Dr. Shafie Salleh is a Malaysian politician and former Higher Education Minister of Malaysia. He is a strong advocate of the racialist ideology of Ketuanan Melayu

Ketuanan Melayu

Ketuanan Melayu is a political concept emphasizing Malay preeminence in present day Malaysia. The Malays of peninsular Malaysia claimed a special position and special rights owing to their long domicile and the role of the Malay rulers of the nine Malay states...

and the exclusion of non-Malay

Malaysian Malay

In Malaysia, the Malay population is defined by Article 160 of the Malaysian Constitution as someone born to a Malaysian citizen who professes to be a Muslim, habitually speaks the Malay language, adheres to Malay customs and is domiciled in Malaysia or Singapore...

 from certain institutions of higher learning.

At the 2004 UMNO General Assembly, Deputy Permanent Chairman Badruddin Amiruldin

Badruddin Amiruldin

Dato' Paduka Hajji Badruddin bin Amiruldin is a Malay Malaysian politician. He was born in 1951. He is currently the Deputy Permanent Chairman of the United Malays National Organisation , the largest Malay political party in the country and the leader of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition...

 waved a book on the May 13 Riots, warning: "Fifty-eight years ago we had an agreement with the other races, in which we permitted them to menumpang [reside temporarily] on this land. ... Let no one from the other races ever question the rights of Malays on this land. Don't question the religion, because this is my right on this land". Then Higher Education Minister Shafie Salleh also declared at the assembly that non-Bumiputras would never be permitted to enter the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), which is Bumiputra-only: "I will not compromise on this matter".

At the 2005 AGM, UMNO Youth leader, Hishamuddin Hussein brandished the traditional Malay dagger

Dagger

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, the kris

Kris

The kris or keris is an asymmetrical dagger or sword nowadays most strongly associated with the culture of Indonesia, but also indigenous to Malaysia, Southern Thailand and Brunei. It is known as kalis in the southern Philippines. The kris is famous for its distinctive wavy blade , but many have...

, while warning the non-Bumiputras not to attack Malay rights and "ketuanan Melayu

Ketuanan Melayu

Ketuanan Melayu is a political concept emphasizing Malay preeminence in present day Malaysia. The Malays of peninsular Malaysia claimed a special position and special rights owing to their long domicile and the role of the Malay rulers of the nine Malay states...

" (translated variously as Malay supremacy or dominance). Again Shafie Salleh repeatedly stated that he would ensure the amount of new Malay students admitted would always exceed the old quotas set, and that UiTM would remain an all-Bumiputra institution. Quek, Kim (4 December 2004). "Unveiling the truth of Malay 'Special Rights'". Malaysia Today

Malaysia Today

Malaysia Today is a popular Malaysian news blog. It is known for being critical of both the governing Barisan Nasional coalition and opposition parties such as the Democratic Action Party and Parti Keadilan Rakyat. Its founder and chief editor is Raja Petra Kamarudin, a former political detainee...

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