List of Malay people

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This is a list of notable Malay people or notable people of Malay descent. The Malay people are an ethnic group in the Malay Peninsula and parts of nearby islands in Southeast Asia.[1] 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, consumer, environmental activist, health advocate

## Actors

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* Amir Ahnaf, Malaysian actor
* Aaron Aziz, Singaporean actor
* Aedy Ashraf, Malaysian actor
* Alif Satar, Malaysian singer, TV host and actor, 1/2 Malay
* Aznil Nawawi, Malaysian TV host, singer and actor
* Dini Schatzmann, Malaysian actor, 1/2 Malay 1/2 Switzerland Germans
* Iqram Dinzly, Malaysian actor
* Izzue Islam, Malaysian actor
* Pierre Andre, Malaysian actor
* Shaheizy Sam, Malaysian actor
* Syafiq Kyle, Malaysian actor
* Stephen Rahman-Hughes, Wales actor, 1/2 Malay
* Zizan Razak, Malaysian actor, and singer

## Actress

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* Asiah Aman, Singaporean actress and model, Singapore Hall of Fame 2022
* Artika Sari Devi, Indonesian actress and model
* Ayda Jebat, Malaysian singer and actress
* Fasha Sandha, Malaysian actress
* Janna Nick, Malaysian actress, singer and producer, the most successful female singer in Malaysia in the early 2020s
* Liyana Fizi, Malaysian actress, singer and famous songwriter
* Mathira, Pakistan and Zimbabwean actress, 1/2 Malay
* Mishqah Parthiepal, South African actress, 1/4 Malay
* Maisie Conceição, Singaporean actress and singer, 1/4 Malay
* Revalina S. Temat, Indonesian actress

## Astronomy

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* Mazlan Othman, Malaysian astrophysicist who pioneered Malaysia's participation in Space exploration

## Astronauts

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* Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, first Malaysian astronaut
* Faiz Khaleed

## Business

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* Nasimuddin Amin founder, chairman and chief executive officer of the Naza Group of Malaysia.
* Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary founder of the Albukhary Foundation
* Halim Saad
* Saleh Sulong
* Azman Hashim
* Nazir Razak
* Abdul Wahid Omar

## Chefs

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* Norman Musa, chef and restaurateur
* Chef Wan, chef
* Zamzani Abdul Wahab, chef

## Criminals

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* Rozman Jusoh, Malaysian convicted drug trafficker
* Ahmad Muin Yaacob, Malaysian convicted murderer
* Ahmad Najib Aris, Malaysian convicted murderer
* Mona Fandey, Malaysian convicted murderer

## Designers

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* Muid Latif, graphic designer, multimedia designer
* Nor Aini Shariff, fashion designer
* Ashley Isham, fashion designer

## Filmmakers

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* P. Ramlee, Malaysian singer, actor and film director
* M. Nasir, Singaporean poet, singer-songwriter, composer, producer, actor and film director
* Yasmin Ahmad, Malaysian film director, film writer, scriptwriter
* Aziz M. Osman, Malaysian film director
* Yusof Haslam, Malaysian actor and film director
* Syamsul Yusof, Malaysian actor and film director
* Syafiq Yusof, Malaysian actor and film director
* Nam Ron, Malaysian film director and producer

## Leaders

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* Tunku Abdul Rahman, 1st Prime Minister of Malaysia
* Abdul Razak Hussein, 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia
* Mahathir Mohamad, 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia
* Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia
* Najib Razak, 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia
* Muhyiddin Yassin, 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia
* Ismail Sabri Yaakob, 9th Prime Minister of Malaysia
* Anwar Ibrahim, 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia
* Ibrahim Mohammad Jaafar, 1st Brunei Chief Minister
* Marsal Maun, 2nd Brunei Chief Minister
* Pengiran Muhammad Yusuf, 3rd Brunei Chief Minister
* Pengiran Abdul Momin, 4th Brunei Chief Minister
* Abdul Aziz Umar, 5th Brunei Chief Minister
* Hassanal Bolkiah, 1st Brunei Prime Minister
* Hamzah Haz, 9th Vice President of Indonesia
* Halimah Yacob, 8th President of Singapore
* Yusof Ishak, 1st President of Singapore

