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Most Famous Malaysian Scientists & Academics

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Malaysia 306
122,032 MO Mazlan Othman Mazlan Othman Malaysian Physicist b. 1951
146,336 WL Wu Lien-teh Wu Lien-teh Malaysian Physician 1879–1960
392,742 MN Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin Malaysian Engineer b. 1957
463,041 MA Muddathir Abdel-Rahim Malaysian Academic b. 1932
484,830 ZD Zakiah Daradjat Zakiah Daradjat Malaysian Psychologist 1926–2013
816,786 SA S. Arasaratnam Malaysian Academic 1930–1998
974,244 JC Jeffrey Cheah Jeffrey Cheah Malaysian Doctor
1,341,355 MN Mohd Noh Dalimin Mohd Noh Dalimin Malaysian Academic b. 1952
1,472,301 MA Mahmud Ahmad Malaysian Academic 1978–2017
1,770,974 MA Mahaletchumy Arujanan Mahaletchumy Arujanan Malaysian Biologist b. 1969
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Inside Malaysia Scientists & Academics

10 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous malaysia scientists & academics born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Malaysia Scientists & Academics peaked in the 1950s with 3 people.

What Malaysia Scientists & Academics Are Known For

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Academic are Malaysia Scientists & Academics's biggest group — 40% of all notables (4).

  1. Academic4
  2. Physicist1
  3. Physician1
  4. Engineer1
  5. Psychologist1
  6. Doctor1
  7. Biologist1