Khoo Kay Kim


Khoo Kay Kim was a Malaysian historian 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.

Biography

Khoo Kay Kim was born to Peranakan Chinese parents in Kampar, Perak, Malaysia on 28 March 1937. He received a B.A., M.A., and a Ph.D. 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, where he was supervised by , 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.
He was the father of traditional arts and culture advocate Eddin Khoo and dancer Mavin Khoo.

Death

Khoo died of lung failure on 28 May 2019, Tuesday morning at the University Malaya Medical Centre, Petaling Jaya, Selangor at the age of 82.

Honours

Awards and accolades

In July 2019, the Selangor state government with the consent of the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah decided to renamed Jalan Semangat in Petaling Jaya as Jalan Prof. Khoo Kay Kim in honouring the Khoo's contributions during his life.

Selected bibliography