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

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