Malay people
Malays ( ms, Orang Melayu, Jawi: أورڠ ملايو) are an Austronesian ethnic group native to eastern Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula and coastal Borneo, as well as the smaller islands that lie between these locations — areas that are ...
or notable people of Malay descent. Entries on this list are demonstrably notable by having a linked current article or reliable sources as footnotes against the name to verify they are notable and define themselves either full or partial Malay descent, whose ethnic origin lie in the Malay world.
This list also includes emigrant Malays and could be taken as a list of famous Malays.
Activists
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Anwar Fazal
Anwar Fazal (born 1941 in the village of Sungei Bayor, Perak, Malaysia) is a leading civil society activist in multiverse issues including consumer, health, environment, urban governance, heritage and peace. In 1982, he was awarded the Right Live ...
, consumer, environmental activist, health advocate
* Beka Melayu, a Twitter' user whose promote Malay language purism.
* Cakep Malayu, a Twitter's user whose promote Malay language purism.
* #AlamBahasa12, a group of users of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram that promotes many language around the world.
Astronomy
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Mazlan Othman
Emerita Professor Tan Sri Dr. Mazlan binti Othman ( ms, مصلان بنت عثمان, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 11 December 1951) is a Malaysian astrophysicist whose work has pioneered Malaysia's participation in space exp ...
, Malaysian astrophysicist who pioneered Malaysia's participation in Space exploration
Astronauts
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Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie bin Sheikh Mustapha (born 27 July 1972) is the first Malaysian astronaut. He launched to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-11 with the Expedition 16 crew on 10 October 2007. Sheikh Muszaphar fl ...
The first Malaysian astronaut
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Faiz Khaleed
Faiz bin Khaleed (born September 15, 1980 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a Malaysian military dentist with the Malaysian Armed Forces. In September 2006, he was selected as one of two final candidates to undergo astronaut training in Star City ...
Business
* Nasimuddin Amin founder, chairman and chief executive officer of the Naza Group of Malaysia.
* Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary founder of the Albukhary Foundation
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Halim Saad
Tan Sri Dato Seri Wira Halim bin Saad was known as the leading businessman of Renong / UEM Group in corporate Malaysia from 1985 to 2001. The Renong / UEM Group was the largest corporate company in Malaysia at the time, with investments in al ...
Azman Hashim
Tan Sri Azman bin Hashim (born 17 July 1939), is a Malaysian investor who is one of the richest people in Malaysia and his net worth was estimated by Forbes to be US$600 million in 2006.
Early life
Tan Sri Azman Hashim was born on 17 July 193 ...
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Nazir Razak
Tan Sri Mohamed Nazir bin Tun Abdul Razak (born 19 November 1966) is a Malaysian banking executive. He was Chairman of CIMB Group, which is one of the largest financial services providers in Malaysia and ASEAN. He served as CEO of the group f ...
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Abdul Wahid Omar
Abdul Wahid bin Omar ( Jawi: عبدالواحد بن عمر; born 1964) is the non-executive chairman of Bursa Malaysia since 1 May 2020. He is also the chairman of the board of directors of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), one of Malaysi ...
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Mokhzani Mahathir
Mokhzani bin Tun Dr. Mahathir (born 2 January 1961) is a Malaysian businessman who has been listed as the 14th richest person in Malaysia. He worked as a petroleum engineer before founding oil-equipment fabricator Kencana Petroleum. Kencana Pet ...
Ahmad Najib Aris
Ahmad Najib bin Aris (1976 – 23 September 2016) was a Malaysian convicted murderer who in 2003 raped and killed Canny Ong, a US-based Malaysian information technology (IT) analyst. The crime made headlines across Malaysia. He was sentenced to d ...
, Malaysian convicted murderer
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Mona Fandey
Nur Maznah binti Ismail (1 January 1956 – 2 November 2001), better known as Mona Fandey, was a Malaysian pop singer and murderer. She was executed on 2 November 2001 at the age of 45, after being convicted of the murder of Batu Talam stat ...
