The Encyclopedia of Malaysia is a multi-volume encyclopedia about Malaysia. To date, 13 volumes of the planned 16-volume series have been published. Each volume deals with a single subject area and is composed of thematic, double-page spreads. Over 400 authors, mainly Malaysians, have contributed to the series. The patron of The Encyclopedia of Malaysia is Tun Mahathir bin Mohamad

Mahathir bin Mohamad

Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad . is a Malaysian politician who was the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the post for 22 years from 1981 to 2003, making him Malaysia's longest serving Prime Minister. His political career spanned almost 40 years.Born and raised in Alor Setar, Kedah, Mahathir...

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In 1998, first five volumes were launched by Dato' Seri

Malay titles

The Malay language has a complex system of titles and honorifics, which are still used extensively in Malaysia and Brunei. Singapore, whose Malay royalty was abolished by the British colonial government in 1891, has adopted civic titles for its leaders....

 Mohd. Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak

Najib Tun Razak

Dato' Sri Haji Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak is the sixth, and since 2009, Prime Minister of Malaysia. He previously held the post of Deputy Prime Minister from 7 January 2004 until he succeeded Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as Prime Minister on 3 April 2009. Najib is President of the United...

 who was then the Minister of Education in Malaysia. Volumes 6 and 7 were launched in 2001 by HRH the Sultan of Selangor (at that time the Regent of Selangor). Volumes 8 and 9 were launched by Dato' Seri Utama

Malay titles

The Malay language has a complex system of titles and honorifics, which are still used extensively in Malaysia and Brunei. Singapore, whose Malay royalty was abolished by the British colonial government in 1891, has adopted civic titles for its leaders....

 Rais Yatim

Rais Yatim

Dato' Seri Utama Dr. Rais Yatim is the current Malaysian Information, Communications, and Culture Minister. His ministry is considered a new ministry formed from the merger of three separate ministries in Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's smaller cabinet...

, Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage, Malaysia, in 2004. Volume 10 was launched by Dato' Abdullah bin Md Zin, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Religious Affairs, Malaysia, in December 2005. On 29 August 2006, volume 11 was launched by Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia at that time.

Published volumes

1. The Environment ISBN 981-3018-39-9 (Volume editor: Prof. Dato' Dr Sham Sani)
2. Plants ISBN 981-3018-40-2 (Volume editor: Dr E. Soepadmo)
3. Animals ISBN 981-3018-41-0 (Volume editor: Prof. Dr Yong Hoi Sen)
4. Early History ISBN 981-3018-42-9 (Volume editor: Prof. Dato' Dr Nik Hassan Shuhaimi)
5. Architecture ISBN 981-3018-43-7 (Volume editor: Chen Voon Fee)
6. The Seas ISBN 981-3018-45-3 (Volume editors: Prof. Dr Ong Jin Eong and Prof. Dr Gong Wooi Khoon)
7. Early Modern History ISBN 981-3018-47-X (Volume editor: Prof. Dr Cheah Boon Kheng)
8. Performing Arts ISBN 981-3018-56-9 (Volume editor: Prof. Dr Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof)
9. Languages and Literature ISBN 981-3018-52-6 (Volume editor: Prof. Dato' Dr Asmah Haji Omar)
10. Religions and Beliefs ISBN 981-3018-51-8 (Volume editors: Prof. Dr M. Kamal Hassan and Dr Ghazali bin Basri)
11. Government and Politics ISBN 981-3018-55-0 (Volume editor: Prof. Dato' Dr Zakaria Haji Ahmad)
12. Peoples and Traditions ISBN 981-3018-53-4 (Volume editor: Prof. Dato' Dr Hood Salleh)
13. The Economy ISBN 978-981-3018-44-0 (Volume editor: Prof. Dr H. Osman Rani)
14. Crafts and the Visual Arts ISBN 978-981-3018-57-0 (Volume editor: Datuk Syed Ahmad Jamal)
15. Sports and Recreation ISBN 978-981-4155-61-8 (Volume editor: Tan Sri Dato' Seri (Dr) Ahmad Sarji bin Abdul Hamid)
16. The Malay Sultanates ISBN 978-981-3018-54-9 (Volume editors: Datuk Prof. Emeritus Dr Mohd Taib Osman and Prof. Emeritus Dato' Dr Khoo Kay Kim)

External links

• The Encyclopedia of Malaysia, Official website.