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{{Infobox school
 | name                    = The Malay College Kuala Kangsar
 | native_name             = {{nobold|{{lang|ms|Kolej Melayu Kuala Kangsar}}<br />{{lang|ms-Arab|{{Script|Arab|كوليج ملايو كوالا كڠسر}}}}}}
 | image                   = [[File:The Malay College Emblem.png|200px]]
 | motto                   = {{Langx|la|Fiat Sapientia Virtus}}
 | motto_translation       = Manliness Through Wisdom
 | address                 = Jalan Tun Razak
 | city                    = [[Kuala Kangsar]]
 | state                   = [[Perak]]
 | country                 = [[Malaysia]]
 | type                    = [[Boarding school|Full boarding school]] <br> [[State school|Government]] [[cluster school]] <br> [[Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi|High performance school]] 
 | established             = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1905|1|2}}<ref name=arkib>[http://www.arkib.gov.my/web/guest/maktab-melayu-kuala-kangsar Maktab Melayu Kuala Kangsar], arkib.gov.my</ref>
 | founders                = [[Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah of Perak|Sultan Idris of Perak]] <br> [[Sulaiman of Selangor|Sultan Sulaiman of Selangor]] <br> [[Ahmad Mua’zzam Shah of Pahang|Sultan Ahmad of Pahang]] <br> [[Muhammad of Negeri Sembilan|Yamtuan Muhammad Shah of Negeri Sembilan]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mckk.edu.my/about/about-mckk/|title = About MCKK}}</ref>
 | chair_label             = Royal Patron
 | chair                   = [[Conference of Rulers]] <br> [[Nazrin Shah of Perak|Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak]]
 | chairman                = Tun [[Mohammed Hanif Omar]]
 | headmaster              = Aimin Fadhlee Mahmud Zuhodi
 | grades                  = Form 1 – Form 5 <br> Year 1 & 2 of IB Diploma Programme
 | gender                  = [[Single-sex education|Male]]
 | houses                  = Idris, Sulaiman, Mohd Shah, Ahmad
 | colours                 = {{Color box|white|border=silver}}{{Color box|red|border=silver}}{{Color box|yellow|border=silver}}{{Color box|black|border=silver}} White, Red, Yellow, Black
 | accreditation           = [[Ministry of Education (Malaysia)|Ministry of Education]]<br>[[International Baccalaureate Organisation]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Directory: Malay College Kuala Kangsar|url=http://www.ibo.org/en/school/006009|publisher=[[International Baccalaureate Organisation]]}}</ref>
 | yearbook                = The Malay College Magazine
 | affiliations            = [[Sekolah Berasrama Penuh]] <br> [[Global Alliance of Leading-Edge Schools|GALES]] <br> [https://www.leapedservices.com/our-programmes/trust-schools/ Trust School]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cikguayu.my/senarai-terkini-sekolah-amanah-di-seluruh-malaysia/|title = List of Trust Schools}}</ref> <br> SBP School of Global Excellence<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pibg.mckk.edu.my/kata-aluan-ydp/|title = Foreword by Chairman of the Parent-Teachers Association of MCKK}}</ref>
 | alumni                  = The Malay College Old Boys Association
 | website                 = {{URL|www.mckk.edu.my}}
 | picture                 = File:MCKK_Big_School.jpg
 | medium of language      = [[Malay language|Malay]], [[English language|English]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]], [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[French language|French]]
 | enrolment               = 650
}}

'''The Malay College Kuala Kangsar''' (abbreviated '''MCKK'''; {{Langx|ms|Kolej Melayu Kuala Kangsar}}; {{Langx|ms-Arab|كوليج ملايو كوالا كڠسر|label=[[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]}}) is a [[boarding school|residential school]] in [[Malaysia]]. It is an all-boys<ref>[http://www.utusan.com.my/rencana/kecemerlangan-sekolah-satu-gender-1.198650 Kecemerlangan sekolah satu gender], Utusan Online</ref> and all-[[Malay people|Malay]] school in the royal town of [[Kuala Kangsar]], [[Perak]]. It is sometimes dubbed "the [[Eton College]] of the East".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mynewshub.my/eng/2012/06/rpk-on-mckk-what-happened-in-those-100-years/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628022036/http://mynewshub.my/eng/2012/06/rpk-on-mckk-what-happened-in-those-100-years/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 June 2013 |title=MyNewsHub &#124; RPK: What Happened In Those 100 Years? |publisher=Mynewshub.my |date=29 June 2012 |access-date=6 December 2013 }}</ref>