## Literary figures

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* Raja Ali Haji, Indonesian historian, poet and malay culture scholar, Malay royal family descent
* A. Samad Said, Malaysian National Literature
* Amir Muhammad
* Amir Hamzah, Indonesian national hero and poet
* Faisal Tehrani
* Huzir Sulaiman
* Ishak Haji Muhammad, known as Pak Sako
* Keris Mas
* Lat, creator of Kampung Boy
* Munshi Abdullah
* Rehman Rashid
* Saharil Hasrin Sanin
* Shahnon Ahmad
* Jamil Al-Sufri, Brunei historian
* Andrea Hirata, Indonesian best seller novelist from Bangka Belitung, Malay descent
* Tere Liye, Indonesian best seller novelist from Lahat, Sumatra Selatan, Malay descent

## Musicians

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* Hill Zaini, Bruneian singer and actor
* Evie Tamala, Indonesian dangdut singer and actress
* Shila Amzah, international Malaysian singer-songwriter
* Taliep Petersen, South African guitarist
* Yuna, Malaysian singer
* Aliff Aziz, Singaporean singer
* Meria Aires, known as Maria, a Bruneian singer
* Jamal Abdillah, Malaysian singer
* Sudirman Arshad, Malaysian singer
* Taufik Batisah, Singaporean singer
* Zul F, Bruneian actor and singer
* Elyana, Malaysian singer and actress
* Erwin Gutawa, Indonesian composer
* Eqah, Bruneian singer
* Erra Fazira, Malaysian actress and singer
* Sean Ghazi, Malaysian singer and actor
* Gita Gutawa, Indonesian singer 1/2 Malay
* Fauziah Latiff, Malaysian singer
* Sheila Majid, Malaysian singer
* Amy Mastura, Malaysian actress and singer
* Noorhaqmal Mohamed Noor, known as Aqmal. N, a Singaporean singer and songwriter
* Siti Nordiana, Malaysian singer and actress
* Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian top singer and actress 1/2 Malay
* Ikke Nurjanah, Indonesian dangdut singer and actress
* Azree Tuju, Bruneian-Malaysian hip-hop rapper
* Juzzthin, Malaysian rapper and TV host
* YoungstaCPT, South African hip-hop rapper

## Politicians

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### Malaysia

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* Abdul Hadi Awang MP for Marang
* Ahmad Shabery Cheek, Chairman of Federal Land Development Authority, former minister
* Fadzil Noor, former Opposition Leader
* Mohamad Sabu, MP for Kota Raja
* Nizar Jamaluddin, MLA for Sungai Rapat
* Syerleena Abdul Rashid, Pulau Pinang Politician
* Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, MP for Pandan

### Indonesia

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* Alex Noerdin, Governor of South Sumatra
* Dipa Nusantara Aidit, Chairman of the Communist Party of Indonesia
* Hatta Rajasa, Indonesian Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs
* Hamzah Haz, 9th Vice President of Indonesia
* Jimly Asshidiqie, Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court
* Marzuki Alie, Speaker of the House of Representatives
* Syamsul Arifin, Governor of North Sumatra
* Tantowi Yahya, Member of DPR RI
* Taufiq Kiemas, Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly
* Tito Karnavian, Minister of Home Affairs
* Zulkifli Hasan, Minister of Trade

### Singapore

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* Mariam Jaafar, MP for Sembawang GRC
* Othman Wok, Ministry of Social Affairs (1963-1977)

### Thailand

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* Surin Pitsuwan, Thai politician
* Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, Thai politician and Pattani businessman

