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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Hui of Malaysia

The Hui of Malaysia, numbering approximately 18,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as a diaspora community of Hui (Chinese Muslims) in Malaysia They are an Diaspora people, with Hui as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Chinese-Hui people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam. They primarily speak Chinese, Mandarin.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Hui

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: Malaysia
People Cluster: Chinese-Hui
Primary Language(s): Chinese, Mandarin (cmn)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 18,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG020237
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chinese, Mandarin
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

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Chinese, Mandarin Speakers

Media Resources in Chinese, Mandarin:

Films:
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MagdalenaView Film
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The SaviorView Film

5 films

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Bible Resources in Chinese, Mandarin:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Revised Chinese Union Bible Shen Edition✓✓
Union Version✓✓
Union Version✓✓
Tianjing (Huizuban Shengjing)✓✓✓

4 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Chinese, Mandarin bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Hui:
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Pray specifically for the Hui of Malaysia

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
readEphesians 6:12

Pray for those ensnared by the darkness of this world, that they will recognize the spiritual forces at work and turn to the light of Christ.

Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.’ In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.
readJob 1:20-22

Pray that those who mourn will worship God in the midst of their suffering and loss, recognizing He is the source of all good things and that He is worthy of their praise and trust.

"And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you"...And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:38-40

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and serve others in faithfulness to Him, they will know that by serving others, they are serving Jesus, who is present with them.

And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
readColossians 1:20

As believers cross cultures to tell others about Jesus, praise God for allowing them to be a part of His reconciling all things to Himself, asking Him to help them remember their role in His beautiful plan of salvation for others.

Hui Across Countries (ROP3 - 103896) reported in the following countries:

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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
HuiPG007206HuiChina11,510,000Engaged yet UnreachedChinese, MandarinSunni Islam
HuiPG017642HuiTaiwan60,500Engaged yet UnreachedChinese, MandarinSunni Islam
HuiPG018444HuiSingapore18,000Unengaged and UnreachedChinese, MandarinSunni Islam
HuiPG020237HuiMalaysia18,000Unengaged and UnreachedChinese, MandarinSunni Islam
HuiPG025000HuiMyanmar9,800Unengaged and UnreachedChinese, MandarinSunni Islam
HuiPG043088HuiThailand91,500Engaged yet UnreachedChinese, MandarinSunni Islam
HuiPG049412HuiUnited States2,300Engaged yet UnreachedChinese, MandarinSunni Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

*Peoplegroups.org relies on updates from the field and other organizations for much of our data, so if you have any updates, please contact us. We use various international naming standards. For a list of these standards and fields, visit our Data Standards section.

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