, Malaysian convicted murderer
Designers
* Muid Latif, graphic designer, multimedia designer
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Nor Aini Shariff Nor Aini Shariff is a Malaysian fashion designer and founder of the JARUMAS label.
References
External linksJARUMAS’s Official Webpage Other linksCRAFT TRENDS IN ASEAN + 2016Ashley Isham, fashion designer
Entertainers
* Shila Amzah, international Malaysian singer-songwriter
* Yuna, Malaysian singer
* Aliff Aziz, Singaporean singer
* Meria Aires, known as Maria, a Bruneian singer
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Jamal Abdillah
Dato' Jamal Ubaidillah bin Haji Mohd Ali (born 7 May 1959), known by his stage name Jamal Abdillah, is a Malaysian pop singer and actor with a "bad boy" image.
Jamal began his singing career in 1973. He won Radio Televisyen Malaysia's Binta ...
Yasmin Ahmad
Yasmin binti Ahmad (7 January 1958 – 25 July 2009) was a Malaysian film director, writer and scriptwriter. She was the executive creative director at Leo Burnett Kuala Lumpur. Her television commercials and films are well known in Malaysia fo ...
, Malaysian film director, film writer, scriptwriter
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Taufik Batisah
Muhammad Taufik bin Batisah ( Jawi: محمد تيوفيك بن بتيسه; born 10 December 1981) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter best known for winning the first season of the reality TV series ''Singapore Idol''.
Early life and education ...
, Singaporean singer
* Zul F, Bruneian actor and singer
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Erwin Gutawa
Erwin Gutawa Sumapraja (born 16 May 1962) is an Indonesian composer. In 1985, he started his professional music career by joining the jazz band Karimata, later becoming an independent composer in 1991. As a composer, he won the 1992 Midnight S ...
Erra Fazira
Erra Fazira (born Fazira Wan Chek, 9 February 1974), is a Malaysian actress, singer, fashion model, TV host, film producer, as well as beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Malaysia World 1992.
She rose to fame in the early and mi ...
, Malaysian actress and singer
* Sean Ghazi, Malaysian singer and actor
* Gita Gutawa, Indonesian singer (half- Sundanese)
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Nazril Irham
Nazril Irham (born September 16, 1981), known professionally as Ariel or Ariel "Noah", is an Indonesian musician, singer and songwriter of Minangkabau ancestry. He is the lead singer of Indonesian band Noah, formerly known as Peterpan.
Ariel f ...
, known as Ariel, Indonesian vocalist of Noah and actor
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Fauziah Latiff
Siti Fauziah Sheikh Abdul Latiff, better known as Fauziah Latiff, is a Malaysian singer and actress. One of Latiff's first public performance was at a charity concert at Stadium Merdeka in 1987. Talent scouts from Happy Records spotted her and ...
, Malaysian singer
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Sheila Majid
Yang Hormat Dato’ Sheila Majid (born Shaheila binti Abdul Majid, 3 January 1965), is a Malaysian pop singer who is best known for her 1986 song, "Sinaran". Her musical prowess especially in the genre of jazz music has led her to be dubbed ...
, Malaysian singer
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Amy Mastura
Amy Mastura Suhaimi (born 10 May 1971) is a Malaysian singer and actress.
Her entertainment career began in the music industry, following her performance at the 1993 Asia bagus talent show in Japan. Her self-titled debut studio album was rel ...
, Malaysian actress and singer
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M. Nasir
Dato' Mohamad Nasir bin Mohamed (born 4 July 1957) is a Malaysian-based Singaporean poet, singer-songwriter, composer, producer, actor and film director also known as a Sifu in the Malaysian music industry.
Early life
M. Nasir was born on Jul ...
, Singaporean poet, singer-songwriter, composer, producer, actor and film director
* Noorhaqmal Mohamed Noor, known as Aqmal. N, a Singaporean singer and songwriter
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Siti Nurhaliza
Dato' Sri Hajah Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin ( Jawi: سيتي نورهاليزا بنت تارودين ; IPA: ; born 11 January 1979) is a Malaysian singer, songwriter, actress and businesswoman with more than 300 local and international awards. ...
