| Birth Date: | 5 March 1940 |
| Discipline: | Linguist |
| Sub Discipline: | Languages of Malaysia |
| Workplaces: | University of Malaysia |
| Birth Place: | Jitra, Kedah, Malaysia |
| Thesis Title: | The Iban Language of Sarawak: A Grammatical Description |
| Thesis Url: | https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/29481/ |
| Thesis Year: | 1969 |
Asmah Haji Omar (born March 5, 1940)[1] is a Malaysian linguist. She is an emeritus professor at the Academy of Malay Studies, University of Malaya (UM). She was formerly Dean of the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics of the university.[2] She was invited by Sultan Idris Education University (Tanjong Malim, Perak) to occupy the Za'ba Chair of Malay Civilization, and established the Institute of Malay Civilization (2001–2005) after retiring.