### South Africa

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* Abdullah Abdurahman, first muslim in Cape Town council, leader of anti-apartheid movement
* Zainunnisa Gool, daughter of Abdullah Abdurahman and Helen James Potter, mixed Malay and Indian ancestry
* Ganief Hendricks, former South African chess national champion player, leader of Al Jama'ah movement

## Religious figures

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* Abdul Somad, Indonesian Islamic preacher
* Azhar Idrus, Terengganu famous Ulema

## Royalty

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* Tuanku Sultan Otteman II, Sultanate of Deli, Indonesia
* Sultan Ma'mun Al Rashid Perkasa Alamyah, Sultanate of Deli
* Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Badishah, Sultan of Kedah
* Sultan Ismail Petra, Sultan of Kelantan
* Sultan Ahmad Shah, Sultan of Pahang
* Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud, Sultan of Terengganu
* Prince Azim of Brunei

## Sportspeople

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* Faiz Subri, Puskas Award winner
* Mokhtar Dahari, former footballer, Top 10 Asian National Team Goal Scorer of All Time
* Faiq Bolkiah, footballer, Brunei national team, Top 10 Richest Footballer of All Time (2016–)
* Al-Qaasimy Rahman, former footballer, Singapore national team
* Wan Kuzain, footballer, United States junior national team
* Wan Kuzri, footballer of Illinois, US
* Supachai Jaided, Thailand national team footballer
* Elliot Thorpe, Wales footballer, 1/4 Malay descent
* Akmal Rizal, former footballer
* Nazmi Faiz Mansor, footballer
* Safawi Rasid, footballer
* Zafuan Azeman, footballer
* Akhyar Rashid, footballer
* Syahmi Safari, footballer
* Khairulazhan Khalid, footballer
* Zahril Azri, footballer
* Faisal Halim, footballer
* Mukhairi Ajmal, footballer
* Hakim Hassan, footballer
* Zikri Khalili, footballer
* Danial Asri, footballer
* Khuzaimi Piee, footballer
* Fazly Mazlan, footballer
* Syahir Bashah, footballer
* Sharul Nazeem, footballer
* Aliff Izwan, footballer
* Harith Haiqal, footballer
* Aliff Haiqal, footballer
* Hadi Fayyadh, footballer
* Luqman Hakim Shamsudin, footballer
* Arif Aiman Hanapi, footballer
* Sikh Izhan Nazrel, footballer
* Syaahir Saiful, footballer
* Syamer Kutty Abba, footballer
* Adam Nor Azlin, footballer
* Nor Azam Azih, footballer
* Danial Amier Norhisham, footballer
* Haqimi Azim Rosli, footballer
* Asyraaf Omar, footballer
* Fauzan Fauzi, footballer
* Tasnim Fitri, footballer
* Khairu Azrin Khazali, footballer
* Latiff Suhaimi, footballer
* Hafiy Haikal, footballer
* Fandi Othman, footballer
* Syazwan Andik, footballer
* Syazwan Zainon, footballer
* Nik Azli, footballer
* Ariff Ar-Rasyid, footballer
* Raoul Suhaimi, footballer
* Khairin Nadim, footballer
* Aqil Yazid, footballer
* Aizil Yazid, footballer
* Hami Syahin, footballer
* Amirul Adli, footballer
* Afiq Noor, footballer
* Shahfiq Ghani, footballer
* Safuwan Baharudin, footballer
* Shakir Hamzah, footballer
* Faris Ramli, footballer
* Iryan Fandi, footballer
* Ilhan Fandi, footballer
* Ikhsan Fandi, footballer
* Irfan Fandi, footballer
* Zulfahmi Arifin, footballer
* Zainol Gulam, footballer
* Zaiful Nizam, footballer
* Khairul Nizam, footballer
* Iqram Rifqi, footballer
* Ilhan Noor, footballer
* Sahil Suhaimi, footballer