, Malaysian top singer
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Anuar Zain
Shahrul Anuar Zain (born 15 February 1970) is a Malaysian singer and artist. He has had five albums released, all of which have been named after him. The first album was released in 1998, consisting of 10 songs. His first single after a hiatu ...
, Malaysian singer
* Aziz M. Osman, Malaysian film director
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Fasha Sandha
Nur Fasha Sandha Hassan (born 28 March 1984) is a Malaysian actress who has appeared in films, television shows, and commercials.
Life and career
She was born in Johor Bahru but moved to Penang later. She then transferred to Kuala Lumpur, a ...
, Malaysian actress
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P. Ramlee
Tan Sri Datuk Amar Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh (later Ramlee bin Puteh) (22 March 1929 – 29 May 1973), better known by his stage name P. Ramlee (Puteh Ramlee), was a Malaysian actor, filmmaker, musician, and composer famous in both m ...
, Malaysian singer, actor and film director
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Aziz Sattar
Datuk Abdul Aziz bin Sattar ( Jawi: عبدالعزيز بن ستار; 8 August 1925 – 6 May 2014) was a Malaysian actor, singer, comedian, and director who is mostly known for his roles in the black and white Malay films of the 1950s a ...
Hill Zaini
Hill Zaini (born 13 October 1987), popularly known as Hill, is a well-known Bruneian singer and actor.Razak, Khairi"Emerging Star Gears Up for International Debut" ''The Brunei Times''. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
Early life
Hill ...
, Bruneian singer and actor
* Pierre Andre, Malaysian actor
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Shaheizy Sam
Shaheizy Sam bin Abdul Samad (born 4 September 1982) is a Malaysian actor, singer, rapper, and producer who was known as a young star in the 1990s before rising to fame in the film ''Bohsia: Jangan Pilih Jalan Hitam'' in 2009, and ''Adnan Semp ...
Alif Satar
Muhammad Alif bin Mohd Satar (Jawi: اليف ساتر; born September 19, 1990) is a Malaysian singer, actor and television host.
Alif started his singing career after winning third place in 8TV's reality singing competition, '' One in a Milli ...
, Malaysian singer and actor
* Ezzrin Loy, Malaysian singer and actor
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Syafiq Kyle
Mohd Syafiq Shamim bin Abdul Razak (born 24 June 1992), known professionally as Syafiq Kyle, is a Malaysian
Malaysian may refer to:
* Something from or related to Malaysia, a country in Southeast Asia
* Malaysian Malay, a dialect of Malay lang ...
, Malaysian actor
* Iedil Putra, Malaysian actor and TV host
* Syafie Naswip, Malaysian actor
* Ayda Jebat, Malaysian singer and actress
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Juzzthin
Muhammad Nazreen bin Norzali ( Jawi: محمد نازرين نورزالي) also known as Juzzthin is a Malaysian actor and rapper. He is known for his television debut for his role as Syed in Disney
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known ...
, Malaysian actor, rapper and TV host
* Aweera, Malaysian singer and actor
* Nazim Othman, Malaysian actor
* Syafiq Yusof, Malaysian actor, and film director
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Zizan Razak
Mohd Razizan bin Abdul Razak (born 3 May 1984) is a Malaysian comedian, actor, television personality and singer. He has also been a contestant in several reality television shows.
Personal life
Zizan was born in Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia. He ...
Aznil Nawawi
Datuk Aznil bin Nawawi (born 6 November 1962), better known as Aznil Nawawi (sometimes he credited as Aznil Haji Nawawi, Aznil or Pak Nil), is a Malaysian TV host.
He won the Best Talk Show Award at the Asian Television Awards 2005 in Singapo ...