The Malay College Kuala Kangsar was awarded the [[Cluster School of Excellence]] title by the [[Ministry of Education (Malaysia)]]. Since 2010, the school was awarded the [[Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi]] or High Performance School<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2005/03/27/mckk-declared-a-national-heritage-by-king-in-elaborate-ceremony/|title=Archives; The Star Online|last=Baharom|first=Raslan|date=27 March 2005|publisher=Thestar.com.my|access-date=6 December 2013}}</ref> title, a title awarded to Malaysian top schools. The school has been selected as an [[International Baccalaureate]] (IB) World School for Diploma Programme since 2011 and Middle Years Programme since 2016. The Malay College Kuala Kangsar offers the national curriculum (SPM) while implementing IB curriculum standards. MCKK is also a member of an international organisation of best secondary schools in the world called [[Global Alliance of Leading-Edge Schools]] led by [[Raffles Institution|Raffles Institution of Singapore]]. About 10% of current students are with public & private scholarships, such as [[Bank Negara Malaysia]], [[Telekom Malaysia]], Yayasan Peneraju Pendidikan Bumiputera and many more.

The school is one of only two boarding schools in Malaysia (the other is [[Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah|Sekolah Alam Shah]], under the patronage of Sultan of Selangor) that are under royal patronage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2005/03/27/mckk-declared-a-national-heritage-by-king-in-elaborate-ceremony/|title=MCKK declared a national heritage by King in elaborate ceremony - Nation {{!}} The Star Online|website=www.thestar.com.my|access-date=2017-11-04}}</ref> The school's patron is the [[Conference of Rulers]]. As an institution under the royal patronage of Conference of Rulers, the school receives royal visits from the [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]], King of Malaysia every five years and every year from the [[Sultan of Perak]] as school's board chairman. The board members are also appointed by the Conference.

The school specialises in rugby, basketball, hockey, debate, robotics and most prominently, leadership.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pemandu.gov.my/gtp/upload/78971400-f8d4-4956-a277-f77fde8bbd8c.pdf|title=Improving Student Outcome|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105212656/http://www.pemandu.gov.my/gtp/upload/78971400-f8d4-4956-a277-f77fde8bbd8c.pdf|archive-date=5 November 2013|work=Pemandu}}</ref>

==History==
The Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) is the first fully residential school in Malaysia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.malaysia-students.com/boarding-schools-residential-schools-in-malaysia|title=Boarding Schools / Residential Schools in Malaysia - Malaysia Students Web|website=web.malaysia-students.com|access-date=2017-11-04}}</ref> Established on 2 January 1905, it was originally known as the '''Malay Residential School''' of Kuala Kangsar, also then formerly known as ''Maktab Melayu Kuala Kangsar'' in Malay.<ref name=arkib/>

The school was the brainchild of [[Richard James Wilkinson|R J Wilkinson]], inspector of schools for the Federated Malay States. In a letter to the resident-general dated 24 February 1904 he wrote about "establishing at a suitable locality in the F.M.S., a special residential school for the education of Malays of good family and for the training of Malay boys for admission to certain branches of Government service".

William Hargreaves, headmaster of [[Penang Free School]], was appointed as the first headmaster to lead the establishment of the school with 40 pioneering students. Since 1965, the Malay College has been led by Malay headmasters.

As it was founded to educate the Malay elite, being royal children and the sons of Malay nobility of [[Federation of Malaya]], [[Brunei]] and [[Sarawak]],<ref>{{Cite report |title=Federation of Malaya: Annual Report 1946 |date= |url=https://www.google.com.my/books/edition/_/efMNAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1 |issue= |doi= |volume= |pmid= |access-date=2024-11-27 |publisher=[[The Stationery Office]] |page=56 |language=English}}</ref> few of its early students were from commoner families. However, during [[Abdul Razak Hussein|Tun Abdul Razak Hussein's]] tenure as [[Ministry of Education (Malaysia)|Minister of Education]] in 1947, as a result of rising [[Malay nationalism]], he democratised the intake. This is mainly because of his experience as an alumnus there, where he found out the aristocrats that gained admittance to this college were mainly below par compared to their less-privileged peers in [[Victoria Institution]] and [[Raffles Institution]]. Their status as aristocrats had caused them not to be independent and to have no willingness to strive for a better future.<ref name="Paridah">Paridah(2009), p. 3</ref> Today, only selected Malay boys aged 13 to 17 from around Malaysia are educated there.

