- British Malays
infobox ethnic group
group = Malay Britons
flagicon|United Kingdom
poptime = Between 100,000 and 200,000Fact|date=July 2008
popplace =London
langs = English, Malay,Afrikaans
rels =Islam
related-c=Malays (ethnic group) ,Malaysian British ,East Asian British ,Cocos Malays ,Malay race ,Malays of Christmas Island Malay Britons or British Malays make up a part of overseas Malay population. Malays who came to the United Kingdom are mainly from
Malaysia ,Brunei ,Singapore ,South Africa andSri Lanka . As these immigrants came from former British colonies, they have been in the United Kingdom since British colonial rule, and mainly came to the nation to further their studies in institutions of higher learning. These Malays came from different ethnic groups but it is their Malay cultural assimilation and their religionIslam that unites them together as ethnic Malays. Many royal and aristrocrat Malay families have sent their children to study in one of the top universities in United Kingdom, and one of them was Tunku Abdul Rahman, the firstMalaysia nPrime Minister .External links
* [http://www.london-malay-festival.co.uk/ London Malay Festival]
* [http://www.nms-uk.com/ Nottingham Malay Society]
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