, Malaysian TV host singer and actor
* Putri Hanan, Malaysian actress
Leaders
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Tunku Abdul Rahman
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah ( ms, تونكو عبد الرحمن ڤوترا الحاج ابن سلطان عبد الحميد حليم شاه, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 8 Febru ...
Muhyiddin Yassin
Tan Sri Dato' Haji Mahiaddin bin Md Yasin (born 15 May 1947), commonly known as Muhyiddin bin Muhammad Yassin ( ms, محيي الدين بن محمد ياسين, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; ), is a Malaysian politician who serv ...
, 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia
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Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Malay styles and titles#State titles, Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob ( ms, اسماعيل صبري بن يعقوب, label=Jawi alphabet, Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 18 January 1960) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian lawyer and poli ...
Sultanate of Deli
Sultanate of Deli ( Indonesian: ''Kesultanan Deli Darul Maimoon''; Jawi: ) was a 1,820 km² Malay state in east Sumatra founded in 1630. A tributary kingdom from 1630 it was controlled by various Sultanates until 1814, when it became an ...
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Mukhriz Mahathir
Dato' Seri Utama Mukhriz bin Tun Dr. Mahathir ( Jawi: مخرج بن محاضر; born 25 November 1964) is a Malaysian politician who twice served as the 11th and 13th Menteri Besar of Kedah from May 2013 to February 2016 and again from May 2 ...
, Menteri Besar Of Kedah
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Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
Nik Abdul Aziz bin Nik Mat ( Jawi: ; 10 January 1931 – 12 February 2015) was a Malaysian politician and Muslim cleric. He was the Menteri Besar of Kelantan from 1990 to 2013 and the ''Mursyidul Am'' or Spiritual Leader of the Pan-Malaysian I ...
, Menteri Besar of Kelantan
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Mohd Ali Rustam
Tun Seri Setia Dr. Haji Mohd. Ali bin Mohd. Rustam ( ms, محمد علي بن محمد رستم, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 24 August 1949) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 7th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacc ...
, Yang di-Pertua Negeri and Chief Minister of Malacca
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Adnan Yaakob
Adnan Yaakob ( Jawi: عدنان بن حاج يعقوب; born 18 April 1950) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 14th Menteri Besar of Pahang from 25 May 1999 to 15 May 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UM ...
Amir Hamzah
Tengku Amir Hamzah (February 1911 – 20 March 1946) was an Indonesian poet and National Hero of Indonesia. Born into a Malay aristocratic family in the Sultanate of Langkat in North Sumatra, he was educated in both Sumatra and Java. Whi ...
, Indonesian national hero and poet
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Faisal Tehrani
Mohd Faizal Musa (born 7 August 1974), also known under the pen name Faisal Tehrani, is a Malaysian author and playwright. Due to the frequent writing and ideas he was known as a controversial person. He is the author of many books and literary ...
Ishak Haji Muhammad
Ishak Haji Muhammad (14 November 1909 – 7 November 1991), better known as Pak Sako, was a Malaysian writer, active in the 1930s until the 1950s. He was a nationalist and his involvement began before independence and continued thereafter. He fo ...
, known as Pak Sako
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Keris Mas
Keris Mas (10 June 1922 – 9 March 1992), born Kamaluddin Muhamad, was a prominent Malaysian literary figure and was one of the founders of the As as '50 literary movement. His numerous contributions to Malay language literature (especially in t ...
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Lat
Lat or LAT may refer to:
Places
* Lat, Fuman, village in Gilan Province, Iran
* Lat, Rasht, village in Gilan Province, Iran
* Lat, Mazandaran, village in Iran
* Lat-e Disar, village in Mazandaran Province, Iran
* Lat, Qazvin, village in I ...
, creator of Kampung Boy
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Munshi Abdullah
Abdullah bin Abdul al Kadir (1796–1854) ( ar, عبد الله بن عبد القادر ') also known as Munshi Abdullah, was a Malayan writer of mixed ancestry. He was a famous Malacca-born munshi of Singapore and died in Jeddah, a part of t ...