Some of the well known teachers include [[Zainal Abidin Ahmad (writer)|Pendeta Za'Ba]] and [[Anthony Burgess]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2010&dt=0921&pub=Kosmo&sec=Rencana_Utama&pg=ru_01.htm|title=Kosmo! Online - Rencana Utama|access-date=14 August 2013|archive-date=22 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922213341/http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2010&dt=0921&pub=Kosmo&sec=Rencana_Utama&pg=ru_01.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The ''Straits Echo'' on 15 April 1905 reported that a few boys were placed in cozy dormitories in Hargreaves’ rented house, while the others were stabled in small houses formerly occupied by the Malayan Railway clerks. The second half of the school, conducted by Mr. Vanrenen was held in a fowl house. There were 40 boys in the first intake.

The sanction for the building of a permanent school became official on 23 December 1905; by 1 May 1909, the Big School was first brought into use. On Saturday, 11 December 1909, the Big School was officially opened by the Sultan of Perak, and the auspicious date also marked the change in the name of the school from the Malay Residential School of Kuala Kangsar to the Malay College Kuala Kangsar.<ref>{{cite web |author=Oleh Mohd. Azli Adlan |url=http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2010&dt=0921&pub=Kosmo&sec=Rencana_Utama&pg=ru_01.htm |title=Kosmo! Online - Rencana Utama |publisher=Kosmo.com.my |access-date=6 December 2013 |archive-date=22 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922213341/http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2010&dt=0921&pub=Kosmo&sec=Rencana_Utama&pg=ru_01.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The change seems to have seen greater emphasis on the original aim of MCKK. A report from 1910 said: "From this school the Government have great hopes that the sons of Malays of the Raja and higher class will be educated and trained on the lines of an [[Public school (United Kingdom)|English Public School]] and be fitted to take a share in the Government of their Country."

Since its inception, more than 5,000 boys (and 2 girls)<ref>{{cite news|title=Malay College Kuala Kangsar's first female student dies |url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/08/167861/malay-college-kuala-kangsars-first-female-student-dies|access-date=24 August 2016|agency=New Straits Times|date=24 August 2016}}</ref> have entered the gates of MCKK. The first The Malay College Magazine was published in 1939. The compulsory white uniforms were introduced in 1949, before that, the students wore Malay dress. The MCKK ''samping'' designed and woven in Terengganu consisting of black, yellow and red (with resultant overlapping colours) was introduced in 1939 to be worn with white ''[[Baju Melayu]]'' and black ''songkok'' was made the optional Malay uniform. It was only made compulsory in 1959 by the last British Headmaster, NJ Ryan.

The Headmaster changed the names of the 3 Houses (Rookies, Heads and Wheelies) to the four names of FMS Rulers in 1905. He was the same Headmaster who personally raised the [[UMNO]] flag on Federation Day, 01/02/1948, when the MCKK boys assembled to celebrate the demise of the [[Malayan Union]] and to sing the "new Malay National Anthem" as described by Hashim Sam Latiff. MCKK adopted (and perhaps adapt) that tune to be the MCKK Anthem using the words in the "Ode to the MCKK" penned by teacher-cum-poet/writer/composer Anthony Burgess. His words, turned into lyrics for the anthem, manifests the meaning of ''Fiat Sapientia Virtus''.

In October 1989, [[Elizabeth II|the Queen]], Elizabeth II and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Philip]], Duke of Edinburgh visited the school.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zxKLiRMVga0C&q=TAN+SRI+RAZALI+ISMAIL+MCKK&pg=PA431|title=MCKK Impressions, 1905-2005|year=2004|publisher=Utusan Publications |isbn=9789676116550|access-date=22 September 2015}}</ref>

In 2004, the college was placed under purview of the rulers with then Crown Prince of Perak, [[Raja Nazrin Shah|Raja Dr Nazrin Shah]]  appointed as board chairman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/mckk-veterans-honoured-1.97441|title=Nation|work=NST Online|access-date=22 September 2015}}</ref>

