List of Malay people
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This is a list of Malay people.
Astronaut
Blogger
- Raja Petra Kamarudin, Malaysia Today
Business
- Tan Sri Nasimuddin Amin, former of CEO of Naza Group
- Razak Mohammed
- Halim Saad
- Tan Sri Mohd Saleh Sulong, Chairman of DRB-HICOM
- Daim Zainuddin former Finance Minister
- Azran Osman Rani, CEO of AirAsia X
- Tan Sri Azman Hashim, Chairman of AmBank Group
- Datuk Seri Shazzalli Ramly, CEO of Celcom
- Dato' Seri Nazir Razak, CEO of CIMB
- Tan Sri Dato' Md Nor Yusof, Chairman of CIMB
- Tan Sri Ir Talha bin Haji Mohd Hashim, CEO of Gamuda Berhad
- Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar, Manager of Khazanah Nasional
- Abdul Wahid Omar, CEO of Maybank
- Ahmad Farid Ridzuan, CEO of TV Media Prima
- Suffian Baharuddin, CEO of RapidKL
- Dato' Che Khalib Mohamad Noh, CEO of Tenaga Nasional
- Dato' Zamzamzairani Mohd Isa, CEO of Telekom Malaysia
- Dato' Muhamad Noor Yaacob, Executive Director Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Designers
- Akmal Hafiz, sneakers designer
- Dr. Darren (Muhammad Azhar), graphic designer
- Rizalman Ibrahim, fashion designer
- Tom Abang Saufi, fashion designer
- Nor Aini Shariff, fashion designer
- Kudin Jawa, Graphic Designer Champion, SST
Entertainers
- Yuna (singer), Malaysian singer
- Aliff Aziz, Singaporean singer
- Meria Aires, known as Maria, a Bruneian singer
- Jamal Abdillah, Malaysian singer
- Dato' Sudirman Arshad, Malaysian singer
- Awal Ashaari, Malaysian actor
- Asmawi bin Ani (Half Malay), Malaysian singer
- 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, more popularly known as Ariel, Indonesian vocalist of Peterpan 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, also 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-in-law of Khairy
- Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak, 6th Prime Minister
- Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman, Menteri Besar of Johor
- Dato' Seri Azizan Abdul Razak, Menteri Besar Of Kedah
- Dato' Seri Nik Aziz Nik Mat, Menteri Besar of Kelantan
- Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, Chief Minister of Malacca
- Datuk Mohamad Hassan, Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan
- Dato Seri Adnan Yaakob, Menteri Besar of Pahang
- Datuk Seri Dr Md Isa Sabu, Menteri Besar of Perlis
- Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, Menteri Besar of Selangor
- Datuk Ahmad Said, Menteri Besar of Terengganu
- Haji Syafiq Irfan Al-Kelantani,Religious leader of Kampung Kota,Kelantan
- Tawfek Mokhtar, Leader of the Elders, NamJanam
Politics
- Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
- Dato' Wan Hisham Wan Salleh
- 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
Literature
- Dato' A. Samad Said, National Literature
- Abdul Rahim Kajai, Reporter
- 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
- Usman Awang
- Yusuf Martin
- Andrea Hirata - Author of Laskar Pelangi
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
- Akmal Rizal, former footballer
- Mokhtar Dahari, former footballer
- Nazmi Faiz, former footballer
- Azlan Iskandar, squash player
- Mohamed Fairuz Fauzy, single seater racing driver
- Zulfahmi Khairuddin, motorcycle racer
- Azizulhasni Awang, Track Cycling
Scientist
- Professor Jafri Malin Abdullah FASc, neuroscientist, neurosurgeon, philanthropist
- Afif Zulkapply, magician
- Maisarah Kadir, scientologist
War
- Leftenan Adnan (1915-1942), Warrior from mainland Malaya
- Syarif Masahor, Warrior from Sarawak
- Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong, Warrior from Telemong, Terengganu
- Tok Janggut, Warrior from Pasir Puteh, Kelantan
- Dato' Bahaman, Warrior from Semantan, Pahang
- Mat Kilau, Warrior from Pahang
- Dato Maharaja Lela, Warrior from Perak
- Tunku Anum Tunku Abdul Rahman, Warrior from Kedah
- Awang Nong, Warrior from Pahang (Jerantut)
- Muhd Faris Setera Ali, Maulana Kolej Keris Mas.
- Muhsin Zakaria, Warrior from Battlefield Bad Company 2.
- Mohd Azpin Azmi, Supreme Warrior from Perak
Activist
- Anwar Fazal, consumer, environmental activist, health advocate
- Mahfuz Ramli, political activist, prominent Facebooker
- Ahmad Tarmizi Abdul Razak, environmental activist, Mahfuz's best friend
Royal
- Tuanku Sultan Otteman II, Sultanate of Deli, Indonesia
- 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 and current Yang DiPertuan Agong
- Prince Azim of Brunei