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Rehman Rashid
Rehman Rashid (24 October 1955 – 3 June 2017) was a prominent Malaysian journalist and writer.
Personal life and career
Rehman is of mixed ethnicity of Eurasian and Indian Muslim. Born in Taiping, Perak, Rehman studied in the Malay College Ku ...
Shahnon Ahmad
Dato' Haji Shahnon bin Ahmad (January 13, 1933 – December 26, 2017) was a Malaysian writer, a National Laureate, and a Member of Parliament. He was awarded with the National Literary Award in 1982. He was also a Professor Emeritus at Unive ...
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Raja Ali Haji
Raja Ali Haji bin Raja Haji Ahmad (1808–1873) was a 19th-century Bugis- Malay historian, poet and scholar. He was elevated to the status of National Hero of Indonesia in 2004. Haji has been described as one of the most important Malay writ ...
, Indonesian historian, poet and scholar
Politicians
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Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
Wan Azizah binti Wan Ismail ( Jawi: وان عزيزة بنت وان إسماعيل; born 3 December 1952) is a Malaysian politician who is the spouse of Anwar Ibrahim, the current Prime Minister of Malaysia. She also served as the 12th Depu ...
Abdul Hadi Awang
Abdul Hadi bin Awang ( Jawi: عبدالهادي بن اواڠ; born 20 October 1947) is a Malaysian politician and religious teacher who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Marang since October 1990, 7th President of the Malaysian ...
MP for Marang
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Fadzil Noor
Dato' Ustaz Haji Fadzil bin Muhammad Noor ( ms, فاضل بن محمد نور, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 13 March 1937 – 23 June 2002) was a Malaysian politician and religious teacher. He was the president of Pan-Malaysian Is ...
, former Opposition Leader
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Surin Pitsuwan
Surin Abdul Halim bin Ismail Pitsuwan ( th, สุรินทร์ พิศสุวรรณ; Jawi: سورين عبدالحاليم بن اسماعيل ڤيتسووان; October 28, 1949 – November 30, 2017) was a Thai diplomat and politici ...
, Thai politician
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Hatta Rajasa
Muhammad Hatta Rajasa (born 18 December 1953) is an Indonesian politician who served as the Coordinating Minister for the Economy of Indonesia from 22 October 2009 to 13 May 2014. A member of the National Mandate Party (PAN), he previously served ...
, Indonesian politician
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Hamzah Haz
Hamzah Haz (born 15 February 1940) is an Indonesian politician who served as vice president of Indonesia from 2001 until 2004, under President Megawati Sukarnoputri. He previously held the positions of Minister of Investment and Coordinating M ...
, 9th Vice President of Indonesia
Religious figures
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Abdul Somad
Abdul Somad Batubara ( ar, عَبْدُ ٱلصَّمَدِ بَاتُوبَارَا, Abduṣ-Ṣamad Bātūbārā, born May 18, 1977) is an Indonesian Islamic preacher and scholar from Asahan, North Sumatra. He is currently also serving as a l ...
Sultanate of Deli
Sultanate of Deli ( Indonesian: ''Kesultanan Deli Darul Maimoon''; Jawi: ) was a 1,820 km² Malay state in east Sumatra founded in 1630. A tributary kingdom from 1630 it was controlled by various Sultanates until 1814, when it became an ...
Sultan Ismail Petra
Sultan Ismail Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Yahya Petra ( Jawi: ; 11 November 1949 – 28 September 2019) was the 28th Sultan of Kelantan who reigned from 30 March 1979 to 13 September 2010. He succeeded on the death of his father, Sultan Yahy ...
Prince Azim
Prince Haji 'Abdul 'Azim of Brunei ( ms, Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Haji 'Abdul 'Azim; 29 July 1982 – 24 October 2020) was the second-born prince of Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei. He was fourth in line to ...
Hafiz Hashim
Muhammad Hafiz bin Hashim (born 13 September 1982) is a former Malaysian badminton player whose biggest success is having won the 2003 All England Open Badminton Championships. He is currently the Malaysia national junior under-15 singles coac ...