The college celebrated its centenary on 26 March 2005, attended by dignitaries, old boys, and townspeople. The [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]] of Malaysia attended the event, along with the royal rulers of the states of [[Perak]], [[Selangor]] and [[Negeri Sembilan]] as well as the governor of [[Malacca]]. The college were also proclaimed as the Heritage Institution of Culture and Country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://melayuonline.com/eng/news/read/8656/mckk-brought-change-to-malay-education-system|title=MCKK Brought Change To Malay Education System|work=melayuonline.com|access-date=22 September 2015}}</ref>

On 10 June 2006, Emperor [[Akihito]] and Empress [[Michiko]] of Japan visited the school. The monarchs had promised to visit the school in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/printable.php?id=202725 |title=Malaysian National News Agency |publisher=Bernama |date=10 June 2006 |access-date=6 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213063112/http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/printable.php?id=202725 |archive-date=13 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Since 30 May 2007, the Malaysian Ministry of Education has recognised MCKK as a cluster school.

In 2010, the school have been selected to be among the first High Performance Schools while in 2013, the Prep School celebrated its centenary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nst.com.my/streets/northern/mckk-old-boys-celebrate-prep-school-s-100th-year-1.283448|title=Streets|work=NST Online|access-date=22 September 2015}}</ref>

MCKK has also hosted two international events, which are The Malay College Youth Development Summit<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/06/09/mckk-to-host-youth-development-summit-2012-june-17-25/|title=MCKK to host Youth Development Summit 2012 June 17-25|work=BorneoPost Online - Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News|access-date=22 September 2015}}</ref> since 2008 until now, and [[The Malay College Rugby Premier Sevens]] since 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nst.com.my/sports/other/regaining-mckk-s-lost-glories-not-an-easy-task-1.223205 |title=Regaining MCKK's lost glories not an easy task - Other - New Straits Times |publisher=Nst.com.my |date=23 February 2013 |access-date=6 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213133500/http://www.nst.com.my/sports/other/regaining-mckk-s-lost-glories-not-an-easy-task-1.223205 |archive-date=13 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Both events consist of international schools across the globe such as Southeast Asian countries like Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand getting together with premier schools from India, South Korea, South Africa and Australia.

==Buildings==

[[Image:MalayCollegeClockTower.jpg|thumb|right|The Clock Tower]]

The most recognisable feature of the school is the Big School (built in 1909), a building with pseudo [[Greco-Roman architecture]] fronted by a [[Rugby football|rugby]] field. The school is built to accommodate 100 students initially, but in 1910, there were 139 boys in the School Register, 124 of them boarders. Thus, the planning for the construction of the Preparatory School was considered and it was referred to as the ''Sekolah Kechil''. The block was completed by 1913 when it took in its first boarders. It was then referred to as the Prep School. It admitted boys who had completed Standard 4 and were being "prepared" for secondary school boarding experience by completing their Standard 5 and Form Remove at the Prep School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/i-was-a-student-at-mckk-prep-school-1.305686 |title=I was a student at MCKK Prep School - General - New Straits Times |publisher=Nst.com.my |date=23 June 2013 |access-date= 6 December 2013}}</ref> In 1955, the West and East Wing, as well as the administration block and Clock Tower were added. The administrative block (New School) was opened by [[British High Commissioner in Malaya|High Commissioner]] for the [[Federation of Malaya]], [[Donald MacGillivray]], in 1955. The West and the East Wing, with the original Big School, make up what is now called the Big School. Dorms 1-6 are located in the East Wing, 7–16 in the Overfloor and 17–22 in the West Wing. Two more hostel blocks, the Pavilion and New Hostel were built in 1963 and 1972 respectively; the latter houses second formers. Another prominent feature of the school is the Big Tree, a rain tree (''[[Samanea saman]]'') in front of the East Wing that is said to be as old as the original Big School itself.[[File:MCKK New School.jpg|thumb|374x374px|New School, Malay College|center]]

==Sports==
The college ground is the only place in Asia where an [[Eton Fives]] court is found. The court is located on the south side of the Big School, nearby the IB World School campus. With the introduction of squash in 1938, Eton Fives began to lose popularity at the school until it was not played at all. Since [https://www.etonfives.com/season-archive/2015-archive/910-the-only-way-is-asia a trip in August 2014] by the top UK coach Anthony Theodossi and his assistant, the game's popularity has grown and more students are now playing again. Since then, the students have competed in The Schools National Championships, United Kingdom at [[Highgate School]], [[Eton College]] and [[Shrewsbury School]].

