An honorary degree is an academic degree for which the university has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases honoris causa or ad honorem. The degree is typically a doctorate or, less commonly, a master's degree, and may be awarded to someone who has no prior connection with the academic institution or no previous postsecondary education.
RECIPIENTS OF HONORARY DEGREE
| YEAR | NAME | FIELD |
| 1950 | Alexander Morris Carr-Saunders | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters |
| Raymond Edward Priestly | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters | |
| Ronald Braddel | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters | |
| Edgar Kingsley Tratman | Doktor Perubatan - Doctor Of Medicine | |
| Morris Jamieson | Doktor Sains - Doctor Of Science | |
| 1951 | Malcolm MacDonald | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters |
| Robert Gordon Scott MacGregor | Doktor Perubatan - Doctor Of Medicine | |
| Han Hoe Lim | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| Kwa Siew Tee | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| Mohamed Eusoff bin Mohamed Yusoff | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| Richard Olaf Winstedt | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| Brian Baurice Johns | Sarjana Pembedahan - Master Of Surgery | |
| Charles Aubrey Hamilton Franklyn | Sarjana Sastera - Master Of Arts | |
| 1952 | Christopher Joseph Oliverio | Doktor Perubatan - Doctor Of Medicine |
| Norman Stanley Alexander | Doktor Sains - Doctor Of Science | |
| Chen Su Lan | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| Franklin Charles Gimson | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| George Alle | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| Onn bin Ja' afar | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1953 | Federic Charles Courtenay Benham | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters |
| John Lionel Simonsen | Doktor Sains - Doctor Of Science | |
| Ernest Emmanuel Clough Thuraisingham | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| Wilfred Edward Gros Clark | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1954 | Richard Brunel Hawes | Doktor Perubatan - Doctor Of Medicine |
| Richard Eric Holtum | Doktor Sains - Doctor Of Science | |
| Baratham Ramaswamy Sreenivasan | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1955 | Graham Hough | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters |
| Adolphus Josiah Thumboo | Doktor Perubatan - Doctor Of Medicine | |
| Cecil Vernon Jumeaux | Doktor Perubatan - Doctor Of Medicine | |
| Philip Manson | Doktor Perubatan - Doctor Of Medicine | |
| Alfred William Frisby | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| Nik Ahmad Kamil | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| Tay Teck Eng | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1956 | Desmond William George Faris | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws |
| Ho Seng Ong | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| Sydney Caine | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1957 | Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws |
| Lim Yew Hock | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1958 | Lee Kong Chian | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws |
| Tunku Ya’acob | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1959 | Zainal Abidin bin Ahmad | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters |
| Karuppiah Vellasamy | Doktor Perubatan - Doctor Of Medicine | |
| John William Field | Doktor Sains - Doctor Of Science | |
| Megat Khas bin Megat Omar | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1960 | Arthur Anatharaj Sandosham | Doktor Perubatan - Doctor Of Medicine |
| Muttiah Doraisingham | Doktor Perubatan - Doctor Of Medicine | |
| Fredric Mason | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1961 | Abdul Razak Hussain | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws |
| Foo Yin Chew | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| Mustapha Albakri | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| Thio Chan Bee | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| Yap Pheng Geck | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1962 | Soo Kim Lan | Doktor Perubatan - Doctor Of Medicine |
| Abdul Rahman bin Haji Talib | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1963 | Tuanku Syed Putra Ibni Al-Marhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters |
| Sattanda Ganesan Rajahram | Doktor Perubatan - Doctor Of Medicine | |
| Hussien Hassanally Abdoolcader | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| Tom Eames Hughes | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1964 | Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Majid | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws |
