Ungku Abdul Aziz Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Mulia Royal Professor Dr.
Ungku Abdul Aziz
Order:3rd Vice-Chancellor of University of Malaya
Term Start:October 1968
Term End:February 1988
Predecessor:J. H. E. Griffiths
Successor:Syed Hussein Alatas
Order2:1st Director of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Term Start2:1956
Term End2:1957
Predecessor2:Position established
Successor2:Syed Nasir Ismail
Birth Name:Ungku Abdul Aziz bin Ungku Abdul Hamid
Birth Date:1922 1, df=yes
Birth Place:London, England
Death Place:Prince Court Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting Place:Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nationality:British, Malaysian
Spouse:
    Children:Zeti Akhtar Aziz
    Known For:The only person that hold the title of Royal Professor in Malaysia
    Education:English College Johore Bahru
    Alma Mater:University of Malaya (DipArts, BA in Economics)
    Waseda University (PhD)
    Occupation:Economist, lecturer

    Ungku Abdul Aziz bin Ungku Abdul Hamid (28 January 1922 – 15 December 2020) was a Malaysian economist and university professor. He was the 3rd Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya from 1968 to 1988 and the 1st General Director of the Council on Language and Literature of Malaysia from 1956 until 1957. He was the first to be awarded the title of Royal Professor (Profesor Diraja) in 1978.[1]

    Early life, family and education

    He was born into the Johor Royal Family. His father, Ungku Abdul Hamid Ungku Abdul Majid was a Malayan prince and military officer. He was a cousin of Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas and Syed Hussein Alatas as well as Sultan Ibrahim of Johor on his father's side. His father was of Malay and Turkish-(Circassian) descent,[2] [3] while his mother was English.[4]

    He graduated from the English college at Johore Bahru and the Malay school in Batu Pahat. He received Diploma in Arts from Raffles College, Singapore (now University of Malaya) and Bachelor of Arts in economics at University of Malaya, Singapore (now University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur) in 1951. He then defended his doctoral dissertation in Waseda University (Tokyo, Japan) in 1964.

    His daughter, Zeti Akhtar Aziz, was the former governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, Malaysia's central bank.

    Academic career

    He worked in the state administration of Johore, in 1952–1961 as a lecturer at the University of Malaya (Singapore), with a one-year break, when he headed the Council on Language and Literature of Malaysia.

    In the years 1962–1965, he was a professor and dean of the Faculty of Economics of the University of Malaya (Kuala Lumpur), while in 1968–1988, he was promoted to vice-chancellor of this university. He was the first Malaysian to become the vice-chancellor of University of Malaya. On his initiative, the university created the Botanical Garden, the Museum of Asian Art, the cooperative bookstore.[5] He is the author of the economic justification of a number of industrial projects, more than 50 books and monographs on social and economic problems of Malaysia, consultant to UN specialized organizations (ILO, UNESCO, UN Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East).[6]

    On 17 June 1978, he was awarded the rank and title of Royal Professor (Profesor Diraja) by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia and he was the only person in Malaysia to hold that rank.

    Awards

    Death

    Ungku Aziz died in Prince Court Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur at 4:30 in the evening due to old age. He was 98 and was survived by his wife, Rahaiah Baheran and his only daughter, Zeti Akhtar Aziz.[12] [13] [14] [15] He was laid to rest at the Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur.[16] [17] [18]

    Namesakes

    Several places were named after him, including:

    Bibliography

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: YM. Professor Diraja Tun Dr. Ungku Abdul Aziz . 15 June 2012 . ms. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120729041430/http://www.malaysiamerdeka.gov.my/v2/ms/malaysiaku/tokoh-dan-pemimpin/tokoh-negara/87-ym-professor-diraja-tun-dr-ungku-abdul-aziz- . 29 July 2012 . dmy-all .
    2. http://cgm.cs.mcgill.ca/~hagha/library/attas.htm Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas
    3. http://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2007/4/1/lifefocus/17281586&sec=lifefocus Taking root, branching out
    4. Book: Mohamed Abid.. Reflections of pre-independence Malaya. 2003. Pelanduk Publications. Onn Jaafar, Dato', 1895–1962.. 967-978-865-2. Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. 66. 53896919.
    5. Malaysian's Renaissance Man Turns 90 Today. – "New Straits Times", 22 January 2012
    6. Hashim Yaacob, et al. Royal Professor Ungku A. Aziz: The Renaissance Man. Kuala Lumpur: UM Press, 2010
    7. Pogadaev, V. Malayan World (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore). Lingvostranovedchesky Dictionary. M.: "The Eastern Book", 2012, p. 699
    8. Web site: YM. Professor Diraja Tun Dr. Ungku Abdul Aziz . 15 June 2012 . ms. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120729041430/http://www.malaysiamerdeka.gov.my/v2/ms/malaysiaku/tokoh-dan-pemimpin/tokoh-negara/87-ym-professor-diraja-tun-dr-ungku-abdul-aziz- . 29 July 2012 .
    9. http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/award/index.html Japan Foundation Award, 1981
    10. Web site: Corporate Information . University of Bath Honorary Graduates . 24 July 2024 .
    11. Web site: Archived copy . 31 March 2010 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091009162304/http://www.ica.coop/calendar/ga2009/ga2009-rochdale-award.pdf . 9 October 2009 . ica.coop ga2009-rochdale-award
    12. Web site: 15 December 2020. 16 December 2020. The Star Online. Royal Prof Ungku Aziz dies, aged 98.
    13. Web site: 15 December 2020. 16 December 2020. New Straits Times. Ungku Aziz dies at 98.
    14. Web site: 15 December 2020. 16 December 2020. ms. Berita Harian. Ungku Aziz meninggal dunia.
    15. Web site: 15 December 2020. 16 December 2020. ms. Utusan Malaysia. Ungku Aziz meninggal dunia.
    16. Web site: 15 December 2020. 16 December 2020. New Straits Times. Royal Prof Ungku Aziz laid to rest.
    17. Web site: 15 December 2020. 16 December 2020. The Malay Mail. Royal Prof Ungku Aziz laid to rest in Kuala Lumpur.
    18. Web site: Mokhtar. Nor Azizah. 15 December 2020. Jenazah Ungku Aziz selamat dikebumikan. 25 January 2021. Berita Harian. ms.