List of Malaysian Chinese
Encyclopedia
This is a list of prominent Malaysian Chinese
Malaysian Chinese
Malaysian Chinese is a Malaysian of Chinese origin. Most are descendants of Chinese who arrived between the fifteenth and the mid-twentieth centuries. Within Malaysia, they are usually simply referred to as "Chinese" in all languages. The term Chinese Malaysian is also sometimes used to refer to...

 people
, categorised by profession.

Film

  • Amber Chia
    Amber Chia
    Amber Chia is a Malaysian model. She was born in Ipoh, Malaysia, but grew up in the city of Tawau, in Sabah, East Malaysia. She began her modeling career at seventeen in Kuala Lumpur...

      - International model and actress
  • Angelica Lee Sin Je  - award winning actress
  • Carmen Soo
    Carmen Soo
    -Biography:Born and raised in Malaysia of Chinese descent, she currently resides in Petaling Jaya, Selangor with her family. She holds a bachelor's degree in Business Management and can speak fluent Malay, Mandarin and English while also learning Tagalog to help her television acting career in the...

     - International model and actress
  • Carrie Lee Sze Kei
    Carrie Lee Sze Kei
    -Early life and career:Lee was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She is the third generation of her Malaysian Chinese family to grow up in Malaysia. Describing her own personality, she stated that she rarely cried as a child. She did her education at SMK Segambut Jaya in Segambut, Kuala Lumpur, and...

    - International Actress / Host; Miss Chinese Cosmos International 2004/05 Champion [ Phoenix TV Hong Kong ]
  • Chen Han Wei - leading television actor in Singapore; has won Best TV Actor twice
  • Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ is an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films...

     - leading television actor in Singapore; has also acted in joint China-Taiwan-HK-Singapore productions
  • James Lee
    James Lee (Malaysian film director)
    James Lee, is a film director from Malaysia. He was born Lee Thim Heng in 1973 in the city of Ipoh in Perak. He is one of the pioneers of the Malaysian Digital Film movement. His film The Beautiful Washing Machine won the Best Asean Feature Award and FIPRESCI Prize at the Bangkok International...

     - Film director
  • James Wan
    James Wan
    James Wan is a Malaysian-born Australian producer, screenwriter, and film director of Chinese heritage. He is widely known for directing the horror film Saw and creating Billy the puppet. He also directed Dead Silence, Death Sentence and Insidious.-Life and career:Wan was born in Kuching, Sarawak,...

     - Film director
  • Ling Tan
    Ling Tan
    Ling Tan whose full name is Tan Mang Ling. Family name is Tan ' , is a Malaysian Chinese model born in 1974 in Kuala Lumpur...

     (Tan Mang Ling) - International model
  • Lyndel Soon
    Lyndel Soon
    Lyndel Soon born in 1978 in Penang, Malaysia won the title of 2001. She was also the winner of Miss Cosmopolitan International 2001; as well as the 4th runner up in Miss Tourism International 2001. She is a Malaysian Chinese who is currently residing in the United States.-Early life:Lyndel...

     - International actress
  • Dato' Michelle Yeoh
    Michelle Yeoh
    Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng is a Hong Kong-based Malaysian Chinese actress, well known for performing her own stunts in the action films that brought her to fame in the early 1990s....

      - International actress
  • Ng Tian Hann
    Ng Tian Hann
    Ng Tian Hann is a Malaysian movie director. He graduated from National Taiwan University with a bachelor's degree majoring in literature and drama in the mid-1990s. Aside from his film work, he organises and judges film events.-First Take, Final Cut:...

     - director
  • Phyllis Quek
    Phyllis Quek
    Phyllis Quek is a model-turned-actress in Singapore. She first came into the public eye after entering Star Search 1995, a showbiz entry competition in Singapore...

     - television actress who has acted in Singapore, Taiwan and China drama serials
  • Tan Chui Mui
    Tan Chui Mui
    Tan Chui Mui is a Malaysian filmmaker based in Malaysia.In 2007, she received the Tiger Award from the 36th International Film Festival Rotterdam with her debut feature film Love Conquers All. The film had previously won the New Currents Awards and Fipresci Award at the 11th Pusan International...

     - film director, has won an award in Pusan Film Festival 2006.
  • Tsai Ming-liang
    Tsai Ming-liang
    Tsai Ming-liang is one of the most celebrated "Second New Wave" film directors of Taiwanese Cinema, along with earlier contemporaries such as Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang...

      - Taiwan
    Taiwan
    Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

    -based award winning director
  • Angie Cheung
    Angie Cheung
    Angie Cheong Wai-yee is a Malaysian Chinese actress. She won the Miss Chinese Malaysia in 1992 and went to Hong Kong to compete for the Miss Chinese International in 1993. After that, she signed a contract with Hong Kong television TVB and became a Hong Kong actress...

    , Hong Kong actress
  • Hannah Tan
    Hannah Tan
    Hannah Tan , also known as Hannah T or Hannah Sarah Tan, is a Malaysian singer-songwriter, actress, model and television personality...

