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In British Malaya, a Queen's Scholar was a holder of one of various scholarships awarded by the Government of the Straits Settlements to further their studies in the United Kingdom. The first scholarships, originally known as the Higher Scholarships, were founded in 1885 by Sir Cecil Clementi Smith , the Governor of the Straits Settlements, in ...
Pages in category "Queen's Scholars (British Malaya and Singapore)" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Queen's Scholars (British Malaya and Singapore) (9 P) S. British rule in Singapore (7 C, 49 P) ... Malay States; Malaya and British Borneo dollar; Malayan campaign;
A President's Scholar is a recipient of the academic scholarship awarded by the Government of Singapore annually, to pursue undergraduate education at a university, usually abroad. The scholarship is considered to be the most prestigious public undergraduate scholarship in Singapore awarded to students of Singaporean nationality .
William Girdlestone Shellabear (1862–1947) was a "pioneer" [1] scholar and missionary in British Malaya (today, part of Malaysia). He was known for both his appreciation of Muslim society and also his translation of the Bible into the Malay language .
Lim Boon Keng (1868–1957), first Malayan to receive a Queen's Scholarship, gained admission to the University of Edinburgh, and graduated in 1892 with a first class honours degree in medicine Shu Jie Lam , research chemist who specializes in biomolecular engineering at the University of Melbourne
He was eventually awarded the Scholarship in 1888, becoming the only Chinese Queen's Scholar to read law in England. He was an outstanding scholar at the Middle Temple and Downing College in Cambridge. In 1893, Song was called to the Bar, entering legal practice upon returning to Singapore.
Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah binti Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj (Jawi: تونكو عزيزة أمينة ميمونة إسكندرية بنت المرحوم سلطان إسكندر الحاج; born 5 August 1960) is the Tengku Ampuan (Queen consort) of the state of Pahang as the first wife of Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al ...