- 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.
- 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.
- Abdul Razak
:For other individuals named Abdul Razak, or some variation thereof, see Abdul Razak (disambiguation).Tun Abdul Razak bin Haji Dato' Hussein Al-Haj (March 11, 1922-January 14, 1976) was the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, ruling from 1970 to 1976. Born in Pulau Keladi, Pahang on March 11, 1922, Tun Razak is the only child to Dato' Hussein bin Mohd Taib and Hajah Teh Fatimah bt Daud.
- Lim Kit Siang
Lim Kit Siang is a prominent leader of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a socialist opposition party in Malaysia. Lim holds a degree from University of London for LL.B (Hons). He is married with four children, and currently serves as the Parliamentary Opposition Leader in the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia. Since 1978, he has published 29 books.
- Samy Vellu
Samy Vellu told to stop passing the buck
- Paul Tan
Paul Tan, is a prominent blogger based in Malaysia. As a car enthusiast, he writes about cars and the automotive industry in his blog, Paul Tan's Raves and Rants on the Automotive Industry. He is also one of the pioneers of BlogsMalaysia, a Malaysian metablog modelled after Boingboing. Established in 2005, the site enjoyed a quick rise to fame and gets nearly a million pageviews a month.
- 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, …
- 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.
- 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.
- Tunku Abdul Rahman
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, CH (February 8 1903 - December 6 1990) usually known as "the Tunku" (a princely title in Malaysia), and also called "Bapa Kemerdekaan" (Father of Independence) or "Bapa Malaysia" (Father of Malaysia), was Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya from 1955, and the country's first Prime Minister from independence in 1957.
- Raja Petra Kamarudin
Raja Petra Kamarudin (born September 27, 1950) is a Malaysian editor known for running the Malaysia Today website and publishing a series of commentary articles on Malaysian politics in the website. He is also known as Peter Kamarudin or the initials RPK.
- Siti Nurhaliza
Siti Nurhaliza binti Tarudin (born January 11, 1979) is a multiple-award winning Malaysian pop singer-songwriter. She is undoubtedly the most successful Malaysian singer of all time. While there have been artists from Malaysia who reached international stardom but left the country in their pursuit of success, Siti Nurhaliza's career was planted and blossomed locally and as predicted, she has become an international icon respectively.
- Rais Yatim
Rais Yatim is the current Malaysian Minister of Culture, Arts, and Heritage. He is also a Member of Parliament from the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), the leading party in the ruling coalition of Barisan Nasional.
- 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.
- Tony Pua
Tony Pua (born 1972) is a Malaysian politician. Pua was the former Malaysian CEO of Cyber Village Sdn Bhd, a SESDAQ-listed company. In early 2007, he disposed of all his interests in the company and tendered his resignation to join the Democratic Action Party (DAP). Pua graduated from Keble College, Oxford University with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics under a scholarship from the MTC Foundation in 1994.
- Lim Guan Eng
Lim Guan Eng is the Secretary-General of the Malaysian Democratic Action Party (DAP). He is the son of Lim Kit Siang, the Opposition Leader in the Malaysian Parliament, and is married to Betty Chew, another prominent member of the DAP. Lim was arrested by Malaysian police in 1994, following his criticism of the government's handling of allegations of statutory rape of one of his constituents by former Chief Minister of the state of Melaka, Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik.
- Karpal Singh
Karpal Singh Ram Singh is a Malaysian politician and a lawyer by profession. He is the current chairman of the Democratic Action Party and a member of Parliament for Bukit Gelugor, Penang. He won the seat in the 2004 general election. He is an ethnic Punjabi and a prominent lawyer in Malaysia, well known for his expertise in the field of litigation. His reputation has earned him the nickname "Tiger of Jelutong".
- 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.
- 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.
- Kenny Sia
Kenny Sia, born 27 November 1982, is a Malaysian who is prominently associated with his blog kennysia.com.
- Salleh Abas
Tun Mohamed Salleh Abas (born 1929) is a former Lord President of the Federal (later Supreme) Court of Malaysia. He was fired from his post during the 1988 Malaysian constitutional crisis. This is widely considered to be the event that triggered a marked reduction in the independence of the Malaysian judiciary.
- Khairy Jamaluddin
Khairy Jamaluddin (born January 10, 1976) is a Malaysian politician with a background in journalism and investment banking. Son of a former high ranking Malaysian Diplomat, and the son-in-law of Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. A controversial figure, Khairy's political and financial influence has been described as substantial, with some calling him a future Prime Minister by virtue of his connections.
- 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.
- Yasmin Ahmad
Yasmin Ahmad is a film director and writer from Malaysia. Her feature films to date include: *"Rabun" (2003) *"Sepet" (2004) *"Gubra" (2006) *"Mukhsin" (2007) Yasmin began her career in advertising as a copywriter at Ogilvy & Mather, eventually rising to creative director Leo Burnett Kuala Lumpur. Her television commercials are well-known in Malaysia -- particularly her ads for Petronas, the national oil and gas company.
- 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.
- 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.
- Teresa Kok
Teresa Kok Suh Sim (born 31 March 1964) is a Malaysian Member of Parliament from the Democratic Action Party (DAP).
- Nicol David
Nicol Ann David (born August 26, 1983 in Penang) is a Malaysian squash player and was said to be the Malaysian sport 'superstar'. She is officially the World Number 1 in women's squash, and is the current (as of 2006) British Open and World Open champion. Recently she has defended her British Open title in 2006 by beating Rachael Grinham in the final. She was the first Asian woman to win the Open.
- 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".
- Afdlin Shauki
Afdlin Shauki, also known as Chief Kodok to his fans, is a Malaysian writer, director, stage and screen actor, comedian, singer, songwriter and presenter.
- 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
- Nathaniel Tan
Nathaniel Tan (born 1980) is a Malaysian politician and blogger. A member of Parti Keadilan Rakyat, he was the editor of a book on the conflict between former Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad and Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, titled "Mahathir vs. Abdullah: Covert Wars and Challenged Legacies" and published in early 2007. In July 2007, Tan was detained by the Royal Malaysian Police for allegedly violating the Official Secrets Act.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lee Chong Wei
Lee Chong Wei (born October 21, 1982) is a professional badminton player from Malaysia.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie bin Sheikh Mustapha (born July 27, 1972) is one of two final candidates vying to become the first Angkasawan (Malaysian astronaut) to go into space when he is launched to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-11 in October 2007.