List of English College Johore Bahru alumni explained

This is the list of English College Johore Bahru alumni.

Politics

• Tun Musa Hitam - 5th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia^[1]
• Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman - 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia^[2]
• Dato' Syed Esa bin Alwee - the second Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
• Datuk Mohamed Rahmat - Former Pulai Parliament of United Malays National Organisation
• Lee San Choon - 4th President of Malaysian Chinese Association^[3]
• Lim Kit Siang - 2nd President of Democratic Action Party^[4]
• Ungku Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid - 6th Menteri Besar of Johor
• Dato' Wan Idris Ibrahim - 9th Menteri Besar of Johor
• Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin - 15th Menteri Besar of Johor
• Tan Sri Samsudin Osman - Former Chief Secretary of Malaysia
• J. B. Jeyaretnam - 3rd President of Workers' Party of Singapore
• Tengku Haron Aminurrashid - Kempas State Assembly of United Malays National Organisation
• Syed Hussein Alatas - Founding Members of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia and Vice Chancellor of University Malaya
• Chua Jui Meng - The former and longest-serving Minister of Health Malaysia
• Tun Awang Hassan - 5th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang
• Dato Razali Ibrahim - Muar Parliament of United Malay National Organisation
• Dato Seri Ali Haji Ahmad - Former Minister of Agriculture of Malaysia
• Sheikh Ahmad Nafiq AlFirdaous - Former Councillor of Johor Bahru City Council
• Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman - Former Minister of Youth and Sports
• YB Dr Maszlee Malik - Former Minister of Education Malaysia

Royalty

• Iskandar of Johor - 24th Sultan of Johor, the eighth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
• Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor - 25th Sultan of Johor, the seventeenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
• Tunku Abdul Majid - Tunku Bendahara of Johor
• Tunku Maimunah Ismailiah
• Tunku Masera
• Tunku Mariam

Arts

• Ahmad Zakii Anwar - A well-known artist in Malaysia
• Datuk Sheikh Abdullah Ahmad - A World Famous Singer
• Rozman Shafie (LY) - Composer with Two Times TV3 Anugerah Juara Lagu Winner
• Mohd Faizal bin Maas (Ajai) - Malaysian Composer and Three Times Winner of National Music Industry Awards
• Rahmad bin Tohak (Rahmat Mega) - Malaysian Rockstar Singer
• Shah Nizam Abdul Halim (Shah Slam) -Malaysian top guitarist
• Musa bin Radhi (Musrad) - Lyric and composer
• Muhammad Azmir Selamat (AG Kool FM) - TV and Radio celebrity

Sports

• Rezal Zambery Yahya - ATM FA player
• Haji Abdullah bin Mohd Don, Harimau Malaya - Football Association of Johor player
• Nafeez Wahab - FIFA Referee
• Jasazrin Jamaluddin - Johor Darul Takzim FC midfield player
• Shukri Abd Kadir - National hurdles coach
• Dr Freddie Lai Kwok - President of the Johor Rugby Union
• Hassan Yaakob - National Ruggers
• Abu Bakar Yunos - National Ruggers
• Ahmad Isa - National Ruggers
• Wan Abdul Rahman - National Ruggers
• Ungku Ibrahim - National Ruggers
• Ungku Ismail Abdullah - National Ruggers
• Ng Yew Liang - National Ruggers
• Ng Yew Meng - National Ruggers
• Dr Tay Chong Yew - National Cricket Player and Johore Ruggers
• Hassan Yaakob - National Ruggers
• Kenny Pestana - Johore Ruggers
• Brian Pestana - Johore Ruggers
• Abdullah Ali - Johore Ruggers
• Daniel Nathaniel - Johore Ruggers
• Jagjit Singh - Johore Ruggers
• Zubir Ali - Johore Ruggers
• Abdul Majid Tahir - Johore Ruggers
• N. Selvarajah - Johore Ruggers
• Tom Alkhafidz - National Ruggers

Education

• Professor Diraja Ungku Abdul Aziz Ungku Abdul Hamid - First Regius Professor in Malaysia^[5]
• Hj. Samsudin Bin Md Ariff - 43rd headmaster of English College Johore Bahru
• Tan Sri Kuek Ho Yao - A renowned figure in Johor's development and a founder of Southern University College, brother of Robert Kuok
• Tun Zaki Azmi - 6th Chief Justice of Malaysia and Chancellor Multimedia University
• YH Professor Dato' Dr Daing Mohd Nasir Ibrahim - Vice Chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Pahang
• Adibah Amin - 1st Headmistress of Sekolah Seri Puteri
• Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas - prominent contemporary Muslim philosopher and thinker
• Dr Keong Choong - PhD from Imperial College London, academician, finance & investment consultant
• Prof. Dato' Dr. Ho Sinn Chye - PhD from Max Planck Institute and Kiel University Germany, Vice-Chancellor of Wawasan Open University

Military

• General Tun Ibrahim Ismail - 3rd commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces
  • General Tun Ghazali Mohd Seth - 4th commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces First Admiral Dato' Ir Hj Ahmad Murad Hj Omar - Royal Malaysian Navy

Business

• Robert Kuok - 40th richest man in the world
• Tan Sri Jamaluddin Ibrahim - CEO and president of Axiata Group
• Tan Sri Muhammad Ali Hashim - President of DPIM and former CEO of Johor Corporation
• Dato Abdul Wahid Omar - Former Chairman of Pemodalan Nasional Berhad
• Dato'Hj Mohd Razip Hj Mohammad - Executive Director of TH Heavy Industries Sdn Bhd

Others

• Tan Sri Taib Andak, chairman of Majlis Amanah Rakyat and Federal Land Development Authority
• Tun Zaki bin Tun Azmi - The sixth Chief Justice of Malaysia
• Tan Sri Dato' Hj.Ahmad Perang - 1st Malay General Manager of Malayan Railway (KTM)
• Micheal Graham Parry - 15th Grand Master of Freemason Johor Royal Lodge
• Dr.Zubaidi Hj.Ahmad - Malaysian Bloggers Doctor
• M. G. G. Pillai - A Malaysian journalist and political activist
• Datin Paduka Dr. Hajah Sharifah Mazlina - the first Asian woman to travel to the North Pole
• Mohamed Hamzah - creator of Malaysian flag
• Dr. Teo Kah Wee - Pediatrician/Influencer

Notes and References

1. News: Coffee table book features 100 prominent college alumni members - Community . The Star Online. 27 Mar 2014. Zazali Musa .
2. Web site: Ghafar . Nadia . "The best PM we never had" – Kenali Tun Dr. Ismail, Tokoh Luar Biasa Yang Hampir Jadi Perdana Menteri Malaysia . Lobakmerah.com . Lobak Merah . 2 October 2024.
3. Web site: 第4任总会长：丹斯里李三春 . 马华公会 Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) . https://web.archive.org/web/20110809041703/http://www.mca.org.my/cn/about-us/about-mca/history-zone/former-presidents/tan-sri-lee-san-choon/. 9 August 2011 .
4. Book: Kee, Thuan Chye . Lim Kit Siang. Volume 1: None but the Bold . 2021 . Landmark Books . 978-981-18-2203-2 . Singapore.
5. News: https://web.archive.org/web/20140323062242/http://www.sinarharian.com.my/edisi/johor/mb-yakin-tiada-anak-johor-keciciran-1.262681 . 23 March 2014 . MB yakin tiada anak Johor keciciran . 21 March 2014.