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. This definition is loose enough to include people of a variety of ethnic backgrounds, and it therefore differs from the anthropological understanding of what constitutes an ethnic Malay.

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  • 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. This definition is loose enough to include people of a variety of ethnic backgrounds, and it therefore differs from the anthropological understanding of what constitutes an ethnic Malay. This understanding of the meaning of "Malay" in Malaysia has led to the creation of an ethnoreligious identity, where it has been suggested that a Malay cannot convert out of Islam as illustrated in the Federal Court decision in the case of Lina Joy. As of 2004, Malays made up an estimated 50.4% of the population of Malaysia. It is predicted that this proportion will rise due to birth rates higher than other ethnic groups.
  • 马来西亚马来人 (Malaysian Malay) 是马来西亚的宪法上所定义的马来民族，宪法定义的马来民族和马来族是有很大差别的。马来西亚马来人占国家总人口的65% ，华族25%，印度族8%。 根据马来西亚宪法第160条，宪法定义马来民族是必须要符合以下这几个条件： 出生马来西亚公民，自称是一个穆斯林。 习惯于讲马来语，拥护马来习俗和传统。 定居在马来西亚或新加坡。 这个定义是宽松的，它足以包括世界各种民族，只要符合以上的条件就有可能成为马来西亚马来人，因此它不同于人类学的马来民族。 然而，如果任何一个马来西亚马来人有企图叛教（改变信仰）或是有企图要退出伊斯兰教，将会被国家反对。如果某马来西亚马来人已经成功退出了伊斯兰教，此人就不再被国家宪法认为是马来西亚马来人。到目前为止，成功退出了伊斯兰教的马来西亚马来人的人数很少，请看 Lina Joy。
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  • Malaysian Malays
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  • Predominantly Malay with limited usage of English.
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  • 14.8 million (2008 census)
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  • Predominantly Sunni Islam of the Shafi'i school, with few other schools
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  • 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. This definition is loose enough to include people of a variety of ethnic backgrounds, and it therefore differs from the anthropological understanding of what constitutes an ethnic Malay.
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  • Malaysian Malay
  • 马来西亚马来人
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