, former badminton player
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Roslin Hashim
Muhammad Roslin bin Hashim (born 23 October 1975) is a former Malaysian badminton player. He is the elder brother of Muhd Hafiz Hashim.
Career
2004 Summer Olympics
Hashim played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing ...
, former badminton player
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Jalani Sidek
Datuk Jalani Sidek (born 12 November 1964) is a former badminton player from Malaysia and coach.
Personal life
He is the third eldest of the five Sidek brothers. Jalani and his siblings gained exposure about badminton sport from their fathe ...
, former badminton player
* Misbun Sidek, former badminton player
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Rashid Sidek
Datuk Abdul Rashid bin Mohd Sidek (born 6 July 1968) is a Malaysian former badminton player and coach.
Personal life
He is the youngest of the famous five Sidek brothers. Rashid and his siblings gained exposure to badminton from their fat ...
, former badminton player
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Razif Sidek
Datuk Razif Sidek (born 29 May 1962) is a former badminton player from Malaysia and coach.
Personal life
He is the second eldest of the famous five Sidek brothers. Razif and his siblings gained exposure about badminton sport from their fath ...
, former badminton player
* Fawwaz Zainuddin, badminton player
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Nur Izzuddin
Nur Izzuddin bin Mohd Rumsani (born 11 November 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player. He won the 2022 German Open in the men's doubles event partnered with Goh Sze Fei.
Career
In January 2017, Izzuddin and his partner Goh Sze Fei entere ...
, badminton player
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Muhammad Haikal
Muhammad Haikal Nazri (born 26 December 2002) is a Malaysian badminton player. He won three titles in 2021: Austrian Open, Hellas International and Ukraine International tournaments in the men's doubles event partnered with Junaidi Arif.
C ...
, badminton player
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Junaidi Arif
Wan Muhammad Arif Shaharuddin bin Wan Junaidi (born 6 June 2002) is a Malaysian badminton player. He won the 2021 Austrian Open and Ukraine International tournaments in the men's doubles event partnered with Muhammad Haikal.
Career
Partne ...
Zulfadli Zulkiffli
Zulfadli bin Zulkiffli (born 11 February 1993) is a former Malaysian badminton player. He was the boys' singles gold medalists at the 2011 Asian and World Junior Championships, also at the Commonwealth Youth Games.
In 2018, Zulkiffli was fo ...
Misbun Ramdan Misbun
Misbun Ramdan bin Mohmed Misbun (born 1 March 1991) is a Malaysian professional badminton player. He is the son of former Malaysian international badminton player Misbun Sidek.
Career
Misbun Ramdan won his first local title by upsetting Mohd ...
Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh
Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (born 17 November 1966) is a Malaysian retired football referee who currently resides in Parit Buntar. He has been refereeing in the Super League Malaysia since 1995. He has been a full international referee for FIFA sinc ...
, football referee
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Mokhtar Dahari
Dato' Mohd Mokhtar bin Dahari (13 November 1953 – 11 July 1991) was a Malaysian football player from Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, he played for F.A. Selangor for most of his life. He is considered a legendary footballer in Malaysian football hi ...
, former footballer
* Akmal Rizal, former footballer
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Nazmi Faiz
Muhamad Nazmi Faiz bin Mansor (born 16 August 1994) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team. Nazmi plays mainly as a central midfielder but can also pla ...
, footballer
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Wan Kuzain
Wan Kuzain bin Wan Kamal (born September 14, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for MLS Next Pro side St. Louis City SC 2 and has played for the United States at the under-17 level.
Career Early
Born and ...
Safawi Rasid
Muhammad Safawi bin Rasid (born 5 March 1997) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for Thai League 1 side Ratchaburi, on loan from Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim, and the Malaysia national team. He mostly plays as ...
Akhyar Rashid
Muhammad Akhyar bin Abdul Rashid (born 1 May 1999) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Malaysia Super League side Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team.
Early life
Born in Jitra, Kedah, Malaysia, Ak ...