| George Maxwell Davies | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| Ismail bin Dato' Abdul Rahman | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1965 | Alexander Oppenheim | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters |
| II Kwon Chung | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| Tan Siew Sin | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1966 | Mohamed Khir Johari | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws |
| Zakir Hussain | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1968 | His Imperial Majesty Muhammad Reza Pahlavi Shahan, Shah of Iran | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters |
| L.C. Bateman | Doktor Sains - Doctor Of Science | |
| Abdul Jamil bin Abdul Rais | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| Ferdinand E. Marcos | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1969 | Radhakrisha Ramani | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters |
| 1971 | Muhammad Ghazali Shafie | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters |
| Lee Boon Chim | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| Veerasamy Thirugnana Sambanthan | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1972 | Mohd. Suffian bin Hashim | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters |
| Mohamad Din bin Ahmed | Doktor Perubatan - Doctor Of Medicine | |
| Tan Chee Khoon | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1973 | Ishak bin Haji Muhammad | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor of Letters |
| Ismail bin Mohamed Ali | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1974 | Yaacob bin Abdul Latiff | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws |
| 1975 | Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohd. Hashim | Doktor Sains - Doctor of Science |
| Fatimah binti Haji Hashim | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| Lee Yan Lian | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1976 | Muhamed Said bin Mohamed | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor of Letters |
| Hamdan bin Sheikh Tahir | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1977 | Amadou-Mantar M’Bow | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor of Letters |
| 1978 | Arthur Beedle | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor of Letters |
| Syed Mohamed Alwi Alhady | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| Hamzah bin Dolmat | Sarjana Sastera - Master of Arts | |
| 1979 | Tuanku Hajjah Bahiyah bte Al-Marhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman | Doktor Pendidikan - Doctor Of Education |
| Raja Azlan Shah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters | |
| Rafeal Montinola Sales | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| Ishak bin Tadin | Sarjana Ekonomi - Master Of Economics | |
| 1980 | Dato’ Philip Kuok Hock Khee | Doktor Ekonomi - Doctor Of Economics |
| Tunku Tan Sri Mohamed bin Tunku Besar Burhanuddin | Doktor Sains - Doctor Of Science | |
| Richard Cerdin Griffiths | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| Abdul Samad Ahmad | Sarjana Sastera - Master Of Arts | |
| 1981 | Omar Yoke Lin Ong | Doktor Falsafah - Doctor Of Philosophy |
| Syed Mahmood bin Syed Hussain Jamalullail | Doktor Sains (Kejuruteraan) - Doctor Of Science (Engineering) | |
| Zenko Suzuki, Prime Minister of Japan | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1982 | Exxedin Ibrahim Mustafa | Doktor Ekonomi - Doctor Of Economics |
| Khurshid Ahmad | Doktor Pendidikan - Doctor Of Education | |
| Ibrahim bin Haji Mohd Yassin | Doktor Perubatan - Doctor Of Medicine | |
| Harun bin Hj Mohd Amin | Sarjana Sastera - Master Of Arts | |
| Zakaria bin Hitam | Sarjana Sastera - Master Of Arts | |
| 1983 | Puteri Maha Chakri Sirindhorn | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters |
| Usman Awang | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters | |
| 1984 | Ahmad Noordin bin Hj. Zakaria | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws |
| 1985 | Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al Musta’in Billah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’adzam Shah | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters |
| 1987 | Mohamed Salleh bin Abas | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters |
| 1989 | Eusoffe Abdoolcader | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters |
| Teh Hong Piow | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1990 | Nelson Mandela | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters |
| 1991 | Abdullah bin Ayub | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws |
| 1992 | Ainuddin bin Abdul Wahid | Doktor Pendidikan - Doctor Of Education |
| Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 1995 | Siti Hasmah bte Haji Mohd Ali | Doktor Pendidikan - Doctor Of Education |
