malaysia library

Abdul Rahman

Abdul Rahman (1895-1960), the first king of independent Malaya, was yang di-pertuan agong (paramount ruler) from 1957 to 1960.

Abdul Razak bin Hussein

Abdul Razak bin Hussein (1922-1976), the second prime minister of Malaysia, held the post from 1970 to 1976.

Brooke, Sir James

Chulan bin Sultan Abdullah

Chulan bin Sultan Abdullah (1869-1933), was a member of the Perak royal family in what is now Malaysia.

Clifford, Sir Hugh

Clifford, Sir Hugh (1866-1941), was a British administrator in Malaya (now Malaysia).

Fatimah Hashim

Fatimah Hashim (1924-...) was a leader of the women's section of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), the main political party of Malaysia.

Hussein bin Onn

Hussein bin Onn (1922-1990) was the third prime minister of Malaysia.

Light, Francis

MacDonald, Malcolm

Mahathir bin Mohamad

Mahathir bin Mohamad (1925-...) served as prime minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003.

Norodom Sihanouk

Norodom Sihanouk, NAWR uh dum SEE uh nuk (1922-...), is a former king of Cambodia and the father of King Norodom Sihamoni.

Parameswara

Parameswara (?-1414?) was a Sumatran prince who founded the Melakan Sultanate in Malaya.

Parani, Daing

Parani, Daing (?-1724), was the most famous leader of the Bugis, a group of people from Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Swettenham, Sir Frank

Swettenham, Sir Frank (1850-1946), a British administrator, helped create the Federated Malay States, which later became Malaysia.

Templer, Sir Gerald

Templer, Sir Gerald (1898-1979), was a British field marshal who served as high commissioner in Malaya (now Malaysia) from 1952 to 1954.

Winstedt, Sir Richard

Winstedt, Sir Richard (1878-1966), was a British colonial administrator in Malaya from 1902 to 1935.

Yusof bin Ishak

Yusof bin Ishak (1910-1970), a Malay leader, became the first local head of state for Singapore.