Hadi Fayyadh
Muhammad Hadi Fayyadh bin Abdul Razak (born 22 January 2000) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club PDRM and the Malaysia national under-23 team.
Early life
Hadi was born in Kuala Lumpu ...
Shahfiq Ghani
Muhammad Shahfiq bin Ghani (born 17 March 1992), also known as just Shahfiq, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays mainly as a forward or midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Geylang International and the Singapore nation ...
, footballer
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Safuwan Baharudin
Muhammad Safuwan bin Baharudin (born 22 September 1991) is a Singaporean professional footballer who last played as a defender for Malaysia Super League club Selangor and the Singapore national team.
Starting off his professional career as ...
, footballer
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Shakir Hamzah
Muhammad Shakir bin Hamzah (born 20 October 1992) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Singapore Premier League club Tanjong Pagar United and the Singapore national team.
Club career
Young Lions
Shakir beg ...
, footballer
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Faris Ramli
Muhammad Faris bin Ramli (born 24 August 1992) is a Singaporean professional footballer who last plays for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors, and the Singapore national team. Faris plays primarily as a winger. In 2012, Faris ...
Ikhsan Fandi
Ikhsan bin Fandi Ahmad (born 9 April 1999), more commonly known as Ikhsan Fandi or mononymously as Ikhsan, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Thai League 1 club BG Pathum United and the Singapore national te ...
, footballer
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Irfan Fandi
Irfan bin Fandi Ahmad (born 13 August 1997), more commonly known as Irfan Fandi or mononymously as Irfan, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Thai League 1 club BG Pathum United and the Singapore national t ...
Khairul Nizam
Mohammad Khairul Nizam bin Mohammad Kamal (born 25 June 1991) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Island Wide League club GDT Circuit FC. He is the younger brother of Khairul Amri who's also a profes ...
, footballer
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Iqram Rifqi
Iqram Rifqi bin Mohammad Yazid (born 25 February 1996) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a full-back or winger for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United and the Singapore national team.
In May 2017, he was named Mos ...
Izwan Mahbud
Mohamad Izwan bin Mahbud (born 14 July 1990) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team. He was the third-choice goalkeeper of Singapo ...
, footballer
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Shawal Anuar
Shawal Anuar (born 29 April 1991) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team. Shawal is known for his pace, dribbling skills and finish ...
Addeen Idrakie
Muhammad Addeen Idrakie Bin Bahtiar (born 5 January 1994 in Kuala Lumpur), known as Addeen Idrakie, is a Malaysian professional squash player. As of February 2018, he was ranked number 111 in the world
''In the World'' is an album by jazz saxop ...
Jazeman Jaafar
Jazeman Firhan bin Jaafar (born 13 November 1992) is a Malaysian racing driver.
Career
Karting
Jazeman started his career at a tender age of 6 in Shah Alam, Malaysia. A hobby which turned to a full time career, Jazeman has won a total Eleve ...
, race car driver
* Nazim Azman, race car driver
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Fahmi Ilyas Fahmi (Arabic: فهمي) is an Arabic name in the possessive form of the word ''fahm'' (Arabic: فَهْم) which means "understanding, comprehension, knowing", and which stems from the verb ''fahima'' (Arabic: َفَهِم) meaning "come to know a ...
Hafizh Syahrin
Hafizh Syahrin Abdullah (born 5 May 1994) is a Malaysian motorcycle racer, set to race in WorldSBK in 2022 With MIE Honda. In 2018, he became the first ever Southeast Asian to race in the MotoGP category.
Career Early career
Hafizh was born ...
, motorcycle racing
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Zulfahmi Khairuddin
Muhammad Zulfahmi Khairuddin (born 20 October 1991) is a Malaysian motorcycle racer.
Career
125cc World Championship
Born in Banting, Selangor, Malaysia, Zulfahmi made his debut in the 125cc world championship at the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix ...
, motorcycle racing
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Adam Norrodin
Muhamad Adam bin Mohd Norrodin (born 13 June 1998) is a Malaysian Grand Prix motorcycle racer.