    , singer and actress
  • Vivien Yeo
    Vivien Yeo
    Vivien Yeo , born 20 July 1984 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia is a Malaysian born Chinese actress currently under contract to the TVB in Hong Kong.-TV series:-Film:-Awards:...

      - television actress who has acted in Hong Kong movies and serials
  • Koe Yeet
    Koe Yeet
    Koe Yeet is a Malaysian child actress, most notable for her role in Ah Long Pte Ltd and known for her sweet and angelic image. She studied at Catholic High School in Form 5 and represents Selangor in tennis and ping pong.- Filmography :...

     - television and movie actress

Fine arts

  • Yong Mun Sen
    Yong Mun Sen
    Yong Mun Sen . Born Yong Yen Lang in Kuching, Sarawak. He changed his name to Yong Mun Sen in 1922.He is widely known as the Father of Malaysian Painting...

    , 杨曼生 - (1896–1962) Kuching born Penangite watercolorist and Malaysian artist.The Father of Malaysian Painting. One of the founder of Nanyang Acadeny of Fine Arts or NAFA, Singapore, Penang Art Society. http://artgallery.gov.my/mod_imglib/artistinfo.php?searchby=artist&artist_id=190&rows_per_page=10&PHPSESSID=ee816850b654cb795d328cb5534cfb96
  • C. N. Liew
    C. N. Liew
    C.N. Liew is a Malaysian Chinese painter and calligrapher best known for his creation of "surrealligraphy", a fusion of Western surrealism art and calligraphy. He is the protege of Zen artist Bo Yuan and Tan Swie Hian, Member-Correspondent of the Académie des Beaux-Arts of France...

     - K.L. born Malaysian artist who took the traditional artform of Calligraphy to a whole new dimension with his creation of Surrealligraphy.

Popular music

  • Ah Niu
    Ah Niu
    Ah Niu , is the nickname and stage name of Tan Kheng Seong , a popular singer in Malaysia and Singapore in the late 1990s....

     (Tan Kheng Seong) - singer
  • Danell Lee Chieh Hun  - singer who won the second season of Malaysian Idol
    Malaysian Idol
    Malaysian Idol is the Malaysian version of the Idol Series that started in UK, similar to shows such as UK's Pop Idol and American Idol in the franchise. This show is a contest to determine the best young singer in Malaysia, with the winner receiving a major record deal, although some runners-up...

  • Eric Moo
    Eric Moo
    Eric Moo Kai-yin is a Malaysian Chinese award-winning singer-songwriter and record producer.-Biography:Moo's mother died when he was 8 and he was raised by his older sister. He was educated at Seh Chuan High School and The Chinese High School in Singapore. He became a permanent resident of...

      - Taiwan
    Taiwan
    Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

    -based singer].
  • Fish Leong
    Fish Leong
    Fish Leong is the stage name of Jasmine Leong, a Malaysian Chinese singer in the Mandarin pop scene who has had much success in Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Japan...

      - Taiwan
    Taiwan
    Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

    -based singer
  • Guang Liang
    Guang Liang
    Michael Wong Kong Leong , born August 30, 1970, is a Malaysian Chinese singer and composer. Wong began his singing career in a duo with Victor Wong. The pair had attained notable success in Taiwan, but in a mutual agreement the two split in 2000. Wong has released five solo albums, the third being...

      - singer
  • Karen Kong
    Karen Kong
    -Biography:Karen Kong is from Labuan Island, Malaysia. She was a student of S.M St Anne, Labuan, S.M.K Labuan, Tunku Abdul Rahman College and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman. She was a participant in Malaysian Idol in 2004, but she was eliminated in the first round.Kong's debut single was launched...

      - singer from Labuan
    Labuan
    Labuan is a federal territory in East Malaysia. It is an island off the coast of the state of Sabah. Labuan's capital is Victoria and is best known as an offshore financial centre offering international financial and business services via Labuan IBFC since 1990 as well as being an offshore support...

     island, East Malaysia
    East Malaysia
    East Malaysia, also known as Malaysian Borneo, is the part of Malaysia located on the island of Borneo. It consists of the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, and the Federal Territory of Labuan. It lies to the east from Peninsular Malaysia , which is located on the Malay Peninsula. The two are...

    . She performs in Malay
    Malay language
    Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore...

    , which is quite unique for a Malaysian Chinese singer.
  • Lin Jian Hui
    Lin Jian Hui
    Lin Jianhui , is a Malaysian singer, who got his break at the Astro Talent Quest competition in 2001 when he emerged as the champion of the competition. He subsequently represented Malaysia at the Asian level competition, held in China.After the competitions, he worked with Astro as a presenter,...

      - singer
  • Nicholas Teo
    Nicholas Teo
    Nicholas Teo, born November 29, 1981, also known as Nicholas Zhang, is a Malaysian singer signed under Play Music. Before returning to Malaysia, Nicholas was studying in Taiwan, where he won the Best Singer in a competition among all the Taiwan universities...

