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Malaysian historian and academic (1937–2019)
Khoo Kay Kim
Khoo speaking in a public forum, February 2009.
Born (1937-03-28 ) 28 March 1937Died 28 May 2019(2019-05-28) (aged 82) Nationality Malaysian Alma mater
University of Malaya Occupation(s) Historian, academic Spouse Datin Sri Rathi (1966–2019)
[1] Children 3 sons, including
Mavin Khoo
Eddin Khoo Parent(s) Khoo Soo Jin (Father) Chuah Gaik See (Mother)
Khoo Kay Kim (
simplified Chinese : 邱继金 ;
traditional Chinese : 邱繼金 ;
pinyin : Qiū Jiājīn ;
Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Khu Ke-kim ; 28 March 1937 – 28 May 2019) was a
Malaysian
historian and
academic of
Chinese descent . He was honoured with
Emeritus Professor title by the
University of Malaya in 2001. In January 2011, Khoo was appointed Chancellor of
KDU University College .
[2]
Prime Minister
Mahathir Mohamad described Khoo’s passing as a truly great loss to the country.
[3]
Biography
Khoo Kay Kim was born to
Peranakan Chinese parents in
Kampar, Perak ,
Malaysia on 28 March 1937. During his early education, he attend the English school in the morning before the Chinese school later in the afternoon. He received a
BA ,
MA , and a
PhD in 1959, 1967, and 1974 respectively from the
University of Malaya . His
doctoral thesis was entitled The Beginnings of Political Extremism in Malaya 1915-1935 (1974), where he was supervised by
Kennedy G. Tregonning , the Raffles Professor of History at the University of Malaya. Khoo was one of the co-authors of
Rukunegara . He was a highly regarded national academic for his views on local sports and socio-political issues.
[4]
Personal life
He had married with Sri Rathi.
[1] The couple has three sons; traditional arts and culture advocate Eddin Khoo, Rubin Khoo and dancer
Mavin Khoo .
Death
Khoo died of lung failure on 28 May 2019, Tuesday morning at the
University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC),
Petaling Jaya ,
Selangor at the age of 82.
[5]
[6]
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
Awards and accolades
Malaysia:
The 10th "Tokoh Akademik Negara " of the National Academic Awards or Anugerah Akademik Negara (AAN) (2017)
[9]
[10]
Merdeka Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement (2018)
[11]
Places named after him
In July 2019, the
Selangor state government with the consent of the
Sultan of Selangor , Sultan
Sharafuddin Idris Shah decreed to renamed Jalan Semangat in
Petaling Jaya as
Jalan Prof. Khoo Kay Kim in honouring the Khoo's contributions during his life.
[12]
Selected bibliography
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(May 2019 )
The Western Malay States 1850-1873: The Effects of Commercial Development on Malay Politics (1972)
ISBN
0196382521
[13]
[14]
[15]
Teluk Anson (Teluk Intan) 100 Tahun (1982)
[16]
Malay Society: Transformation & Democratisation: A Stimulating and Discerning Study on the Evolution of Malay Society Through the Passage of Time (1991)
ISBN
9679783863
His Majesty Sultan Azlan Shah (1991)
ISBN
9679783731
Taiping: Ibukota Perak (1981)
[17]
Taiping: The Vibrant Years (2003)
ISBN
9832759013
[18]
100 Years the University of Malaya (2005)
ISBN
9831003268 ,
9831003233
I, KKK: The Autobiography of a Historian (2017)
ISBN
9789671493007
[19]
References
^
a
b
“We were not an ordinary country” , Deborah Loh, 17 October 2011, The Nut Graph
^
"KDU UC's website" . Archived from
the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011 .
^
"Dr M conveys condolences, says Dr Khoo's passing a great loss" . The Star .
^ ejum.fsktm.um.edu.my/article/148.pdf
^ Daryl Goh (28 May 2019).
"Historian Khoo Kay Kim, 82, passes on from lung failure" .
The Star Online . Retrieved 28 May 2019 .
^ Beatrice Nita Jay (28 May 2019).
"(UPDATE) Historian Khoo Kay Kim passes away" .
New Straits Times . Retrieved 28 May 2019 .
^
a
b
c
d
"SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT" .
Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia) . Archived from
the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2021 .
^ Eugene Khoo (25 November 2012).
"Khoo Kay Kim 邱家金" . Overseas Chinese in the British Empire Blog. Retrieved 16 October 2018 .
^
"AAN-Tokoh Akademik Negara-JPT" (in Malay). JPT MOHE. Retrieved 16 October 2018 .
^
"Building on talent and skill" .
The Star Online . 12 November 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019 .
^ Farhana Joni (3 September 2018).
"Kay Kim, Hassan penerima Anugerah Merdeka 2018" .
Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 16 October 2018 .
^
"PJ's Jalan Semangat renamed to Jalan Professor Khoo Kay Kim" .
New Straits Times . 4 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019 .
^ Turnbull, C. M. (1973).
"Review of The Western Malay States 1850-1873. The Effects of Commercial Development on Malay Politics" . Journal of Southeast Asian Studies . 4 (1): 146–147.
doi :
10.1017/S0022463400016507 .
ISSN
0022-4634 .
JSTOR
20070036 .
S2CID
153805808 .
^ Winks, Robin W. (1975).
"Review of The Western Malay States 1850-1873: The Effects of Commercial Development on Malay Politics" . Journal of the American Oriental Society . 95 (1): 127–128.
doi :
10.2307/599232 .
ISSN
0003-0279 .
JSTOR
599232 .
^ Gray, C. S. (May 1973).
"The Western Malay States 1850–1873: The Effects of Commercial Development on Malay Politics. By Khoo Kay Kim. Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1972. xi, 241 pp. Maps, Genealogies, Bibliography, Index. 15.50" . The Journal of Asian Studies . 32 (3): 557–558.
doi :
10.2307/2052729 .
ISSN
1752-0401 .
JSTOR
2052729 .
^ Khoo, Kay Kim (1982),
Teluk Anson (Teluk Intan) 100 tahun , Persatuan Muzium Malaysia
^ Khoo, Kay Kim (1994),
Teluk Anson (Teluk Intan) 100 tahun , Persatuan Muzium Malaysia
^ Khoo, Kay Kim (2003),
Taiping: The Vibrant Years , Taiping Tourist Association,
ISBN
9789832759010
^ Khoo, Kay Kim (13 April 2017),
"Excerpt from Khoo Kay Kim's memoir, 'I, KKK' " ,
The Star
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