The school is currently the best rugby school team in the nation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nst.com.my/sports/other/regaining-mckk-s-lost-glories-not-an-easy-task-1.223205|title=Regaining MCKK's lost glories not an easy task|department=Sports|work=[[New Straits Times]]|access-date=22 September 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213133500/http://www.nst.com.my/sports/other/regaining-mckk-s-lost-glories-not-an-easy-task-1.223205|archive-date=13 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}{{page needed|date=March 2024}}</ref> Nicknamed "MCKK All Blacks" after the [[All Blacks|New Zealand national team]] for its all black strip, they even perform the [[haka]] before matches.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}} Traditionally, it has held match series against the [[Vajiravudh College]] of Thailand since 1960. In odd-numbered years, the match is held in Kuala Kangsar. In even-numbered years, it is held in Bangkok.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}} In addition to this, MCKK competes with its prominent rivals every year in a multi-games carnival.

The school basketball team is called "MCKK Cagers" and won [[:ms:Hari Kecemerlangan Sekolah Berasrama Penuh|Piala Hamdan Tahir]], the boarding-schools basketball championship, 20 times since 1977, the most in Malaysian history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mckk.edu.my/news/49-co-curricular-activities/192-mckk-johan-pertandingan-bola-keranjang-hksbp-2012-287.html |title=MCKK Johan Pertandingan Bola Keranjang HKSBP 2012 |publisher=Mckk.edu.my |date=14 June 2012 |access-date= 6 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saifuddinabdullah.com.my/post/2010/01/03/The-all-Malay-basketball-team-was-a-crowd-favourite.aspx |title=The all-Malay basketball team was a crowd favourite |publisher=Saifuddinabdullah.com.my |access-date= 6 December 2013}}</ref> MCKK debate teams have won [[:ms:Hari Kecemerlangan Sekolah Berasrama Penuh|Piala Perdana Menteri]], the boarding-schools national debate, six times for Malay category and four times for English category.

===Rivalries===
MCKK has over the years established academic and sports rivalries with several premier schools, for example, [[Royal Military College (Malaysia)|Royal Military College]], [[Victoria Institution]], both in the capital Kuala Lumpur, [[King Edward VII School (Taiping)|King Edward VII School]] of Taiping, [[Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah|Sekolah Alam Shah]] in Putrajaya, and its neighbour, [[:ms:Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Clifford Kuala Kangsar|Clifford Secondary School]]. Notably, the most prominent rival is [[Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman]] in Ipoh, which is one of the oldest Malay boarding school in Perak along with the MCKK.

==Tuesday Activities==
Unlike other schools in Malaysia, co-curricular activities at the College are usually conducted every Tuesday. There are two types of co-curricular activities which are Club & Societies and Uniformed Bodies. The students wear their uniformed body attire on this day. The uniformed bodies that are present in the school are The Malay College Marching Band, [[:ms:Pasukan Kadet Bersatu Malaysia|Army Cadet Corps]], [[Malaysian Red Crescent Society|Red Crescent Society]], [[:ms:Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia|Scout Troops]], [[:ms:Kadet bomba|Fire Brigade Cadet]] and [[Kadet Remaja Sekolah Malaysia|Malaysia Youth Cadet Corps]]. Club & Societies at the college come and go depending on the interests of the teachers and boys at the college at the time, but some have been around for a long period. Some of the Clubs & Societies that are currently in existence include: Debate, History, French Language, English Language, Malay Language, Innovation, Robotics, and more.

== Alumni association ==
[[File:MCOBA logo.png|thumb|Old Boys Association logo]]
The [[alumni association]] of MCKK is known as the Malay College Old Boys' Association (MCOBA) and it was established in 1929. In 2009, the association enrolled its first non-Malay member, Liew Yong Choon.<ref>[http://www.mcoba.org/news/80-newsclips/197-mckk-old-boys-enrol-first-non-malay-member] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420110045/http://www.mcoba.org/news/80-newsclips/197-mckk-old-boys-enrol-first-non-malay-member|date=20 April 2012}}</ref> The alumni association is based in a dilapidated building called "Penthouse" of the MCOBA building on Jalan Syed Putra, Kuala Lumpur.

