dirtnapp / died in 2026 / is syed muhammad naquib al-attas alive or dead?
Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas
Expert in Islamic studies and writer from Malaysia
browse: philosophers, university teachers, writers
dead
- born
- 1931
- died
- 2026
- age at death
- 94
- known for
- philosopher, university teacher, writer
1931 – 2026

tell everyone
who syed muhammad naquib al-attas is
Syed Muhammad al Naquib bin Ali al-Attas was a Malaysian Muslim philosopher of Arab descent. He was considered one of the few contemporary scholars who was thoroughly rooted in the traditional Islamic sciences and studied theology, philosophy, metaphysics, history, and literature. He pioneered the concept of Islamisation of knowledge.
where this comes from
wikidata records a date of death for Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas in 2026, which is how we know. your browser re-checks this against wikidata on every visit, so it’s current even if the page itself was cached a while ago.
read wikipedia →wikidata record (Q4115175) →something wrong? →
others who died in 2026

Luisa Muraro
deadItalian philosopher and writer
1940 – 2026

Jürgen Habermas
deadGerman sociologist and philosopher
1929 – 2026

Dragoljub Mićunović
deadSerbian politician and academic
1930 – 2026

Anthony Kenny
deadBritish philosopher
1931 – 2026
Bernhard Waldenfels
deadGerman philosopher
1934 – 2026
Servet Pëllumbi
deadAlbanian politician
1936 – 2026