Ungku Abdul Aziz

Yang Mulia Royal Professor Dr. Ungku Abdul Aziz
3rd Vice-Chancellor of University of Malaya
In office October 1968 – February 1988
Preceded by	J. H. E. Griffiths
Succeeded by	Syed Hussein Alatas
1st Director of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
In office 1956–1957
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Syed Nasir Ismail
Personal details
Born	Ungku Abdul Aziz bin Ungku Abdul Hamid (1922-01-28)28 January 1922 London, England
Died	15 December 2020(2020-12-15) (aged 98) Prince Court Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting place	Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nationality	British, Malaysian
Spouses	Sharifah Azah Mohamed Alsagoff ​ ​ (m. 1946; died 2012)​ Rahaiah Baheran ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	Zeti Akhtar Aziz
Education	English College Johore Bahru
Alma mater	University of Malaya (DipArts, BA in Economics) Waseda University (PhD)
Occupation	Economist, lecturer
Known for	The only person that hold the title of Royal Professor in Malaysia

Ungku Abdul Aziz bin Ungku Abdul Hamid (28 January 1922 – 15 December 2020) was a Malaysian economist and university professor. He was the 3rd Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya from 1968 to 1988 and the 1st General Director of the Council on Language and Literature of Malaysia from 1956 until 1957. He was the first to be awarded the title of Royal Professor (Profesor Diraja) in 1978.^[1]