Khoo Kay Kim
{{Short description|Malaysian historian and academic (1937–2019)}}
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{{family name hatnote|Khoo (邱)|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix = Yang Berbahagia Emeritus Professor Tan Sri Dr.
| native_name = 邱继金
| honorific_suffix = PSM DPMP DPMS JSM
| image = 200802KhooKayKim (cropped, 3to4 portrait).jpg
| image_size = 200px
| alt =
| caption = Khoo speaking in a public forum, February 2009.
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1937|03|28}}
| birth_place = Kampar, Perak, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2019|05|28|1937|03|28}}
| death_place = University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| nationality = Malaysian
| parents = Khoo Soo Jin (Father)
Chuah Gaik See (Mother)
| spouse = Puan Sri N. Rathimalar @ Rathi Khoo (1966–2019)[http://www.thenutgraph.com/khoo-kay-kim-we-were-not-an-ordinary-country/ “We were not an ordinary country”], Deborah Loh, 17 October 2011, The Nut Graph
| children = Eddin Khoo, Rubin Khoo & Mavin Khoo
| alma_mater = University of Malaya
| other_names =
| known_for =
| occupation = Historian, academic
}}
Khoo Kay Kim ({{zh|s=邱继金|zh|t=邱繼金|p=Qiū Jiājīn|poj=Khu Ke-kim|first=poj}}; 28 March 1937 – 28 May 2019) was a Malaysian historian and academic 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.{{Cite web |url=http://hr.kdu.edu.my/staff-directory.html |title=KDU UC's website |access-date=13 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722232143/http://hr.kdu.edu.my/staff-directory.html |archive-date=22 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad described Khoo’s passing as a truly great loss to the country.{{Cite web|title=Dr M conveys condolences, says Dr Khoo's passing a great loss|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/05/28/dr-m-conveys-condolences-says-dr-khoo-passing-a-great-loss|access-date=|website=The Star|language=en}}
Biography
Khoo Kay Kim was born to Peranakan Chinese parents in Kampar, Perak, Malaysia on 28 March 1937. During his early education, he attend the English school in the morning before the Chinese school later in the afternoon. He received a BA, MA, and a PhD 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 (1974), where he was supervised by [https://web.archive.org/web/20111024133442/http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-7110-9789971694227.aspx Kennedy G. Tregonning], 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.ejum.fsktm.um.edu.my/article/148.pdf
Personal life
He had married with Sri Rathi.[http://www.thenutgraph.com/khoo-kay-kim-we-were-not-an-ordinary-country/ “We were not an ordinary country”], Deborah Loh, 17 October 2011, The Nut Graph The couple has three sons; traditional arts and culture advocate Eddin Khoo, Rubin Khoo and dancer Mavin Khoo.
Death
Khoo died of lung failure on 28 May 2019, Tuesday morning at the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), Petaling Jaya, Selangor at the age of 82.{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/05/28/historian-khoo-kay-kim-82-passes-on-from-lung-failure/|title=Historian Khoo Kay Kim, 82, passes on from lung failure|author= Daryl Goh|work=The Star Online|date=28 May 2019|accessdate=28 May 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/05/492022/update-historian-khoo-kay-kim-passes-away#utm_source=insider&webPushId=NDU1Mg==|title=(UPDATE) Historian Khoo Kay Kim passes away|author= Beatrice Nita Jay|date=28 May 2019|publisher=New Straits Times|access-date=28 May 2019}}
Honours
= Honours of Malaysia =
- {{flag|Malaysia}} :
- 50px Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) – (1983){{cite web|url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp/|title=SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT|publisher=Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia)|access-date=27 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929181530/http://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp/|archive-date=29 September 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web
|url=https://overseaschineseinthebritishempire.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2013-01-08T10:18:00%2B08:00&max-results=10&reverse-paginate=true|title=Khoo Kay Kim 邱家金
|publisher=Overseas Chinese in the British Empire Blog|author= Eugene Khoo|date=25 November 2012|accessdate=16 October 2018}}
- 50px Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2008)
- {{Flag|Perak}} :
- 50px Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (1987)
- {{Flag|Selangor}} :
- 50px Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Dato' (2009)
= Awards and accolades =
- {{flagu|Malaysia}}:
- The 10th "Tokoh Akademik Negara" of the National Academic Awards or Anugerah Akademik Negara (AAN) (2017){{cite web|url=http://jpt.mohe.gov.my/aan/senarai-penerima/aan-ke-10/tokoh-akademik-negara|title=AAN-Tokoh Akademik Negara-JPT|publisher=JPT MOHE|language=ms|accessdate=16 October 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/11/12/building-on-talent-and-skill/|title=Building on talent and skill|work=The Star Online|date=12 November 2017|accessdate=28 May 2019}}
