kedah, he was brought up among rural teenagers, especially Malay boys. This gave him a good understanding of the politics of pluralism in the country as well as familiarity with Malay music and poetry, which sometimes help to add colour to his blog writing.
- Lina Joy
Lina Joy is a Malay convert from Islam to Christianity. Born Azlina Jailani in 1964 in Malaysia to Muslim parents, she converted at age 26. In 1998, she was baptized, and applied to have her conversion legally recognized by the Malaysian courts. Though her change of name was recognized in 1999 and so noted on her identity card, her change of religion was not (since it is without the Mahkamah Syariah confirmation document); for this reason, …
- Maya Karin
Maya Karin Roelcke, born on 29 October 1979, is an actor and singer from Malaysia. She is commonly referred to as Maya Karin in the media. Born to a German father, Gottfried Roelcke, and a mother of Malay, Chinese and Indian parentage, Che Zan, from Pulau Pinang, Maya is the oldest out of three siblings and graduated at Limkokwing University in media and marketing.
- Khalid Ibrahim
Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim is a Malaysian politician and former corporate figure of Malay descent. He is also the current Treasurer-General of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR, or People's Justice Party). Khalid was born in the village of Kampung Jalan Raja Abdullah in Kuala Selangor district, Selangor. He graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and later obtained an MBA from the University of Queensland.
- Rafidah Aziz
Dato' Seri Rafidah binti Aziz is a Malaysian politician. She is the current Minister of International Trade and Industry, a position she has held since 1986. She is also the head of United Malays National Organization's Woman Wing ("Wanita UMNO" in Malay) and Member of Parliament for the constituency of Kuala Kangsar (since 1986). She has also been the chairman of MATRADE since 1991. She was born in Kuala Kangsar, Perak.
- Sharifah Amani
Sharifah Amani Syed Zainal Rashid Al-Yahya (born: June 10 1986, Kuala Lumpur) is a Malaysian teen actress. She is the 2nd daughter of veteran Malaysian actress, Fatimah Abu Bakar. Sharifah is of Malay-Chinese-Arab-Bengali parentage and speaks fluent English, Malay and some Hindi. She is passionate about acting and films, Hindi films in particular. As a teen writer for the "New Straits Times"' YouthQuake, …
- Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (born 3 December 1952) is a Malaysian politician. She is the president of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (People's Justice Party) and the party's Member of Parliament for Permatang Pauh since 1999. She is also the wife of former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim.
- Hang Jebat
Hang Jebat was the closest companion of the legendary Malay hero Hang Tuah. He is well known for his vengeful rebellion against the Malacca Sultan whom he served. After Hang Tuah was sentenced to death, Hang Jebat was conferred by the Sultan of Malacca with the Taming Sari, a sacred kris formerly used by Hang Tuah. Believing that Hang Tuah was unjustly murdered by the Sultan he served, Hang Jebat turned against the Sultan to avenge his friend's death.
- Sean Ghazi
Sean Ghazi (born April 4, 1969, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a Malaysian actor, singer and dancer. In 1995, Ghazi won a nationally-televised talent competition in Singapore called the "Fame Awards". Ghazi is best known for appearing in the 1999 movie "Anna and the King" (in the role of Khun Phra Balat), alongside Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-Fat. He has appeared on stage in London's West End and in Europe, in productions such as "Miss Saigon", …
- Ashraf Sinclair
Ashraf Sinclair (born 1979) is a Malaysian actor who is well-known for his role as Eddy in the movie Gol & Gincu. He was born to an Australian father and a Malay mother.
- Enid Blyton
Enid Mary Blyton (August 11, 1897-November 28, 1968) was a popular English children's writer. She was one of the most successful juvenile storytellers of the twentieth century. She is noted for numerous series of books based on recurring characters and designed for different age groups. Her books have enjoyed popular success in many parts of the world, and have sold over 400 million copies.