      - singer
  • Penny Tai
    Penny Tai
    Penny Tai is a Malaysian Chinese singer and songwriter in the Mandopop scene. Since her debut in 2000 she has released ten albums.-Biography:...

      - singer-songwriter who won the best composer in the 17th Golden Melody Awards
  • Quincy Tan
    Quincy Tan
    Quincy Tan Jin Hong , is a popular Malaysian singer-songwriter who won Best New Comers in the 8th Asia New-Singer Singing Competition in Shanghai, China in 2005. In March 2006, he released his first debut EP titled Quincy 陈仁丰 EP2006. He is a Taoist....

      - singer-songwriter
  • Reno - Female singer-songwriter who won The Best Chinese Act in Malaysia VIMA2010(Voice Independents Music Award)
  • Victor Wong
    Victor Wong (singer)
    Victor Wong Pin Kuan is a Malaysian Chinese singer who has made his name in the Taiwan music scene. He was born on February 26, 1972.He formed a duo group with Michael Wong named Michael & Victor in 1995 when they first started out as singers under Rock Records. They attained much success in...

      - singer-composer
  • Gary Cao  - singer-composer
  • Che'Nelle
    Che'Nelle
    Cheryline Lim known by her stage name Che'Nelle, is an Australian recording artist. in 2005 she was signed to Virgin Records America, an imprint of EMI.-1983-2005: Early life:...

     also Cheryline Lim - Popular international pop singer
  • Namewee Wee Meng Chee
    Wee Meng Chee
    Wee Meng Chee or Namewee; is a Malaysian Chinese of Hainanese descent. He is fondly and widely known under his alias nickname Namewee, a bilingual pun on his Mandarin name , which sounds like the Mandarin term for name .Wee gained popularity after releasing a controversial song fused with the...

     - Singer-composer who evoked controversy due to his music video Negarakuku
  • Vince Chong
    Vince Chong
    Vincent Chong Ying-Cern , internationally known by his stage name Vince , is the first reality TV star to issue from Malaysian Akademi Fantasia. Chong is popular as a R&B-inclined singer-songwriter...

     - Singer

Authors

  • Tash Aw
    Tash Aw
    Tash Aw, whose full name is Aw Ta-Shi is a Malaysian writer currently living in London.- Biography :...

     - author of The Harmony Silk Factory
    The Harmony Silk Factory
    The Harmony Silk Factory is Tash Aw's critically acclaimed first novel, set in 1940s British ruled Malaya, which is now called Malaysia....

    , which made the Man Booker Prize
    Man Booker Prize
    The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland, or Zimbabwe. The winner of the Man Booker Prize is generally assured of international renown and...

    2005 longlist and won the 2005 Whitbread First Novel award

Inventor

  • Pua Khein-Seng
    Pua Khein-Seng
    Pua Khein-Seng |The Star]], the CEO of Phison Electronics Corp based in Taiwan claims to have incorporated the world's first single chip USB flash controller. Grown up in Sekinchan, Selangor, Malaysia, Pua received his undergraduate education in electrical control engineering at the National Chiao...

     (潘建成) - CEO of Phison Electronics Corporation, arguably one of the inventors of USB flash drive.

Business people

  • Cheong Yoke Choy
    Cheong Yoke Choy
    Cheong Yoke Choy, JP, OBE , one of the ten pavilions in the Kwong Tong Cemetery. He was the 1st President of the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall between 1935 and 1942; the Treasurer of the Kwong Tong Association Kuala Lumpur between 1939 and 1953; and in 1952 the President of the Selangor Kwong Chow...

     - philanthropist during the British Malaya
    British Malaya
    British Malaya loosely described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the Island of Singapore that were brought under British control between the 18th and the 20th centuries...

     era
  • Dato' Choong Chin Liang
    Choong Chin Liang
    Datuk' Choong Chin Liang, DPMP,PMP,JP was a Malaysian Chinese businessman, philanthropist and Justice of the Peace from Ipoh, Perak who was known to Malaysians as the "Heart Man of Ipoh" due to his philanthropy and his long involvement with the Ipoh Lions Club Heart Fund...

     - Businessman and Philanthropist, "Heart Man" of Ipoh
    Ipoh
    Ipoh is the capital city of Perak state, Malaysia. It is approximately 200 km north of Kuala Lumpur on the North-South Expressway....

  • Foo Choo Choon
    Foo Choo Choon
    Foo Choo Choon 胡子春 , a Hakka tin miner, revenue farmer and businessman from Penang and Perak was, in his time, said to have been the richest Chairman in the world....

     - A Hakka tin miner, revenue farmer and businessman from Penang and Perak was, in his time, said to have been the richest Chairman in the world.
  • Chung Keng Quee
    Chung Keng Quee
    Kapitan China Chung Keng Quee was the founder and administrator of modern Taiping. He was a millionaire philanthropist and known as an innovator in the mining of tin. He was involved in many other industries including farming, pawnbroking and logging. He was respected by both Chinese and European...

