The Renaissance Man: Royal Professor Ungku A. Aziz

Edited by HASHIM YAACOB, ABU BAKAR ABD HAMID, K.T. JOSEPH and AZIZAH HAMZAH

Penerbit UM (First edition, 2010)
248 pages including Index

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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.

Share his vision on the need for teaching and learning in two languages which are chosen for equal but different reasons. Malay is needed for the realization of National Unity via one language that can be comfortably used by all Malaysian Citizens. English is needed to enable Malaysians to be internationally connected to the world where English is one of the most commonly used languages. Education policy must embrace both languages with equal enthusiasm. Both languages need to be taught and learned with equal intensity.

The Extreme Poverty Group includes about 800,000 individuals dwelling in a state of extreme poverty. Although many suggestions have been bandied about, it is believed that the whole group lives on an average of RM3 per day per household. Thus, be strong advocates that development programmes must be sincere so that extreme poverty can be eliminated as described in his pantun:

Kelapa puan di datum jalur,
Kelapa jantan dibuat titian;
Usaha pembangunan hendaklah jujur,
Supaya kemiskinan dapat dihapuskan.

The publication of Royal Professor Ungku A. Aziz: The Renaissance Man is in celebration of the 88th birthday of Royal Professor Ungku A. Aziz.

List of Illustrations
Foreword
Introduction

1. Ungku A. Aziz — A Man for All Seasons
– Abu Bakar Abd Hamid & K.T. Joseph

2. Mind of the Malaysian Scholar
– Azizah Hamzah

3. Ungku A. Aziz: The Public Intellectual and Media Personality
– Hashim Yaacob

4. University of Malaya Press Private Limited: Its Formation, Existence and Continuity
– Abdul Manaf Saad

5. Documenting Royal Professor Ungku A. Aziz: The Library Perspective
– Khoo Siew Mun

6. Ungku A. Aziz and Women’s Rights and Social Development
– Jamilah Ariffin

7. Profesor DiRaja Ungku A. Aziz yang Kukenal
– Isahak Haron

8. Mengupayakan Pelajar Melayu, Memartabatkan Bahasa Melayu
– Mohd Mansor Salleh

9. Ungku A. Aziz: Pembina Pusat Asasi Sains, Ambang Asuhan Jepun dan Koperasi Kedaibuku Universiti Malaya
– Mohd Said Mohd Kadis

10. Agriculture and Structural Transformation of the Malaysian Economy
– Mokhtar Tamin

11. Koleksi Karya Ungku A. Aziz
– Perpustakaan Universiti Malaya

Afterword
– Ungku A. Aziz

Index
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