* Hazzuwan Halim, footballer
* Adam Swandi, footballer
* Shah Shahiran, footballer
* Izwan Mahbud, footballer
* Shawal Anuar, footballer
* Syazwan Buhari, footballer
* Ryaan Sanizal, footballer
* Amirul Haikal, footballer
* Harith Kanadi, footballer
* Eddy Shahrol Omar, footballer
* Hakeme Yazid Said, footballer
* Nazhan Zulkifle, footballer
* Wafi Aminuddin, footballer
* Alinur Rashimy Jufri, footballer
* Hanif Farhan Azman, footballer
* Nur Asyraffahmi Norsamri, footballer
* Abdul Hariz Herman, footballer
* Ishyra Asmin Jabidi, footballer
* Haimie Abdullah Nyaring, footballer
* Haziq Kasyful Azim Hasimulabdillah, footballer
* Nazirrudin Ismail, footballer
* Hanif Hamir, footballer
* Yura Indera Putera Yunos, footballer
* Asnawi Syazni Abdul Aziz, footballer
* Abdul Khair Basri, footballer
* Shafie Effendy, footballer
* Khairil Shahme Suhaimi, footballer
* Nurikhwan Othman, footballer
* Azwan Ali Rahman, footballer
* Hazwan Hamzah, footballer
* Afi Aminuddin, footballer
* Abdul Mu'iz Sisa, footballer
* Amirul Hakeem Kasim, footballer
* Razimie Ramlli, footballer
* Adi Said, footballer
* Hamizan Aziz Sulaiman, footballer
* Maududi Hilmi Kasmi, footballer
* Fakharrazi Hassan, footballer
* Hendra Azam Idris, footballer
* Azwan Saleh, footballer
* Najib Tarif, footballer
* Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman, footballer
* Helmi Zambin, footballer
* Adul Lahsoh, footballer
* Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh, football referee
* Nazmi Nasaruddin, football referee
* Muhammad Osamanmusa, futsal player, 1/2 Ghanaian 1/2 Bangkok Malays
* Hafiz Hashim, former badminton player
* Roslin Hashim, former badminton player
* Jalani Sidek, former badminton player
* Misbun Sidek, former badminton player
* Rashid Sidek, former badminton player
* Razif Sidek, former badminton player
* Nur Izzuddin, badminton player
* Muhammad Haikal, badminton player
* Junaidi Arif, badminton player
* Zulfadli Zulkiffli, badminton player
* Misbun Ramdan Misbun, badminton player
* Siti Nurshuhaini, badminton player
* Myisha Mohd Khairul, badminton player
* Azlan Iskandar, squash player
* Addeen Idrakie, squash player
* Mohd Syafiq Kamal, squash player
* Mohamed Fairuz Fauzy, race car driver
* Jazeman Jaafar, race car driver
* Nazim Azman, race car driver
* Nabil Jeffri, race car driver
* Syarifuddin Azman, motorcycle racing
* Hafizh Syahrin, motorcycle racing
* Zulfahmi Khairuddin, motorcycle racing
* Adam Norrodin, motorcycle racing
* Khairul Idham Pawi, motorcycle racing
* Ramdan Rosli, motorcycle racing
* Kasma Daniel, motorcycle racing
* Zaqhwan Zaidi, motorcycle racing
* Hafiza Rofa, motorcycle racing
* Hafiq Azmi, motorcycle racing
* Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman, motorcycle racing
* Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom, track cycling
* Azizulhasni Awang, track cycling
* Aniq Kasdan, weightlifter
* Aznil Bidin, weightlifter
* Muhd Azeem Fahmi, sprinter
* Nor Sarah Adi, pole vaulter
* Khairul Hafiz Jantan, sprinter
* Irfan Shamsuddin, discus throw
* Ziyad Zolkefli, shot put
* Juni Karimah Noor Jamali, sailor
* Nur Shazrin Mohd Latif, sailor
* Nuraisyah Jamil, sailor
* Khairulnizam Mohd Afendy, sailor

## Visual artists

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* Ibrahim Hussein
* Yusof Ghani
* Ahmad Zakii Anwar

