Khoo Kay Kim

Khoo Kay Kim speaking at a small public discussion in February 2009.

Tan Sri Khoo Kay Kim (Chinese: 邱家金) (1937-) is a Malaysian Chinese historian and academic. He is currently an emeritus professor in the History Department of the University of Malaya.

Biography

Khoo Kay Kim was born in Kampar, Perak, Malaysia on March 28, 1937. He received a B.A., M.A., and a Ph.D. in 1959, 1967, and 1974 respectively from the University of Malaya. His doctoral thesis was entitled The Beginnings of Political Extremism in Malaya 1915-1935 (1973) and was supervised by Kennedy G. Tregonning- at the time a Raffles Professor of History at the University of Malaya. Khoo is one of the co-authors of Rukunegara.

He is a highly regarded national academic for his views on local sports and socio-political issues.

Chancellorship

In January 2011, Khoo was appointed Chancellor of KDU University College.

References

• History of Malaysia. Malaysian National Library. URL accessed on April 10 2006.