Education
Before he graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy from Waseda University in Tokyo, he studied at English College Johore Bahru his secondary school.
Before he graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy from Waseda University in Tokyo, he studied at English College Johore Bahru his secondary school.
He is the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya from 1968 to 1988 and he was awarded the title of Professor Diraja (Regius Professor) in 1978. Abdul Aziz is a cousin of Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas and Syed Hussein Alatas as well as Sultan Ibrahim of Johor on his father"s side. His father was of Malay and Circassian descent, while his mother was English.