The Renaissance Man: Royal Professor Ungku A. Aziz

The Renaissance Man: Royal Professor Ungku A. Aziz is an attempt by essentially former colleagues and subordinates to provide a canvas of a man who has been described as a polymath and a dominant personality in the intellectual and cultural life of our beloved country. Royal Professor Ungku A. Aziz, a reputed world scholar, has had a significant effect, since the decade of the fifties, on the growth and development of the nation in general and the University of Malaya in particular. The term The Renaissance Man is a most befitting and appropriate description of him who has multidimensional and varied interests. His relentless work on rural poverty has established his reputation as a scholar. At his golden age of 88, Royal Professor Ungku A. Aziz contributes the Afterward which mirrors his sharp thinking and strong belief on three important issues concerning our Malaysian nation. He discusses how National Unity can be fostered, how the Language issue can be solved and how rural poverty can be mitigated. The publication of Royal Professor Ungku A. Aziz: The Renaissance Man is in celebration of the 88th birthday of Royal Professor Ungku A. Aziz.