Asmah Haji Omar

Born (1940-03-05) 5 March 1940 (age 86)

Jitra, Kedah, Malaysia

Alma mater

• University of Indonesia
• University of London (PhD)

ThesisThe Iban Language of Sarawak: A Grammatical Description (1969)

DisciplineLinguist

Dato' Asmah Haji Omar
Born	(1940-03-05) 5 March 1940 (age 86) Jitra, Kedah, Malaysia
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Indonesia University of London (PhD)
Thesis	The Iban Language of Sarawak: A Grammatical Description (1969)
Academic work
Discipline	Linguist
Sub-discipline	Languages of Malaysia
Institutions	University of Malaysia

Asmah binti Omar (born 5 March 1940)^[1] is a Malaysian linguist. She is an emeritus professor at the Academy of Malay Studies, University of Malaya (UM). She was formerly Dean of the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics of the university.^[2] She was invited by Sultan Idris Education University (Tanjong Malim, Perak) to occupy the Za'ba Chair of Malay Civilization, and established the Institute of Malay Civilization (2001–2005) after retiring.^[1]