What is University of Malaya?
The '''University of Malaya''' is a public research [[university]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia. It is the oldest and highest ranking Malaysian institution of higher education, and was the only university in newly independent Malaya. It started in 1949, when [[King Edward VII College of Medicine]] and [[Raffles College]] joined together. The university then was partly in Singapore and partly in [[Kuala Lumpur]]. In 1962 it was split into two independent universities. <ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-06-06|title=University of Malaya - The oldest university in Malaysia|url=http://www.malaysiacentral.com/information-directory/university-of-malaya-the-oldest-university-in-malaysia/|access-date=2023-09-30|website=MALAYSIA CENTRAL (ID)|language=en-US}}</ref> In politics, UM has produced the most prime ministers. Out of ten [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Malaysian prime ministers]], five attended UM. [[Mahathir Mohamad]] is the only prime minister elected twice. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Kuala Lumpur]] [[Category:Colleges and universities in Malaysia]]