     - first Malaysian-Chinese capitalist, innovator in tin mining, owner of the largest mine of all in the country, at that time, the Kong Loon Kongsi, in Kamunting, Perak, and with business interests in Mergui, Peru, Hong Kong and China, founder of the Penang Chinese Town Hall.
  • Chung Thye Phin
    Chung Thye Phin
    Kapitan Chung, Thye Phin , MSC, JP was a wealthy Malayan tin miner and rubber planter of Hakka ancestry who was raised on the island of Penang in the state of the same name in Malaysia, known at that time as British Malaya. He was a member of the Perak Advisory Board and the last Kapitan China of...

     - the first Malaysian-Chinese miner to have introduced the latest appliances on the mines, under the supervision of a European engineer, founder of the Toh Allang Chinese Tin Company in Perak, the first Chinese limited liability company, in 1925, founder of the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
  • Eu Tong Sen
    Eu Tong Sen
    Eu Tong Sen was a leading businessman in Malaya, Singapore and Hong Kong during the late 19th and early 20th century. He was the son of Eu Kong Pui and Kong Pui's first wife, Madam Leung in Foshan, China...

     - founder of Eu Yan Sang
    Eu Yan Sang
    Eu Yan Sang is a company that specialises in traditional Chinese medicine. It currently runs more than 160 retail outlets in Hong Kong, Macau, China, Malaysia, and Singapore, plus two factories in Hong Kong and Malaysia...

  • Loke Yew
    Loke Yew
    Loke Yew , CMG, LL.D. was a famous businessman and philanthropist during the British Malaya era. He was regarded as the richest man in Malaysia during his time and played a significant role in the growth of Kuala Lumpur and was also one of the founding fathers of Victoria Institution, Kuala...

     - businessman and philanthropist during British Malaya
    British Malaya
    British Malaya loosely described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the Island of Singapore that were brought under British control between the 18th and the 20th centuries...

  • Late Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong
    Lim Goh Tong
    Tan Sri Dato Seri Lim Goh Tong was a prominent wealthy Malaysian Chinese businessman. He was renowned for his vision and courage in transforming Genting Highlands from an unexplored hilltop into one of the world's most successful casino resorts...

     - Billionaire businessman who developed Genting Highlands
    Genting Highlands
    Genting Highlands otherwise known as Resorts World Genting is the flagship integrated resort developed by Genting Group. It is nestled on a mountain peak within the Titiwangsa Mountains on the border between the states of Pahang and Selangor of Malaysia...

     and owns Genting Group
    Genting Group
    Genting Group is an Asian conglomerate. It comprises four listed entities Genting Group is an Asian conglomerate. It comprises four listed entities Genting Group is an Asian conglomerate. It comprises four listed entities (namely holding company Genting Berhad (MYX:3182) and its member companies...

  • Tan Sri Dato' Sri Lee Loy Seng
    Lee Loy Seng
    Tan Sri Dato' Seri Lee Loy Seng was a Malaysian businessman who grew up in a small town, Ipoh.-Biography:Tan Sri Dato' Seri Lee Loy Seng was born in Menglembu on 22 Aug 1921, and grew up in Ipoh, capital of Perak state....

     - Founder of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad
  • Robert Kuok
    Robert Kuok
    Robert Kuok Hock Nien , is an influential Malaysian Chinese businessman. According to Forbes his net worth is estimated to be around $12.5 billion on May 2011, making him the richest person in Malaysia and Southeast Asia....

     - The richest man in Malaysia and Southeast Asia
    Southeast Asia
    Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...

     2011.
  • Lee Kim Hua - Widow of late Mr Lim Goh Tong
    Lim Goh Tong
    Tan Sri Dato Seri Lim Goh Tong was a prominent wealthy Malaysian Chinese businessman. He was renowned for his vision and courage in transforming Genting Highlands from an unexplored hilltop into one of the world's most successful casino resorts...

    , mother of Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay
    Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay
    Tan Sri Dato' Lim Kok Thay is a prominent entrepreneur in Malaysia...

    , is the 5th richest person in Malaysia 2011.
  • Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng
    Lee Shin Cheng
    Tan Sri Dato' Lee Shin Cheng is a Malaysian Chinese business magnate who is heavily involved in the plantation industry. heads IOI Corporation Berhad as its executive chairman....

     - Chairman/CEO of Malaysian conglomerate IOI Group
    IOI Group
    IOI Corporation Berhad commonly referred to as IOI, was incorporated on 31 October 1969 as Industrial Oxygen Incorporated Sdn Bhd. IOI is one of Malaysia's biggest conglomerates that started off from industrial gas manufacturing. It ventured into property development in 1982, followed by oil palm...