- Merdeka Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement (2018){{cite news|url=http://www.utusan.com.my/berita/nasional/kay-kim-hassan-penerima-anugerah-merdeka-2018-1.740928|title=Kay Kim, Hassan penerima Anugerah Merdeka 2018|author=Farhana Joni|work=Utusan Malaysia|language=ms|date=3 September 2018|accessdate=16 October 2018}}
= Places named after him =
In July 2019, the Selangor state government with the consent of the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah decreed to renamed Jalan Semangat in Petaling Jaya as Jalan Prof. Khoo Kay Kim in honouring the Khoo's contributions during his life.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/07/501465/pjs-jalan-semangat-renamed-jalan-professor-khoo-kay-kim#utm_source=insider&webPushId=NDg5MQ==|title=PJ's Jalan Semangat renamed to Jalan Professor Khoo Kay Kim|date= 4 July 2019|publisher=New Straits Times|access-date= 5 July 2019}}
Selected bibliography
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- The Western Malay States 1850-1873: The Effects of Commercial Development on Malay Politics (1972) {{ISBN|0196382521}}{{Cite journal |last=Turnbull |first=C. M. |date=1973 |title=Review of The Western Malay States 1850-1873. The Effects of Commercial Development on Malay Politics |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/20070036 |journal=Journal of Southeast Asian Studies |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=146–147 |doi=10.1017/S0022463400016507 |jstor=20070036 |s2cid=153805808 |issn=0022-4634}}{{Cite journal |last=Winks |first=Robin W. |date=1975 |title=Review of The Western Malay States 1850-1873: The Effects of Commercial Development on Malay Politics |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/599232 |journal=Journal of the American Oriental Society |volume=95 |issue=1 |pages=127–128 |doi=10.2307/599232 |jstor=599232 |issn=0003-0279}}{{Cite journal |last=Gray |first=C. S. |date=May 1973 |title=The Western Malay States 1850–1873: The Effects of Commercial Development on Malay Politics. By Khoo Kay Kim. Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1972. xi, 241 pp. Maps, Genealogies, Bibliography, Index. 15.50 |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-asian-studies/article/abs/western-malay-states-18501873-the-effects-of-commercial-development-on-malay-politics-by-khoo-kay-kim-kuala-lumpur-oxford-university-press-1972-xi-241-pp-maps-genealogies-bibliography-index-1550-kedah-17711821-the-search-for-security-and-independence-by-r-bonney-kuala-lumpur-oxford-university-press-1971-xvi-215-pp-maps-appendices-glossary-bibliography-index-1550/57F12AB69529A570F9D2FD0A959005E5 |journal=The Journal of Asian Studies |language=en |volume=32 |issue=3 |pages=557–558 |doi=10.2307/2052729 |jstor=2052729 |issn=1752-0401}}
- Teluk Anson (Teluk Intan) 100 Tahun (1982){{Citation
| last = Khoo
| first = Kay Kim
| title = Teluk Anson (Teluk Intan) 100 tahun
| publisher= Persatuan Muzium Malaysia
| year = 1982
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=LUEWAAAAIAAJ&q=Teluk+Anson+(Teluk+Intan)+100+Tahun
}}
- Malay Society: Transformation & Democratization: A Stimulating and Discerning Study on the Evolution of Malay Society Through the Passage of Time (1991) {{ISBN|9679783863}}
- His Majesty Sultan Azlan Shah (1991) {{ISBN|9679783731}}
- Taiping: Ibukota Perak (1981){{Citation
| last = Khoo
| first = Kay Kim
| title = Teluk Anson (Teluk Intan) 100 tahun
| publisher= Persatuan Muzium Malaysia
| year = 1994
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=UR9wAAAAMAAJ&q=Taiping:+Ibukota+Perak}}
- Taiping: The Vibrant Years (2003) {{ISBN|9832759013}}{{Citation
| last = Khoo
| first = Kay Kim
| title = Taiping: The Vibrant Years
| publisher= Taiping Tourist Association
| year = 2003
| isbn = 9789832759010
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=DyBwAAAAMAAJ&q=Taiping:+The+Vibrant+Years}}
- 100 Years the University of Malaya (2005) {{ISBN|9831003268|9831003233}}
- I, KKK: The Autobiography of a Historian (2017) {{ISBN|9789671493007}}{{Citation
| last = Khoo
| first = Kay Kim
| title = Excerpt from Khoo Kay Kim's memoir, 'I, KKK'
| newspaper = The Star
| date = 13 April 2017
| url = https://www.star2.com/culture/2017/04/13/excerpt-khoo-kay-kim-memoir-i-kkk/
}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070310142641/http://sejarahmalaysia.pnm.my/portalBI/detail.php?section=sm07&spesifik_id=338&ttl_id=57 History of Malaysia]. Malaysian National Library. URL accessed on 10 April 2006.
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Category:Malaysian people of Hokkien descent
Category:Malaysian people of Chinese descent
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Category:Malaysian male writers
Category:Historians of Southeast Asia
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Category:Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia