The Universiti Malaya is a public research university located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the oldest and highest ranking Malaysian institution of higher education, and was the only university in newly independent Malaya. The university has graduated five prime ministers of Malaysia, and other political, business, and cultural figures of national prominence.
Established: 28 September 1905
Former name: King Edward VII College of Medicine · Raffles College · University of Malaya in Singapore
Motto: Ilmu Puncha Kemajuan (Malay)
Motto in English: Knowledge is the Source of Progress
Endowment: MYR633 million (2021) · (US$135 million)
Chancellor: Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah (Sultan of Perak)
Vice-Chancellor: Prof. Dato' Seri Dr. Noor Azuan Abu Osman
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