Editing Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas (section)

==Awards and achievements==
Al-Attas developed a style and precise vocabulary that uniquely characterised his Malay writings and language. He has also studied Islamic and Malay civilisations. In 1975, he was conferred Fellow of the [[Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy]] for his contribution in the field of comparative philosophy. He was also a speaker and an active participant at the First World Conference on Islamic Education held at [[Mecca]] in 1977, where he chaired the Committee on Aims and Definitions of Islamic Education. From 1976 to 1977, he was a visiting professor of Islam at [[Temple University]], [[Philadelphia]], United States. In 1978. He chaired the [[UNESCO]] meeting of experts on Islamic history held at [[Aleppo]], [[Syria]].

He is the first holder of the Chair of Malay Language and Literature at the National University of Malaysia (1970–84), and the first holder of the Tun Abdul Razak Chair of Southeast Asian Studies at [[Ohio University]] (1980–82) and as the Founder-Director of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation (ISTAC) at the [[International Islamic University Malaysia]] (since 1987). He has delivered more than 400 lectures throughout Europe, the United States, Japan, the Far East and the Muslim world. [[Anwar Ibrahim]] in 1993, appointed him as the first holder of the Abu Hamid al-Ghazali Chair of Islamic Thought at ISTAC. [[King Hussein of Jordan]] made him a Member of the Royal Academy of Jordan in 1994, and in June 1995 the University of Khartoum conferred upon him the Degree of Honorary Doctorate of Arts (D.Litt.).

He was also a [[calligrapher]], his work was exhibited at the [[Tropenmuseum]] in Amsterdam in 1954. He planned and designed the: ISTAC building; the unique scroll of the al-Ghazali Chair (1993); the auditorium and mosque of ISTAC (1994); as well as their landscaping and interior decor.

===Honour of Malaysia===
* {{flagu|Malaysia}} : Commander of the [[Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia#Commander|Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia]] (P.S.M.) (2011)<ref name="Istiadat">{{cite web |title=Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa |url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp/ |website=Istiadat |access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref>
* {{flagu|Malaysia}} : Royal Professor "''Professor DiRaja''" (2024)<ref name="Tokoh Keilmuan Islam Kontemporari">{{cite web |title=Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas tokoh keilmuan Islam kontemporari|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/kolumnis/2024/11/1319415/syed-muhammad-naquib-al-attas-tokoh-keilmuan-islam-kontemporari |website=BHarian |access-date=11 March 2025}}</ref>