Penang Free School - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

A student pursuing his secondary education in the Free School is commonly known as a Free, once the individual leaves the Free School, he is an Old Free.

• Tunku Abdul Rahman, First Prime Minister of Malaysia.
• Anwar Fazal, influential figure in the worldwide social movement. Father of Malaysian NGO Movement
• Dr. Wu Lien-Teh, plague fighter and pioneer in the modernization of China's public health system.
• Dato' Eddy Choong, former All-England Badminton champion.
• Tengku Tan Sri Ahmad Rithauddeen, President of the United Nations Association of Malaysia (UNAM)
• Chung Thye Siong, son of Kapitan Chung Keng Quee of Penang and Perak and brother of Kapitan Chung Thye Phin, last Kapitan of Perak and Malaya.
• Tan Sri Datuk Seri Dr.Eusoffe Abdoolcader FCJ Former Federal Court Judge of Malaysia
• Wee Chong Jin (Dr), first Chief Justice of Singapore
• Tan Sri Azizan Zainul Abidin, former Petronas corporate figure.
• Tan Sri G. Rama Iyer, Secretary-General of the Primary Industries Ministry and noted civil servant.
• Danny Quah, economist and Head of Department of Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
• Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Assistant Secretary General for Economic Development in the United Nations’ Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
• Tan Sri Elyas Omar, first Datuk Bandar of Kuala Lumpur
• Datuk Dr Ismail Merican, Director General of Health
• Dennis Lee, pianist.
• Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin Tahir, Managing Director, Proton Holdings, ms:Syed Zainal Abidin Tahir.
• Datuk Che Khalib Mohamad Noh, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) Group President & CEO, .
• Tun Lim Chong Eu, 2nd Chief Minister of Penang
• P Ramlee, film actor, director, singer, songwriter, composer, and producer.
• Tan Sri Dato Seri Dr. Haji Yahaya Bin Ibrahim, Pro Chancellor, Sultan Idris University of Education
• Encik Ahmad Ibrahim, Former Minister of Health and Labor for Singapore