==Notable alumni ==
{{Main|List of Malay College Kuala Kangsar alumni}}

<gallery class="center" widths="160" heights="160" perrow="6" caption="Notable Malay College Kuala Kangsar Alumni">
File:HRH Tuanku Abdul Rahman Ibni Al-Marhum Tuanku Muhammad. The Tuanku Ja'afar Royal Gallery, Seremban.jpg|[[Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan]], [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong|1st Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia]]
File:HRH Tuanku Ja'afar Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.jpg|[[Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan]], [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong|10th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia]]
File:Portrait of D.Y.M.M. Maulana Al-Sultan Sir Omar Ali Saifuddin Saadul Khairi Waddin.jpg|[[Omar Ali Saifuddien III]], [[Sultan of Brunei|29th Sultan of Brunei]]
File:PM Kishida meeting with PM Ibrahim of Malaysia (cropped, 3to4 portrait).jpg|[[Anwar Ibrahim]], [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|10th Prime Minister of Malaysia]]
File:Rafizi Ramli January 2023 (cropped).jpg|[[Rafizi Ramli]], [[Minister of Economy (Malaysia)|Malaysian Minister of Economy]]
File:Nik Nazmi 2023.jpg|[[Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad]], [[Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (Malaysia)|Malaysian Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability]]
File:Tengku Zafrul 2022 (cropped).jpg|[[Tengku Zafrul Aziz|Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz]], [[Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Malaysia)|Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry]]
File:Onnjaafarportrait.jpg|[[Onn Jaafar]], 7th [[Menteri Besar of Johor]]
File:Tan Sri Razali Ismail (cropped).jpg|[[Razali Ismail]], [[President of the United Nations General Assembly]]
File:Dzulkifli Abdul Razak.jpg|[[Dzulkifli Abdul Razak]], Rector of the [[International Islamic University Malaysia]]
File:Ar Sarly Adre Sarkum.jpg|[[Sarly Adre Sarkum]], Council Member of the Malaysian Institute of Architects
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To this date, seven [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]] out of seventeen that have ascended the throne were its alumni, including a [[Lord President of the Supreme Court]] and a [[Sultan of Brunei]]. Out of the four states that have [[Yang di-Pertua Negeri]], two states have had at least one alumnus reside in office. The father of [[Malay nationalism]] and the founder of [[United Malays National Organisation|Malaysia's largest party]] is also an alumnus. Two [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Prime Ministers]] received their education in the college. The college also has produced two [[Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat|Speakers of the Dewan Rakyat]]. The college's Old Boys also showed their presence in economy, education, law, armed forces and art.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arkib.gov.my/maktab_melayu |title=Maktab Melayu Kuala Kangsar - Arkib Negara Malaysia |access-date=2014-01-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192200/http://www.arkib.gov.my/maktab_melayu |archive-date=2 January 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

The novelist and composer [[Anthony Burgess]] (1917–93), author of ''[[The Malayan Trilogy|The Long Day Wanes: A Malayan Trilogy]]'', was a master at MCKK. He taught English and history and was housemaster at King's Pavilion, between 1956 and 1957, during the headmastership of J.D.R. "Jimmy" Howell. According to Burgess' ''This Man & Music'', he wrote some music there under the influence of the country, notably [[Sinfoni Melayu]] for orchestra and brass band, which included cries of [[Merdeka]] (independence) from the audience. No score of any, however, has been delivered to posterity.<ref>[http://www.anthonyburgess.org/anthony-burgess-his-life-work/music/1954-59.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412072526/http://www.anthonyburgess.org/anthony-burgess-his-life-work/music/1954-59.htm|date=12 April 2010}}</ref> The "Ode: Celebration for a Malay College", Burgess had written for the college's 50th anniversary in 1955, "was swiftly expunged from the school's choral repertoire", when "within months ... he had to leave the school after falling out with the headmaster, JD Howell. The following year Burgess published his first novel, ''[[Time for a Tiger]]''. A thinly veiled account of his time at Kuala Kangsar, it so cruelly caricatured Howell and his colleagues that, as Burgess recalled in his autobiography, some of those who deemed themselves traduced 'sought advice about libel' from a local lawyer. The verses of the Ode have survived but not Burgess' original melody.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/unveiled-work-by-anthony-burgess-suppressed-for-years-2151578.html "Unveiled: Work by Anthony Burgess suppressed for years; The exclusive Malaysian school where the author taught finally allows his ode to be performed," by Sholto Byrnes, ''Independent'' (London), 5 December 2010]</ref>