- Raja Chulan
Raja Chulan (full name Y.A.M. Raja Sir Chulan ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdullah Muhammad Shah Habibullah) (July 1 1869 - April 10, 1933) was a member of the Perak royal family. Having obtained English education from the Malay College Kuala Kangsar, he joined with the British, as well as with the Sultans of Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang to form a federation, dubbed the Federated Malay States, …
- Sharifah Aryana
Sharifah Aryana Syed Zainal Rashid Al-Yahya (born: June 10 1986, Kuala Lumpur) is a Malaysian child actress. Sharifah is of Malay-Chinese-Arab-Bengali parentage. She is the third daughter of veteran Malaysian actress, Fatimah Abu Bakar. Her two elder sisters, Sharifah Aleya and Sharifah Amani, are also popular actresses in the Malaysian entertainment scene. Sharifah speaks fluent English and Malay.
- 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, …
- Mamat Khalid
Mamat Khalid is a Malaysian screenwriter and film director of Malay descent. He is the younger brother of cartoonist Datuk Mohammad Nor Khalid, better known as Lat. Before venturing into film-making, Mamat worked in a government office. He is an avid fan of rock music, which inspired him to write and direct his 2005 film, "Rock".
- Sarimah Ibrahim
Sarimah Ibrahim is a tv host, actress, and singer. This Irish-Malay artist was born in 1978 in Dublin, Ireland and she is an Aquarius. The highest academic qualification she had achieved are O Level and A Level. She received her early education at Emirates International School, Dubai. Sarimah is able to converse in Malay, English and French. She is the oldest out of four siblings. Her height is 166 cm (2002).
- Tun Perak
Tun Perak was the most famous "bendahara", a Malay rank similar to a prime minister, of the Sultanate of Malacca. He served under four sultans from 1456 to 1498. Early in his life, Perak was a soldier-statesman for Malaccan rulers. In 1445, he led the Malaccan army to victory by defeating Siamese invaders. As a result, he was made "bendahara" in 1456. He died in 1498 and was replaced by Tun Mutahir.
- 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.
- Alfian Sa'At
Alfian bin Sa'at (born July 18, 1977) is a Singaporean writer, poet and playwright. A Malay Muslim of Minang, Javanese and Hakka descent, he is often referred to as his country's "enfant terrible", known for his provocative works.
- Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle (born September 8, 1933) is an Indian singer. She is best known as a Bollywood playback singer, although she has a much wider repertoire. Her career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over 950 Bollywood movies and sold many records. She is the sister of the equally accomplished Lata Mangeshkar. Asha Bhosle is considered as one of the most versatile of South Asian singers — her range of songs includes film music, …
- Tok Janggut
Tok Janggut or Haji Mohd Hassan bin Munas (1853 - June 25, 1915) was a famous Malay warrior in Kelantan, Malaysia during British protectorate. He was killed in 1915 during fighting with British forces in Pasir Pekan near Kota Bharu.
- Parameswara
Parameswara or Sultan Iskander Shah (1344-1414) was a Malay prince of Palembang Hindu descent from Srivijaya that founded the Sultanate of Malacca around 1402. Sejarah Melayu alleges that Parameswara was a descendant of Alexander the Great of Macedonia. In 1409 he converted into Islam from Hinduism after his marriage with Malik ul Salih of Pasai's princess.
- Simon van der Stel
Simon van der Stel October 14, 1639 – June 24, 1712, was the first Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. He was the son of Adriaan van der Stel, an official of the Dutch East India Company who was commander at Mauritius, and Maria Lievens, partly of Malay origin. He married Johanna Jacoba Six (1645-1700). He became Commander at the Cape in 1679. The following year the town of Stellenbosch was founded, and named after him. In 1691 he was promoted to Governor of the Cape.
- Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz
Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz is a Malay Malaysian politician from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), and is as of 2005 a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of parliamentary affairs. In June 2005 Nazri caused controversy when he shouted the phrase "bloody racist" (or variants of it) 28 times in Parliament. A request by opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) lawmaker Fong Po Kuan for Nazri to take back his comments went unheeded.
- Hamzah Fansuri
Hamzah Fansuri (also spelled Hamzah Pansuri, d. c. 1590) was a famous Sumatran Sufi writer, the first to pen mystical panentheistic ideas into the Malay language. He wrote both prose and poetry, and worked in the court of the Aceh Sultanate. Fansuri's panentheism derived from the writings of the medieval Islamic scholars. He perceived God as immanent within all things, including the individual, …
- Mark Dacascos
Mark Dacascos (born February 26, 1964, Honolulu, Hawaii) is an actor and martial arts expert, winning numerous karate and kung fu championships between the ages of 9 and 18. He has been featured in many action films such as "Only The Strong", "Double Dragon", "Crying Freeman" and "Cradle 2 the Grave".
