Passing of a gentle scholar

ONE OF THE SPEAKERS OF THE US AND MILITARISATION IN SE ASIA: WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR MALAYSIA: PROF LEE POH PING

LEE Poh Ping (pic) was a giant of a man in build and intellect. His passing is mourned. Lee’s writings, both academic and public, evince acumen, analytical rigour and intellectual provocation.

In 1967, he earned a first in History from Universiti Malaya and returned there to lecture. He was awarded the rank of full professor in 1992. Upon retirement in 1997, he had served for a decade at the Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (Ikmas).