| No.
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Vice-Chancellor
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Honour
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Qualifications
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Term in Office
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| Before Independence
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Sir Dr. George V. Allen
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CBE, Kt, LL.D. (Malaya, Belfast and Aberdeen), D.Sc. (Kent)
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MD, MB, BCh, BAO (Belfast), DTM&H (Lond.)
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1949–1952
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| Before Independence
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Sir Dr. Sydney Caine
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KCMG, LL.D. (Malaya)
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BSc (LSE)
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1952–1956
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| 1
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Professor Tan Sri Sir Dr. Alexander Oppenheim
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OBE, PMN, KT, LL.D. (Malaya)
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PhD (UC), D.Sc. (Oxon)
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1956–1965
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| Acting
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Dr. Rayson Huang Li Song
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CBE, ORS, JP, D.Sc. (HKU)
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D.Phil (Oxon), D.Sc. (Oxon), D.Sc. (Malaya), BSc (HKU)
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1965–1966
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| Acting
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Professor Emeritus Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Chin Fung Kee
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JMN, PSM, DMPN, D.Sc. (Belfast, Singapore, and Glasgow)
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MEng (Belfast), BEng (Civil) (Belfast), Dip. Arts (Raffles College)
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1966–1967
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| 2
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Dr. James H.E. Griffiths
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OBE
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PhD (Oxon), MA (Oxon)
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1967–1968
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| 3
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Regius Professor Dr. Ungku Abdul Aziz bin Ungku Abdul Hamid
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Regius Professor (Malaya)
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PhD (Waseda), Dip. Arts (Raffles College)
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1968–1988
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| 4
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Professor Dato' Dr. Syed Hussein Alatas
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DSPN
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PhD (Amsterdam)
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1988–1991
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| 5
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Professor Emeritus Datuk Dr. Mohd. Taib Osman
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JSM
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PhD (Indiana), MA (Malaya), BA (Malaya)
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1991–1994
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| 6
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Tan Sri Dato' Dr. Abdullah Sanusi Ahmad
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PSM, KMN, DSNS
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PhD (USC), MA (Pitt) BA (Malaya)
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1994–2000
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| 7
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Professor Dato' Dr. Anuar Zaini Md. Zain
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DPMP
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MBBS (Malaya)
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2000–2003
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| 8
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Professor Emeritus Datuk Dr. Hashim Yaacob
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DPSK, SPSK
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MSc (Lond.), BDS (Otago)
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2003–2006
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| 9
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Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Rafiah Salim
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PSM, Hon. DUniv (Belfast)
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LL.D. (Belfast), LL.M. (Belfast)
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2006–2008
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| 10
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Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Ghauth Jasmon
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PSM, DMSM
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PhD (Lond.), BEng (Electrical) (Lond.)
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2008–2013
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| 11
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Professor Tan Sri Dato' Dr. Mohd. Amin Jalaludin
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PSM, DPMS
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MBBS (Malaya), FRCS (Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh)
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2013–2017
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| 12
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Datuk Ir. (Dr.) Abdul Rahim Hj. Hashim
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PJN, D.Eng (Birmingham)
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BEng (Birmingham)
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2017–2020
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| 13
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Professor Dato' Ir. Dr. Mohd. Hamdi Abd. Shukor
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DPNS
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D.Eng (Kyoto), MSc (UMIST), BEng (Hons) (Mech) (Imperial)
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2020–2023
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| 14
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Professor Dato' Seri Ir. Dr. Noor Azuan Abu Osman
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DGPN
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PhD (Strathclyde), MSc (Strathclyde), BEng (Hons) (Mech) (Bradford)
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2023–Present
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