    , the 2nd richest person in Malaysia 2011
  • Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan
    Quek Leng Chan
    YBhg Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan is a Malaysian tycoon who co-founded Hong Leong Group Malaysia. He is one of the richest men in Malaysia with an estimated net worth of US$2.9 billion according to Forbes in 2007....

    , Chairman and co-founder of Hong Leong Group
    Hong Leong Group
    Hong Leong Group is a conglomerate based in Malaysia. Founded as a trading company in 1963 by Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan, the company controls 14 listed companies involved in the financial services, manufacturing, distribution, property and infrastructure development...

    , is the 5th richest person in Malaysia 2011.
  • Tan Sri Teh Hong Piow
    Teh Hong Piow
    Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Teh Hong Piow , the Chairman of Public Bank Berhad in Malaysia, was born in Singapore on 14 March 1930. He attended his formal primary and secondary education at the Anglo-Chinese School in Singapore...

    , Chairman and founder, Public Bank
    Public Bank
    Public Bank Berhad is a bank based in Malaysia. Public Bank is currently the biggest domestic bank in Malaysia by shareholders' funds. It focuses on retail customers and small to medium sized enterprises. The bank was founded in 1966 by Teh Hong Piow, the then general manager of Malayan Banking...

    ,is the 6th richest person in Malaysia 2011.
  • Tan Sri Yeoh Tiong Lay
    Yeoh Tiong Lay
    Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Yeoh Tiong Lay is a Malaysian business tycoon and a prominent philanthropist. He founded YTL Corporation, Malaysia's biggest and most successful conglomerate with interests in construction, utilities, hotels, property development and technology...

     - Founder of YTL Group, the 7th richest person in Malaysia 2011.
  • Tan Sri Vincent Tan
    Vincent Tan
    Tan Sri Dato' Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun Tan Sri Dato' Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun Tan Sri Dato' Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun (born 1952; ; is the current owner of Cardiff City F.C. and also is the Chairman and Chief Executive of Berjaya Corporation Berhad, which controls a wide array of businesses...

     - Businessman, owner of Berjaya Group
    Berjaya Group
    -Corporate Profile:The Berjaya Corporation group of companies’ history dates back to 1984 when the Chairman, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun acquired a major controlling stake in Berjaya Industrial Berhad from the founders, Broken Hill Proprietary Ltd, Australia and National Iron & Steel...

    , is the 9th richest person in Malaysia 2011.
  • Tan Sri Datuk Sir Tiong Hiew King
    Tiong Hiew King
    Sir Tan Sri Datuk Hiew-king Tiong is the Malaysian Chinese founder and chairman of the Rimbunan Hijau Group, a timber company founded in 1975. Its overseas timber operations in Papua New Guinea is the largest in that country. He also has interests in logging operations in Russia.Tan Sri Datuk...

     - The media and timber tycoon, controls Chinese media, Ming Pao
    Ming Pao
    Ming Pao is a Chinese language newspaper published by Ming Pao Group in Hong Kong. In the 1990s, Ming Pao established four overseas branches in North America, each provides independent reporting on local news and collect local advertisements. Currently, only the two Canadian editions remain: Ming...

     and Sin Chew Jit Poh
    Sin Chew Jit Poh
    Sin Chew Daily (formerly known as Sin Chew Jit Poh), is a leading Chinese-language newspaper in Malaysia. According to report from the Audit Bureau of Circulation for the period ending 30 June 2009, Sin Chew Daily has an average daily circulation of some 400,000 copies...

    , Managing Director/CEO of Rimbunan Hijau
    Rimbunan Hijau
    Rimbunan Hijau is a Malaysian multinational logging company controlled by Malaysian businessman Tiong Hiew King...

     Group, the 10th richest person in Malaysia 2011.
  • Datuk Lee Oi Hian & Datuk Lee Hau Hian - The 11th richest person in Malaysia in 2011.
  • Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay
    Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay
    Tan Sri Dato' Lim Kok Thay is a prominent entrepreneur in Malaysia...

     - Current Genting Group
    Genting Group
    Genting Group is an Asian conglomerate. It comprises four listed entities Genting Group is an Asian conglomerate. It comprises four listed entities Genting Group is an Asian conglomerate. It comprises four listed entities (namely holding company Genting Berhad (MYX:3182) and its member companies...

    's CEO, the 13th richest person in Malaysia in 2011.
  • Tan Sri William Cheng
    Tan Sri William Cheng
    Tan Sri William Cheng Heng Jem ; is the chairman of The Lion Group of Malaysia. The Lion Group is a Malaysian conglomerate that owns the Parkson department store chain.-References:...

     - Chairman of Lion Group
    Lion Group
    Not to be confused with Lion of JapanLion Group Malaysia is headed by chairman and chief executive officer Tan Sri William Cheng. Cheng's grandfather founded Lion as a small trading company in Singapore after leaving China in the 1920s. It became Malaysia's biggest steel manufacturer after winning...

     which also owns Parkson
    Parkson
    Parkson is a popular department store company in Malaysia which offers items at a medium rate. Parkson was established in 1987 as one of the largest retail chains in Malaysia at that time...

