 He is the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya from 1968 to 1988 and he was awarded the title of Professor Diraja (Royal Professor) in 1978.Ungku Abdul Aziz was born into a royal family- his father a Malayan prince and military officer while his mother was a Circassian woman.He graduated from the English College at Johor Bahru and the Malay School in Batu Pahat.