The college alumni were also noted as being influential in bringing the [[Punk rock|punk]] music into Malaysia.<ref name="Ismail, Febriansyah and Syed Anuar">{{cite book |last1=Ismail |first1=Muhammad Takiyuddin |last2=Febriansyah |first2=Muhamad |last3=Syed Anuar |first3=Sharifah Nurshaihdah |title=Punk, Penentangan dan Politik Transnasionalisme |date=February 3, 2003 |publisher=Strategic Information and Research Development Centre |isbn=9789670960593 |url=https://www.google.com.my/books/edition/Punk_Penentangan_dan_Politik_Transnasion/vIurEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=sekolah+menengah+sains+terengganu&pg=PT84&printsec=frontcover |access-date=15 November 2024 |language=Malay}}</ref>

== Headmasters ==

{| class="wikitable"
!From
!To
!Headmasters
|-
|1905
|1916
|William Hargreaves
|-
|1917
|1919
|J.O. May
|-
|1920
|1923
|L.A.S. Jermyn
|-
|1923
|1938
|C. Bazell
|-
|1938
|1949
|H.R. Carey
|-
|1950
|1953
|K.D. Luke
|-
|1953
|1958
|J.D.R. Howell
|-
|1958
|1960
|P.G. Haig
|-
|1960
|1965
|Dato' N.J. Ryan
|-
|1965
|1968
|Dato' Abdul Aziz Ismail
|-
|1969
|1971
|Dato' Syed Abu Bakar Barakbah
|-
|1971
|1973
|Dato' Mohd. Ghazali Hj. Hanafiah
|-
|1973
|1975
|Nordin Nasir
|-
|1975
|1977
|Dato' Abdul Rahman Mohd Ali
|-
|1977
|1982
|Wan Abdul Aziz Wan Hamzah
|-
|1982
|1984
|Syed Alwi Syed Aljunid
|-
|1985
|1987
|Zainal Abidin Hj. Ahmad
|-
|1987
|1992
|Dato' Rashdi Ramlan
|-
|1992
|1994
|Dato' Hj. Hassan Hashim
|-
|1994
|1999
|Datuk Hj. Baharom Kamari
|-
|1999
|2004
|Tan Sri Dato' Hj. Alimuddin Hj. Mohd Dom
|-
|2004
|2009
|Dato' Hj. Mohd Rauhi Isa
|-
|2010
|2020
|Anand Baharuddin
|-
|2020
|2025
|Mohd Shahadan Abdul Rahman
|-
|2025
|Present
|Aimin Fadhlee Mahmud Zuhodi
|}

==See also==
* [[Education in Malaysia]]
*[[List of Malay College Kuala Kangsar alumni]]

==References==

=== Footnotes ===
{{Reflist|2}}

=== Bibliography ===
* [[Khasnor Johan|Johan, Khasnor]]. ''Educating The Malay Elite: The Malay College Kuala Kangsar, 1905-1941.'' Pustaka Antara. Malay College Old Boys Association. The Malaysian Branch of the [[Royal Asiatic Society]]. {{ISBN|967-937-356-8}}
* Johan, Khasnor. ''Leadership But What's Next?'' {{ISBN|983-3318-52-5}}
* Paridah Abd. Samad (2009). ''Datuk Seri Najib: A Long Political Journey. From The Golden Boy of Malaysian Politics to Malaysia's Sixth Prime Minister''. Partisan Publication & Distribution. {{ISBN|978-983-99417-4-6}}

== Further reading ==
* Neil J Ryan. ''The Last Expatriate: Reminiscences of an educationalist in Malaysia''. Utusan Publications & Distributors Sdn. Bhd. {{ISBN|967-61-1730-7}}
* Nik Ismail Nik Daud. Arbain Kadri. ''Prosiding Simposium MCOBA 1.'' 3 December 1989.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Malay College Kuala Kangsar}}
* [https://mckk.edu.my Official website]

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