     Group, the 16th richest person in Malaysia 2011.
  • Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah
    Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah
    Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah Fook Ling is the founder and chairman of The Sunway Group of Companies in Malaysia.Jeffrey Cheah was born in Pusing, a small town outside of Ipoh in Perak...

     - Sunway Group
    Sunway Group
    Sunway Group also known as Sunway Holdings Incorporated Berhad commenced operations in 1986, mainly to develop the Bandar Sunway township in Petaling Jaya...

     founder and chairman, the 19th richest person in Malaysia 2011.
  • Goh Peng Ooi - Founder and Executive Chairman of Silverlake Axis Ltd, the 21th richest person in Malaysia 2011.
  • Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Lau Cho Kun - Managing Director of Hap Seng Consolidated, the 22th richest person in Malaysia in 2011.
  • Dr Chia Song Kun - Founder and managing Director of QL Resources, the 24th richest person in Malaysia 2011.
  • Tan Sri Lim Wee Chai - The world's largest producer of rubber gloves Top Glove
    Top Glove
    Top Glove Corporation Berhad is a rubber glove manufacturer. The company owns and operates 21 factories with locations in Malaysia, Thailand, China and marketing offices in United States and Germany....

    's founder and Executive Chairman/CEO, the 25th richest person in Malaysia 2011.
  • Tan Sri Dr Chen Lip Keong - Founder and CEO of NagaCorp Cambodia, the largest gaming and hotel operator in Cambodia, the 26th richest person in Malaysia 2011.
  • Yaw Teck Seng & Yaw Chee Ming - Father Yaw Teck Seng, the founder of Hong Kong listing Sarawak Forestry group Samling group. Eldest son Yaw Chee Ming is current CEO of the company. The family is now ranked 27th richest person/family in Malaysia 2011.
  • Chan Fong Ann - The 28th richest person in Malaysia 2011.
  • Puan Sri Datin Chong Chook Yew - Chairperson of Selangor Properties Berhad, the 29th richest person in Malaysia 2011.
  • Tan Sri Dato' Sri Liew Kee Sin -Runs property developer and infrastructure company SP Setia.
  • Ong Leong Huat - CEO of OSK Holdings Berhad
    OSK Holdings Berhad
    OSK Holdings Berhad is a public company listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. Despite its public-listing status, it is 80.76% owned by individuals with the lion's share of it owned by its CEO Ong Leong Huat...

    , the 32th richest person in Malaysia 2011.
  • Ir. Lee Swee Eng - Managing Director of KNM Group, the 34th richest person in Malaysia 2011.
  • Datuk Tiah Thee Kian - Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of TA Enterprice, the 35th richest person in Malaysia 2011.
  • Dato' Lin Yun Ling - Founder of Gamuda Berhad
    Gamuda Berhad
    Gamuda Berhad is an engineering, property and infrastructure company in Malaysia.The company was incorporated on October 6, 1976 and was listed on the main board of Bursa Malaysia on 10 August 1992...

    , the 38th richest person in Malaysia 2011.
  • Datuk David Law Tien Seng - The 39th richest person in Malaysia 2011.
  • Jimmy Choo - London-based shoe designer
  • Lillian Too
    Lillian Too
    Lillian Too is a best-selling author, television personality and Feng Shui practitioner from Malaysia. She has written over 80 books on the subject of Feng Shui, which have been translated into more than 30 languages...

     - Feng Shui master
  • Francis Yeoh
    Francis Yeoh
    Tan Sri Dato' Francis Yeoh Sock PingCBE is a prominent business personality in Malaysia, and the eldest son of Malaysian billionaire Tan Sri Dato' Seri Yeoh Tiong Lay...

     - Runs YTL Group, son of Yeoh Tiong Lay
    Yeoh Tiong Lay
    Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Yeoh Tiong Lay is a Malaysian business tycoon and a prominent philanthropist. He founded YTL Corporation, Malaysia's biggest and most successful conglomerate with interests in construction, utilities, hotels, property development and technology...

  • Zang Toi
    Zang Toi
    -Early life:He was born in the Kuala Krai district in the state of Kelantan on 11 June 1961.Toi left his native Malaysia at the age of eighteen, and via Toronto, landed in New York a year later. There he attended Parsons School of Design and apprenticed with Mary Jane Marcasiano and Ronaldus Shamask...

     - 5th Avenue New York fashion designer
  • Loh Boon Siew
    Loh Boon Siew
    Tan Sri Dato' Loh Boon Siew also known as “Mr Honda”, was a Penangite tycoon and the first sole distributor of Honda motorcycles in Malaysia.-Early life:...

     of Boon Siew Honda
  • Joel Neoh
    Joel Neoh
    Joel Neoh , is an entrepreneur whose first success was a million ringgit business venture at the age of 20 while still in university. At age 23, he won Malaysia's first corporate reality television programme, The Firm as the youngest contestant...

