Eligibility for consideration for conferment of the title Emeritus Professor normally is restricted, on retirement to holders of a structural or personal professorial title, and after not less than ten years’ service with the University. Conferment of the title shall be restricted to those who are deemed to have made a distinguished contribution to teaching and research in their chosen academic field, and in service to the University in general.
RECIPIENTS OF EMERITUS PROFESSORS
| YEAR | NAME | FACULTY |
| 1955 | David Eric Cameron Mekie | Faculty of Medicine |
| 1956 | A. Oppenheim | Faculty of Science |
| 1957 | John Caister Cooke | Faculty of Education |
| 1960 | Robert Anthony Robinson | Faculty of Science |
| Thomas Henry Silcock | Faculty of Economics and Administration *(Faculty of Business and Economics) | |
| 1963 | Charles Alexander Menzies Gray | Faculty of Science |
| 1974 | Chin Fung Kee | Faculty of Engineering |
| 1975 | T.J Danaraj | Faculty of Medicine |
| 1984 | Ahmad bin Mohamed Ibrahim | Faculty of Law |
| 1988 | Ungku A. Aziz | Faculty of Economic and Administration *(Faculty of Business and Economics) |
| 1996 | Mohamed Taib Osman | Faculty of Education |
| 1997 | Ismail Hussien | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences |
| 1998 | Ahmad Nawawi Haji Ayob | Faculty of Science |
| 2000 | Asmah Hj. Omar | Academy of Malay Studies |
| 2001 | Khoo Kay Kim | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences |
| 2002 | Nik Safiah Hj. Abdul Karim | Academy of Malay Studies |
| 2004 | Alexius Ernald Delilkan | Faculty of Medicine |
| Charles Strachan Hutchison | Faculty of Science | |
| Fatimah Hamid Don | Faculty of Education | |
| Isahak Haron | Faculty of Education | |
| K.T. Joseph | Faculty of Education | |
| Khairuddin bin Muhamed Yusof | Faculty of Medicine | |
| Lam Khuan Leng | Faculty of Medicine | |
| Lam Sai Kit | Faculty of Medicine | |
| Mohamed Ariff bin Abdul Kareem | Faculty of Economic and Administration *(Faculty of Business and Economics) | |
| Osman Bakar | Academy of Islamic Studies | |
| Singaravelu Sachithanantham | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | |
| Umapati Prasad | Faculty of Medicine | |
| 2005 | Abu Bakar Abdul Hamid | Faculty of Arts And Social Sciences |
| Llyod Fernando | Faculty of Languages and Linguistics | |
| Mohd Yusoff Hashim | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | |
| Ng Soon | Faculty of Science | |
| Stephen Chee Hong Chye | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | |
| Tengku Shamsul Bahrin Raja Ali | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | |
| 2006 | Low Kum Sang | Faculty of Science |
| 2007 | Yong Hoi Sen | Faculty of Science |
| 2008 | Ezrin Arbi | Faculty of Built Environment |
| Lian Chin Boon | Faculty of Dentistry | |
| 2009 | Ho Peng Yoke | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences |
| Mohamed bin Abdul Majid | Faculty of Science | |
| 2010 | V.G. Kumar Das a/l Govinda Panicker | Faculty of Science |
| 2011 | Mahmood Zuhdi Hj. Ab Majid | Academy of Islamic Studies |
| Savithiri Devi Ampalam Puthucheary | Faculty of Medicine | |
| 2012 | Lee Sing | Faculty of Science |
| V. Sivanesaratnam | Faculty of Medicine | |
| 2013 | Hashim bin Haji Musa | Academy of Malay Studies |
| 2015 | Hashim bin Yaacob | Faculty of Dentistry |
| Rahmah binti Bujang | Faculty of Creative Arts | |
| 2016 | Abdullah Zakaria bin Ghazali | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences |
| Wong Chiow San | Faculty of Science | |
| Yip Cheng Har | Faculty of Medicine | |
| 2017 | Lin Hai Peng | Faculty of Medicine |
| Zainal bin Kling | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | |
| 2018 | Goh Khean Lee | Faculty of Medicine |
| Masjuki Haji Hassan | Faculty of Engineering | |
| Norma Mansor | Faculty of Economic and Administration *(Faculty of Business and Economics) | |
| 2019 | Mohd Ali Hashim | Academy of Malay Studies |
| Phang Siew Moi | Faculty of Medicine | |
| Tan Chong Tin | Faculty of Medicine | |
| 2020 | Jomo Kwame Sundaram | Faculty of Economic and Administration *(Faculty of Business and Economics) |
| 2021 | Azirah Hashim | Faculty of Languages and Linguistics |
| Ng Kwan Hoong | Faculty of Medicine | |
| Liam Chong Kin | Faculty of Medicine | |
| 2022 | Saedah Siraj | Faculty of Education |
| Lucy Lum Chai See | Faculty of Medicine | |
| Chan Siew Pheng | Faculty of Medicine | |
| 2023 | Abdul Kariem Mohd Arof | Faculty of Science |
| Azizan binti Baharuddin | Faculty of Science | |
| Mohd Azlan Hussain | Faculty of Engineering | |
| Ainin Sulaiman | Faculty of Business and Economics | |
| Chia Yook Chin | Faculty of Medicine | |
| Mohd Amin Jalaludin | Faculty of Medicine | |
| Azizan bin Abu Samah | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | |
| Khaw Lake Tee | Faculty of Law | |
| Mohamad Mokhtar Abu Hassan | Academy of Malay Studies |
Last Update: 06/01/2024