## Warriors

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* Adnan bin Saidi (1915-1942), warrior from mainland Malaya
* Syarif Masahor, warrior from Sarawak
* Dato' Bahaman, warrior from Semantan, Pahang
* Tok Gajah, warrior from Raub, Pahang
* Mat Kilau, warrior from Jerantut, Pahang
* Pawang Nong, warrior from Jerantut, Pahang

## Other notables

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* Faldela Williams, South African cook and cookbook writer

## References

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1. ^ "Malay". Britannica. 2025-02-20. Retrieved 2025-03-10.

## See also

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* List of Malaysians
* List of Bruneians
* List of Indonesians of Malay descent

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Ethnic groups in Malaysia

Malaysians

Bumiputera

| Malay
(list)|

| Anak Jati|

* Johorean Malay
* Kedahan Malay
* Kelantanese Malay
* Malaccan Malay
* Negeri Sembilanese Malay
* Penangite Malay
* Perakian Malay
* Perlisan Malay
* Pahang Malay
* Selangorian Malay
* Terengganuan Malay
* Bruneian Malay
* Kedayan
* Sarawakian Malay

|

Anak Dagang|

* Cocos Malays
* Christmas Island Malays
* Chams
* Acehnese
* Banjarese
* Batak
* Mandailing
* Bugis (Bugis-Malay)
* Javanese
* Baweanese
* Makassar
* Minangkabau
* Kerinci
* Ocu
* Rawa
* Sundanese
* Burmese Malays
* Patani Malays
* Siamese

Mixed-race
(non-Chinese/Indian)|

* Arab Malaysians
* Peranakan Eropah (including Kristang)
* Jawi Peranakan
* Malaysian Siamese (Sam-Sam)
* Peranakan Turki

Orang Asal|

| Peninsular
Malaysia|

* Proto-Malay
* Jakun
* Orang Kanaq
* Orang Laut
* Orang Kuala
* Orang Seletar
* Semelai
* Temoq
* Temuan
* Semang
* Batek
* Lanoh
* Jahai
* Kensiu
* Kintaq
* Mendriq
* Mintil
* Mos
* Senoi
* Semai
* Mah Meri
* Cheq Wong
* Temiar
* Jah Hut
* Semaq Beri

|

Sarawak|

* Dayak
* Bidayuh
* Bukitan
* Iban
* Selako
* Orang Ulu
* Kayan
* Kejaman
* Kelabit
* Kenyah
* Kiput
* Lun Bawang
* Penan
* Punan
* Sa'ban
* Ukit
* Others
* Bisaya
* Melanau
* Miriek

Sabah|

* Kadazan-Dusun
* Kadazan
* Dusun
* Kwijau
* Lotud
* Mangka'ak
* Maragang
* Minokok
* Rumanau
* Bisaya
* Ida'an
* Illanun
* Lun Bawang
* Murut
* Orang Sungai
* Dumpas
* Tambanuo
* Rungus
* Sama-Bajau
* Suluk
* Tidong

Non-Bumiputera

| Chinese
(list)|

* Hokkien
* Cantonese
* Hakka
* Hainanese
* Teochew
* Foochow
* Henghua
* Penangite

| Mixed with Bumiputera|

* Peranakan Chinese
* Sino-Native

|

Indian
(list)|

* Gujarati
* Penangite Indian
* Punjabi
* Malayali
* Indians in Sabah
* Sri Lankan
* Tamil
* Telugu

| Mixed with Bumiputera|

Chitty

|

Mixed-race
(non-Bumiputera)|

* Chindians

Foreigners|

* African
* Arab (Hadhrami)
* Bangladeshi
* Burmese (Rohingya)
* Chinese
* East Timorese
* Filipino
* Indian
* Indonesian
* Iranian
* Japanese
* Jewish (former)
* Korean
* Nepali
* Pakistani
* Singaporeans
* Thai
* Vietnamese

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