The Universiti Malaya is a public research university located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the oldest Malaysian institution of higher education, and was the only university in newly independent Malaya.
Former name: King Edward VII College of Medicine · Raffles College · University of Malaya in Singapore
Motto: Ilmu Puncha Kemajuan (Malay)
Motto in English: Knowledge is the Source of Progress
Type: Public research university
Established: 28 September 1905
Endowment: MYR633 million (2021) · (US$135 million)
Chancellor: Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah (Sultan of Perak)