    , winner of The Firm (TV series)
    The Firm (TV series)
    The Firm is Malaysia's first corporate reality television programme produced by Popiah Pictures and ntv7. Hosted by Peter Pek and Chan Boon Yong, the show is directed by award-winning director Ng Ping Ho of Kopitiam fame...

     and Malaysian Youth Entrepreneurship pioneer.
  • Tan Sri Tan Chia Kok Henry - The 100th richest person in Sarawak
    Sarawak
    Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi Kenyalang , Sarawak is situated on the north-west of the island. It is the largest state in Malaysia followed by Sabah, the second largest state located to the North- East.The administrative capital is Kuching, which...

     2011
  • Dato' Chan Tien Ghee
    Chan Tien Ghee
    Dato Chan Tien Ghee, more commonly known as TG, is a Malaysian businessman, who is the current chairman of Cardiff City Football Club.-Cardiff City:Chan Tien Ghee became chairman on 27 May 2010...

     - Current chairman of Cardiff City Football Club, England
    England
    England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

    .
  • Mark Chang Mun Kee
    Mark Chang Mun Kee
    Mark Chang Mun Kee founded MOL AccessPortal and JobStreet.com. He is the Chief Executive Officer of JobStreet.com, as position he has retained since the company was formed...

     - Founder of MOL AccessPortal
    MOL AccessPortal
    MOL AccessPortal is a payment service providers for games, content and services in Asia.-History:MOL AccessPortal Sdn Berhad was incorporated in Malaysia under the Companies Act, 1965 on 9 February 2000 as a private limited company under the name of Superior World Sdn Bhd. It assumed its present...

     and JobStreet.com
    JobStreet.com
    JobStreet.com is a job portal founded in 1997. Founded in Malaysia, it has expanded its operations and services to countries like Singapore, Philippines, India, Bangladesh, Japan and Thailand. It is now Southeast Asia's largest online employment company, according to Forbes. As of July 2010, the...

    , current CEO of JobStreet.com
    JobStreet.com
    JobStreet.com is a job portal founded in 1997. Founded in Malaysia, it has expanded its operations and services to countries like Singapore, Philippines, India, Bangladesh, Japan and Thailand. It is now Southeast Asia's largest online employment company, according to Forbes. As of July 2010, the...

    .
  • Dato' Teow Peng Hee - Main asset, second son, Edward Teow huge muscle

Politicians

  • Chung Keng Quee
    Chung Keng Quee
    Kapitan China Chung Keng Quee was the founder and administrator of modern Taiping. He was a millionaire philanthropist and known as an innovator in the mining of tin. He was involved in many other industries including farming, pawnbroking and logging. He was respected by both Chinese and European...

     - Leader of the "Five Associations" or Go-Kuan and the Hai San
    Hai San Secret Society
    The Hai San Society which had its origins in Southern China was a Penang-based Chinese secret society established around 1820 and in 1825 led by Low, Ah Chong and Hoh Akow , its titular head...

    , Kapitan China of Perak and Penang, member of the Commission for the Pacification of Larut, founding member of the Perak State Council, appointed by Imperial patent of the Ch'ing Emperor as Tzu-cheng ta-fu, and Expectant Intendant of a Circuit of the fourth rank
  • Chung Thye Phin
    Chung Thye Phin
    Kapitan Chung, Thye Phin , MSC, JP was a wealthy Malayan tin miner and rubber planter of Hakka ancestry who was raised on the island of Penang in the state of the same name in Malaysia, known at that time as British Malaya. He was a member of the Perak Advisory Board and the last Kapitan China of...

     - Last Kapitan China of Perak, member of Perak State Council
  • Chung Kok Ming
    Chung Kok Ming
    Chung Kok Ming , also known as Chung Ah Ming, was a Malaysian Chinese Perak State councillor and the only Asian committee member of the Perak Turf Club for many years...

     - Member of Perak State Council, member of the Federal Council of the Federated Malay States
  • Hang Li Po
    Hang Li Po
    Hang Li Po was the fifth wife of Malaccan Sultan Mansur Shah . It is disputed whether Hang Li Po ever existed since she was never recorded in the Ming Chronicles of the ruling Chinese Ming Dynasty nor in the genealogical record of the imperial house of Zhu, the royal family of the Ming dynasty...

     - The wife of Malacca
    Malacca Sultanate
    Established by the Malay ruler Parameswara, the Sultanate of Malacca was first a Hindu kingdom in 1402 and later became Muslim following the marriage of the princess of Pasai in 1409. Centered in the modern town of Malacca, the sultanate bordered the Ayutthaya Kingdom of Siam in the north to...

    's Sultan Mansur Shah (1456–1477); related to the Ming
    Ming Dynasty
    The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

     royal court
  • Yap Ah Loy
    Yap Ah Loy
    Yap Ah Loy , also known as Yap Tet Loy and Yap Mao Lan. He is regarded as the founding father of modern Kuala Lumpur, he developed Kuala Lumpur as a commercial and mining centre during the mid-19th century...