Career Early career
Adam raced in the Asia Talent Cup in 2014 and 2015, and the 2015 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship. He became the first rid ...
, motorcycle racing
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Khairul Idham Pawi
Khairul Idham Pawi (born 20 September 1998) is a Malaysian motorcycle racer. He is the youngest non- European to win a Grand Prix, accomplishing this feat in the Argentine race of the 2016 Moto3 World Championship, aged just 17.
Career
Moto3 ...
Ramdan Rosli
Mohd Ramdan bin Mohd Rosli (born 24 January 1996) is a Malaysian professional motorcycle racer. He races in the Asia Road Race SS600 Championship, aboard a Yamaha YZF-R6. He has previously competed in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship a ...
, motorcycle racing
* Kasma Daniel, motorcycle racing
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Zaqhwan Zaidi
Zaqhwan Zaidi (born 20 July 1995, in Selangor) is a Malaysian motorcycle racer. He currently rides in the MFJ All Japan Road Race JSB1000 Championship, aboard a Honda CBR1000RR and the Asia Road Race SS600 Championship, aboard a Honda CBR600RR. ...
Hafiq Azmi
Amirul Hafiq Azmi (born 8 December 1996) is a Malaysian motorcycle racer. He currently competes in the Asia Road Race SS600 Championship, aboard a Yamaha YZF-R6. Hafiq competed in two seasons of the New Zealand 125GP championship in 2011 and 20 ...
, motorcycle racing
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Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman
Azlan Shah bin Kamaruzaman (born 1 October 1984) is a Malaysian professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He currently competes in the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) ASB1000 Championship aboard a BMW S1000RR.
Career Moto2 World Champio ...
Azizulhasni Awang
Dato'
Muhammad Azizulhasni bin Awang (born 5 January 1988) is a Malaysian professional track cyclist. Nicknamed "The Pocket Rocketman" due to his small stature, he is the first and the only Malaysian cyclist to win a medal at the Summer Ol ...
Fandi Ahmad
Fandi bin Ahmad (born 29 May 1962) is a Singaporean professional football manager and former player. During his professional career, he mainly played as a striker, but also played as a midfielder. Along with the Singapore FA, he had also pla ...
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...
Aniq Kasdan
Mohamad Aniq bin Kasdan is a Malaysian weightlifter. He won the silver medal in the Clean & Jerk men's 55 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He also created history by being the first Malaysian ...
Yusof Ghani
Yusof Ghani (born 1950 in Johor, Malaysia) is a Malaysian painter, sculptor, writer, professor and curator. His career spans over three decades which resulted into diverse series that deals with Southeast Asian motifs with an Abstract Expressionis ...
Adnan bin Saidi
Adnan bin Saidi ( Jawi: ; 1915 – 14 February 1942) was a Malayan military officer of the 1st Infantry Brigade who fought the Japanese at the Battle of Pasir Panjang in Singapore during World War II. He is lauded as a national hero in Singa ...
(1915-1942), warrior from mainland Malaya
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Syarif Masahor
Sharif Masahor bin Muhammad Al-Shahab, also written as Syed Mashhor and commonly known as Syarif Masahor, or Sharif Masahor in Malayan contexts, (died 1890 in Selangor) was a famous Malay rebel of Hadhrami descent in Sarikei, Sarawak state, M ...
, warrior from Sarawak
* Dato' Bahaman, warrior from Semantan, Pahang
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Mat Kilau
Muhammad Kilau bin Rasu ( ms, محمد كيلاو بن راسو, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 1866/67 – 16 August 1970) popularly know as 'Mat Kilau', or alternatively known as Mohamed bin Ibrahim or 'Mat Siam', was a local chieftain ...
List of Malaysians of Chinese descent
This is a list of notable Malaysians of Chinese origin, including original immigrants who obtained Malaysian citizenship and their Malaysian descendants. Entries on this list are demonstrably notable by having a linked current article or reliable ...