- Badruddin Amiruldin
Badruddin bin Amiruldin is a Malay Malaysian politician. He was born in 1951.He is currently the Deputy Permanent Chairman of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the largest Malay political party in the country and the leader of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. Badruddin is also the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Jerai, Kedah in the lower house of Parliament, the Dewan Rakyat.
- Hugh Clifford
Sir Hugh Charles Clifford was born on 5 March 1866 in London, the son of Major-General Sir Henry Hugh Clifford and Josephine Elizabeth Anstice; his grandfather was Hugh Clifford, 7th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, who was a descendant of Sir Thomas Clifford, a member of the Cabal Ministry during the reign of Charles II of England. Clifford married Minna Beckett, daughter of Gilbert Beckett, on 15 April 1896, and they had one son and two daughters.
- Nicholas Tarling
Nicholas Tarling was born in 1931 and received his secondary education at St Albans School. As an undergraduate at Christ's College, Cambridge, he was supervised by, among others, the late Sir John Plumb. He also earned his PhD at Cambridge, supervised by Dr Victor Purcell. In 1957 he took up a teaching post at The University of Queensland in Gordon Greenwood's Department of History and Political Science. There, he taught courses in both European and Asian history.
- Shafie Salleh
Shafie Salleh is a Malaysian politician and former education minister of Malaysia. He is a strong advocate of the racialist ideology of "Ketuanan Melayu" and the exclusion of non-Malay from certain institutions of higher learning.
- Angelica Lee
Angelica Lee was born January 23, 1976 in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia. She is a Malaysian-Taiwanese film actress and pop singer. She started her career in singing and later moved on to acting in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Lee starred in "The Eye", the hit Asian horror film by the Pang Brothers, winning her the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress, Best Actress at the Hong Kong Film Festival and a Hong Kong Golden Bauhinia Award.
- Rashid Maidin
Rashid Maidin (October 10, 1917 - September 1, 2006) was a senior leader of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM). He was born in Kampung Gunung Mesah, Gopeng, Perak. He received his early education at the Gunung Panjang Malay School and the Kampung Gunung Mesah Madrasah, which were both in Gopeng. However, due to poverty Rashid dropped out of school in 1929. After leaving school, Rashid travelled and sought employment, ending up in Cameron Highlands, Pahang.
- Dol Said
Dol Said or in full Dato' Abdul Said was a 19th century Malay leader of an area called Naning, which was then part of Malacca on the Malay Peninsula. He opposed taxation by the British's taxation policy in the area and refused to pay it. This was a direct cause of a conflict known as the Naning War. Dol Said's defiance led the British to send 150 soldiers in July 15th 1831 to capture Naning led by Captain Wyllie.
- Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas
Syed Muhammad al Naquib bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Muhsin al Attas (born September 5, 1931) is a prominent contemporary Muslim philosopher and thinker from Malaysia. He is one of the few contemporary scholars who is thoroughly rooted in the traditional Islamic sciences and who is equally competent in theology, philosophy, metaphysics, history, and literature. He is considered to be the pioneer in proposing the idea of Islamization of knowledge.
- Ibu Zain
Tan Sri Hajjah Zainon bte Munshi Sulaiman or better known as Ibu Zain (22 January 1903 - 2 April 1989) was a pioneer for Malay women "(Srikandi)" in education, nationalist and politics in Malaysia.
- Attorney General Of Malaysia
The Attorney General of Malaysia, also referred to as the A-G (Malay: Peguam Negara), is the principal legal adviser to the Government of Malaysia. The Attorney General is also the highest ranking public prosecutor in the country and is also known as the Public Prosecutor, or simply "PP". The powers with regards to prosecution is contained in Article 145(3) of the Federal Constitution.
- Muhammad Yamin
Muhammad Yamin (1903-1962) was born in Talawi, Sawahlunto, in the heartland of the Minangkabau on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. He was the son of Oesman Gelar Baginda Khatib (1856-1924) the "Penghulu" of Indrapura. Oesman had five wives with whom he had sixteen children who make up a veritable but incohesive political and intellectual family in early modern Indonesian history. Other well known sons of Oesman are Muhammad Yaman, the eldest, …