| 1996 | Julio Maria Sanguinetti, President of the Republic of Uruguay | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters |
| 1997 | Sulaiman bin Haji Daud | Doktor Sains Pergigian - Doctor Of Dental Science |
| 1998 | Raja Muhammad Alias Raja Muhammad Ali | Doktor Ekonomi - Doctor Of Economics |
| 1999 | Abu Bakar Apong | Doktor Pendidikan - Doctor Of Education |
| Awang Had Salleh | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters | |
| Malcolm Harris | Doktor Sains - Doctor Of Science | |
| 2000 | Abdullah Sanusi Ahmad | Doktor Ekonomi - Doctor Of Economics |
| 2000 | Othman Mohd Noor | Doktor Pendidikan - Doctor Of Education |
| 2001 | Just Faaland | Doktor Ekonomi - Doctor Of Economics |
| Mohd Hassan Marican | Doktor Kejuruteraan - Doctor Of Engineering | |
| Mohd Azzman Shariffadeen bin Tengku Ibrahim | Doktor Sains - Doctor Of Science | |
| Harussani Zakaria | Doktor Syariah - Doctor Of Syariah | |
| 2002 | Johari bin Mat | Doktor Pendidikan - Doctor Of Education |
| 2003 | Basir bin Ismail | Doktor Ekonomi - Doctor Of Economics |
| Chan Ah Chye | Doktor Kejuruteraan - Doctor Of Engineering | |
| Syed Zahiruddin Syed Hassan | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 2004 | Mahathir bin Mohamad | Doktor Pemikiran Islam - Doctor Of Islamic Thought |
| 2005 | Ungku Aziz Ungku Abdul Hamid | Doktor Ekonomi - Doctor Of Economics |
| 2005 | Arshad Ayub | Doktor Pendidikan - Doctor Of Education |
| Abdul Majid Ismail | Doktor Pengurusan - Doctor Of Administration | |
| Halim Mohammad | Doktor Perniagaan - Doktor Of Business | |
| S.D. Putchucheary | Doktor Perubatan - Doctor Of Medicine | |
| T.K. Mukherjee | Doktor Sains - Doctor Of Science | |
| Ling Liong Sik | Doktor Sains Politik - Doctor Of Political Science | |
| Aishah Ghani | Doktor Sains Sosial - Doctor Of Social Sciences | |
| Hijjas Kasturi | Doktor Seni Bina - Doctor Of Architecture | |
| P. Ramlee | Doktor Seni Persembahan - Doctor Of Performing Arts | |
| P. Balan | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| The Rt. Honourable Lord Woolf of Barnes (Harry Kenneth Woolf) | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 2006 | Razali Ismail | Doktor Hubungan Antarabangsa - Doctor Of International Relations |
| Abdul Rahman Arshad | Doktor Pendidikan - Doctor Of Education | |
| 2007 | Muhammad Jusuf Kalla | Doktor Ekonomi - Doctor Of Economics |
| Ahmed Zewail | Doktor Sains - Doctor Of Science | |
| Musa Hitam | Doktor Sains Politik - Doctor Of Political Science | |
| Justice P.N. Bhagwati | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws | |
| 2008 | Permaisuri Rania Al Abdullah, Queen of Jordan | Doktor Hubungan Antarabangsa - Doctor Of International Relations |
| Kim Dae-jung | Doktor Kemanusiaan - Doctor Of Humanities | |
| Asiah Abu Samah | Doktor Pendidikan - Doctor Of Education | |
| 2009 | Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi | Doktor Kemanusiaan - Doctor Of Humanities |
| 2010 | Daisaku Ikeda | Doktor Kemanusiaan - Doctor Of Humanities |
| 2011 | Wu Zongyu | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters |
| 2012 | Zeti Akhtar Aziz | Doktor Ekonomi - Doctor Of Economics |
| Yohei Sasakawa | Doktor Kemanusiaan - Doctor Of Humanities | |
| Ibrahim Ahmad Bajunid | Doktor Pendidikan - Doctor Of Education | |
| N.S. Selvaman | Doktor Pendidikan - Doctor Of Education | |
| 2013 | Surin Abdul Halim Ismail Pitsuwan | Doktor Hubungan Antarabangsa - Doctor Of International Relations |
| Irina Georgieva Bokova | Doktor Kemanusiaan - Doctor Of Humanities | |
| Azman bin Hashim | Doktor Pengurusan - Doctor Of Management | |
| Kenneth Yeang King Mun | Doktor Seni Bina - Doctor Of Architecture | |
| 2014 | Ahmad Kamil bin Jaafar | Doktor Hubungan Antarabangsa - Doctor Of International Relations |
| Rasammah Noami Bhupalan Rajendram nee Navarednam | Doktor Pendidikan - Doctor Of Education | |
| 2015 | Andrew Sheng Len Tao | Doktor Ekonomi - Doctor Of Economics |
| Rafidah Aziz | Doktor Ekonomi - Doctor Of Economics | |
| 2016 | Jeffrey Cheah Fook Ling | Doktor Pendidikan - Doctor Of Education |
| Abdullah Haji Salleh | Doktor Pengajian Islam - Doctor Of Islamic Studies | |
| David Chua Kok Tee | Doktor Perniagaan - Doktor Of Business | |
| 2017 | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud | Doktor Persuratan - Doktor Of Letters |
| Anthony Crothers Milner | Doktor Kemanusiaan - Doctor Of Humanities | |
| Lee Shin Cheng | Doktor Sains - Doctor Of Science | |
| 2018 | Mahmood Osman Merican | Doktor Perubatan - Doctor Of Medicine |
| Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahman | Doktor Harta Tanah - Doctor Of Real Estate | |
| 2019 | Rafiah Salim | Doktor Undang-Undang - Doctor Of Laws |
| 2022 | Wang Gungwu | Doktor Persuratan - Doctor Of Letters |
| 2023 | Tan Eng Chye | Doktor Pengurusan - Doctor Of Management |
| Sulaiman Mahbob | Doktor Polisi Awam - Doctor Of Public Policy |
Last Update: 06/01/2024