This is a list of vice-chancellors of the University of Malaya.[1]
| No. | Vice-Chancellor | Honour | Qualifications | Term in Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before Independence | Sir Dr. George V. Allen | CBE, Kt, LL.D. (Malaya, Belfast and Aberdeen), D.Sc. (Kent) | MD, MB, BCh, BAO (Belfast), DTM&H (Lond.) | 1949–1952 |
| Before Independence | Sir Dr. Sydney Caine | KCMG, LL.D. (Malaya) | BSc (LSE) | 1952–1956 |
| 1 | Professor Tan Sri Sir Dr. Alexander Oppenheim | OBE, PMN, KT, LL.D. (Malaya) | PhD (UC), D.Sc. (Oxon) | 1956–1965 |
| Acting | CBE, ORS, JP, D.Sc. (HKU) | D.Phil (Oxon), D.Sc. (Oxon), D.Sc. (Malaya), BSc (HKU) | 1965–1966 | |
| Acting | Professor Emeritus Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Chin Fung Kee | JMN, PSM, DMPN, D.Sc. (Belfast, Singapore, and Glasgow) | MEng (Belfast), BEng (Civil) (Belfast), Dip. Arts (Raffles College) | 1966–1967 |
| 2 | Dr. James H.E. Griffiths | OBE | PhD (Oxon), MA (Oxon) | 1967–1968 |
| 3 | Regius Professor Dr. Ungku Abdul Aziz bin Ungku Abdul Hamid | Regius Professor (Malaya) | PhD (Waseda), Dip. Arts (Raffles College) | 1968–1988 |
| 4 | Professor Dato' Dr. Syed Hussein Alatas | DSPN | PhD (Amsterdam) | 1988–1991 |
| 5 | Professor Emeritus Datuk Dr. Mohd. Taib Osman | JSM | PhD (Indiana), MA (Malaya), BA (Malaya) | 1991–1994 |
| 6 | Tan Sri Dato' Dr. Abdullah Sanusi Ahmad | PSM, KMN, DSNS | PhD (USC), MA (Pitt) BA (Malaya) | 1994–2000 |
| 7 | Professor Dato' Dr. Anuar Zaini Md. Zain | DPMP | MBBS (Malaya) | 2000–2003 |
| 8 | Professor Emeritus Datuk Dr. Hashim Yaacob | DPSK, SPSK | MSc (Lond.), BDS (Otago) | 2003–2006 |
| 9 | Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Rafiah Salim | PSM, Hon. DUniv (Belfast) | LL.D. (Belfast), LL.M. (Belfast) | 2006–2008 |
| 10 | Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Ghauth Jasmon | PSM, DMSM | PhD (Lond.), BEng (Electrical) (Lond.) | 2008–2013 |
| 11 | Professor Tan Sri Dato' Dr. Mohd. Amin Jalaludin | PSM, DPMS | MBBS (Malaya), FRCS (Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh) | 2013–2017 |
| 12 | Datuk Ir. (Dr.) Abdul Rahim Hj. Hashim | PJN, D.Eng (Birmingham) | BEng (Birmingham) | 2017–2020 |
| 13 | Professor Dato' Ir. Dr. Mohd. Hamdi Abd. Shukor | DPNS | D.Eng (Kyoto), MSc (UMIST), BEng (Hons) (Mech) (Imperial) | 2020–2023 |
| 14 | Professor Dato' Seri Ir. Dr. Noor Azuan Abu Osman | DGPN | PhD (Strathclyde), MSc (Strathclyde), BEng (Hons) (Mech) (Bradford) | 2023–Present |