List of Malays

This is a list of Malay people.

Activists

• Anwar Fazal, consumer, environmental activist, health advocate

Astronomy

• Mazlan Othman

Astronauts

• Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
• Faiz Khaleed

Business

• Tan Sri Nasimuddin Amin
• Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary
• Tan Sri Halim Saad
• Tan Sri Mohd Saleh Sulong
• Datuk Seri FD Iskandar
• Tan Sri Dato' Seri Shahril Shamsuddin
• Tan Sri Azman Hashim
• Datuk Seri Shazzalli Ramly
• Dato' Sri Nazir Razak
• Tan Sri Syed Azman Syed Ibrahim
• Tan Sri Dato' Md Nor Yusof
• Tan Sri Ir Talha bin Haji Mohd Hashim
• Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar
• Dato' Sri Abdul Wahid Omar
• Dato' Sri Ahmad Farid Ridzuan
• Tan Sri Zamzamzairani Mohd Isa
• Tan Sri Mokhzani Mahathir
• Ahmayuddin bin Ahmad

Chefs

• Norman Musa, chef and restaurateur
• Chef Wan, chef

Designers

• Muid Latif, graphic designer, multimedia designer
• Nor Aini Shariff, fashion designer

Entertainers

• Shila Amzah, international Malaysian singer-songwriter
• Yuna, Malaysian singer
• Aliff Aziz, Singaporean singer
• Meria Aires, known as Maria, a Bruneian singer
• Jamal Abdillah, Malaysian singer
• Dato' Sudirman Arshad, Malaysian singer
• Yasmin Ahmad, film director, film writer, scriptwriter
• Taufik Batisah, Singaporean singer
• Zul F, Bruneian actor and singer
• Erwin Gutawa, Indonesian composer
• Eqah, Bruneian singer
• Erra Fazira, Malaysian actress and singer
• Sean Ghazi, Malaysian singer and actor
• Gita Gutawa, Indonesian singer (half-Sundanese)
• Nazril Irham, known as Ariel, Indonesian vocalist of Noah and actor
• Fauziah Latiff, Malaysian singer
• Dato' Sheila Majid, Malaysian singer
• Amy Mastura, Malaysian actress and singer
• M. Nasir, Malaysian poet, singer-songwriter, composer, producer, actor and film director
• Noorhaqmal Mohamed Noor, known as Aqmal. N, a Singaporean singer and songwriter
• Dato' Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian top singer
• Anuar Zain, Malaysian singer
• Aziz M. Osman, Malaysian film director
• Fasha Sandha, Malaysian actress
• Tan Sri Dr. P. Ramlee, Malaysian singer, actor and film director
• Aziz Sattar, Malaysian Actor
• Revalina S. Temat, Indonesian actress
• Hill Zaini, Bruneian singer and actor
• Shaheizy Sam, Malaysian actor
• Aaron Aziz, Singaporean actor

Leaders

• Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, 1st Prime Minister, Father of Independent
• Tun Abdul Razak, 2nd Prime Minister, Father of Development
• Tun Hussein Onn, 3rd Prime Minister, Father of Unity
• Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad, 4th Prime Minister, Father of Modernization
• Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, 5th Prime Minister, Father of Islam Hadhari
• Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak, 6th Prime Minister, Father of 1 Malaysia
• Dato' Seri Mukhriz Mahathir, Menteri Besar Of Kedah
• Dato' Seri Nik Aziz Nik Mat, Menteri Besar of Kelantan
• Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, Chief Minister of Malacca
• Dato' Seri Adnan Yaakob, Menteri Besar of Pahang

Literary figures

• Dato' A. Samad Said, National Literature
• Amir Muhammad
• Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir
• 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
• Dato' Shahnon Ahmad

Politicians

• Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
• Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim, current Opposition Leader
• Dato' Seri Ir Nizar Jamaluddin
• Dato' Seri Abdul Hadi Awang
• Dato' Fadzil Noor, former Opposition Leader
• Hamzah Haz, former Indonesian vice-president
• Surin Pitsuwan, Thai politician

Royalty

• Tuanku Sultan Otteman II, Sultanate of Deli, Indonesia
• Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Badishah, Sultan of Kedah and the current Yang di-Pertuan Agong
• 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

• Hafiz Hashim, badminton player
• Roslin Hashim, badminton player
• Jalani Sidek, former badminton player
• Misbun Sidek, former badminton player
• Rashid Sidek, former badminton player
• Razif Sidek, former badminton player
• Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh, football referee
• Mokhtar Dahari, former footballer
• Akmal Rizal, former footballer
• Nazmi Faiz, former footballer
• Azlan Iskandar, squash player
• Mohamed Fairuz Fauzy, single seater racing driver
• Hafizh Syahrin, motorcycle racing
• Zulfahmi Khairuddin, motorcycle racing
• Azizulhasni Awang, track cycling

Visual artists

• Ibrahim Hussein
• Yusof Ghani
• Ahmad Zakii Anwar

Warriors

• Leftenan Adnan (1915-1942), warrior from mainland Malaya
• Syarif Masahor, warrior from Sarawak
• Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong, warrior from Telemong, Terengganu
• Dato' Bahaman, warrior from Semantan, Pahang

See also

• List of Malaysians
• List of Malaysian Chinese
• List of Malaysian Indians