Royal Professor Ungku A. Aziz by Hashim Yaacob

The publication of this book is in celebration of the 88th birthday of Royal Professor Ungku A. Usaha pembangunan hendaklah jujur, Supaya kemiskinan dapat dihapuskan. Thus he strongly advocates that development programmes must be sincere so that extreme poverty can be eliminated as described in his pantun: Although many suggestions have been bandied about, it is believed that the whole group lives on an average RM3 per day per household. The Extreme Poverty Group includes about 800,000 individuals dwelling in the state of extreme poverty. Both languages need to be taught and learned with equal intensity. Education policy must embrace both languages with equal enthusiasm. English is needed to enable Malaysians to be internationally connected to the world where English is the one of the most commonly used languages. Malay is needed for the realization of National Unity via one language that can be comfortably used by all Malaysian citizens. Share hisvision on the need for teaching and learning in two languages which are chosen for equal but different reasons. He discusses how National Unity can be fostered, how the Language issue can be solved and how rural poverty can be mitigated. The Renaissance Man: Royal Professor Ungku A. Aziz contributes the Afterword which mirrors his sharp thinking and strong belief on three important issues concerning our Malaysian nation. His relentless work on rural poverty has established his reputation as a scholar.Īt his golden age of 88 Royal Professor Ungku A. The term The Renaissance Man is a most befitting and appropriate description of him who has multidimensional and varied interests.

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. Aziz: The Renaissance Man 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 by Hashim Yaacob