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The Universiti Malaya Coat of Arms was designed The word “KEMAJUAN” is a modern term portraying
by the Chairman of Council, Tan Sri Dr. Y. C. Foo, the concept of economic and societal development
the Vice-Chancellor, Professor A. Oppenheim and derived from 20th century Western civilization.
Royal Professor Ungku A. Aziz. The first Chancellor, In the central part the Coat of Arms, there is
YTM Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, officially a hibiscus which is surrounded by three tigers. The
introduced the Coat of Arms in April 1962. three tigers represent the various races in Malaysia
The Coat of Arms is divided into two parts; who protect our nation. The three tigers also
the upper part is a bundle of seventeen strips of symbolise the three main groups in the University
palmyra palm (borassus flabellifera). The motto who work together in the service of the nation,
of the University, “ILMU PUNCHA KEMAJUAN” is namely, the academic and administrative staff, the
written on one of the centre strips. This bundle of support staff and the students.
palm strips symbolises the kind of book used by the The flower and the tigers stand in an azure field
Malays in ancient times before paper was available symbolising the seas of the archipelago which lie
in the region.
between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea
The motto on the Coat of Arms consists of and which link Sabah and Sarawak with Peninsular
the words “PUNCHA” from Sanskrit and “ILMU” from Malaysia. In conclusion, the Coat of Arms of the
Arabic. Both languages have been the main sources Universiti Malaya encapsulates the foundational
for the development of Malay language and culture. philosophy of the University.

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