     - Kapitan Cina of Kuala Lumpur
  • Yap Kwan Seng
    Yap Kwan Seng
    Yap Kwan Seng was the last Chinese kapitan of Kuala Lumpur from 1889 to 1902. Kapitans were appointed chiefs or headmen of the various ethnic communities during the British colonial rule in what is present-day Malaysia. Kapitans played an important role in the history of the Chinese in Malaysia...

     - Last Chinese Kapitan of Kuala Lumpur
  • Tan Cheng Lock
    Tan Cheng Lock
    Tun Dato Sri Sir Cheng-lock Tan, DPMJ, KBE was a Malaysian Chinese businessman and a key public figure who devoted his life to fighting for the rights and the social welfare of the Chinese community in Malaya...

     - Founder of Malayan Chinese Association
  • Tan Siew Sin
    Tan Siew Sin
    Tun Tan Siew Sin was Malaya's first Minister of Commerce and Industry, Finance Minister for 15 years, and president of the Malayan Chinese Association .-Early life:...

     - First Minister of Commerce
  • Ong Ka Ting
    Ong Ka Ting
    Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting is a Malaysian politician and a former Minister of Housing and Local Government in the Malaysian cabinet. He is also the former President of the Malaysian Chinese Association and is the Member of Parliament for Kulai.-Early life:...

     - Former MCA president
  • Ong Tee Keat
    Ong Tee Keat
    Dato' Sri Ong Tee Keat is a Malaysian politician and current Member of Parliament for Pandan. He was the Transport Minister in the Malaysian federal cabinet from March 18, 2008 to June 4, 2010. He was the 8th president of the Malaysian Chinese Association .-Personal life:The son of a fishmonger,...

     - Former MCA president
  • Lim Chong Eu
    Lim Chong Eu
    Tun Dato' Seri Dr. Lim Chong Eu was a Malaysian politician who served as the second Chief Minister of Penang for a record 21 years. He was also the founding president of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia, a member of the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional. He was termed the "Architect of Modern...

     - Former Chief Minister of the State of Penang, known as "Architect of Modern Penang"
  • Lim Kit Siang - Current DAP Advisor, Once an ISA detainee after Operasi Lalang
  • Lim Guan Eng
    Lim Guan Eng
    Lim Guan Eng is the 4th Chief Minister of the State of Penang and Secretary-General of the Malaysian Democratic Action Party . He is the son of Lim Kit Siang, Leader of the Opposition in the Dewan Rakyat from 1973 to 1999 and 2004 to 2008....

     - Current Chief Minister of the State of Penang
  • Chua Soi Lek
    Chua Soi Lek
    Datuk Seri Dr. Chua Soi Lek ; born 2 January 1947, also known as Chua Kin Seng, is a Malaysian politician from the state of Johor. He is married to Datin Seri Wong Sek Hin. They have three children...

     - Current MCA President
  • Chua Tee Yong
    Chua Tee Yong
    Chua Tee Yong is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Labis constituency in the State of Johor. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association party in the governing Barisan Nasional coalition....

     - Son of Chua Soi Lek
    Chua Soi Lek
    Datuk Seri Dr. Chua Soi Lek ; born 2 January 1947, also known as Chua Kin Seng, is a Malaysian politician from the state of Johor. He is married to Datin Seri Wong Sek Hin. They have three children...

    , current Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister of Malaysia.
  • Wee Ka Siong
    Wee Ka Siong
    Datuk Ir. Dr. Wee Ka Siong is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of Parliament of Ayer Hitam, Johor since 2004....

     - Current Deputy Education Minister I of Malaysia, Member of Parliament for Ayer Hitam
    Ayer Hitam
    Ayer Hitam is a rest town in Johor, Malaysia. Located just at the junction of route and route , it is known for its many outlets selling pottery and other crafts. It also is one of the interchange for North-South Expressway. It is the border town between Batu Pahat and Kluang district...

     Johor
    Johor
    Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...

    , MCA Youth Chief.
  • Jing Lee
    Jing Lee
    Jing Shyuan Lee is an Australian politician elected to the South Australian Legislative Council as a Liberal Party candidate at the 2010 state election. She was formerly the president of the Asia Pacific Business Council for Women.-Early Life:...

     - South Australian Politician.
  • Kong Cho Ha
    Kong Cho Ha
    Dato' Seri Kong Cho Ha is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Minister for Transport in the Barisan Nasional coalition government of Najib Tun Razak and the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Lumut constituency in Perak. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association .Kong...

     - Current Minister of Housing and Local Government Malaysia.
  • Liow Tiong Lai
    Liow Tiong Lai
    Dato' Sri Liow Tiong Lai is a Malaysian politician who is currently serving as the Health Minister in the Malaysian cabinet. He is the deputy president of the Malaysian Chinese Association , a major component party of the Barisan Nasional ruling coalition.-Background:Born in Jasin, Malacca, Liow...

     - Current Minister of Health Malaysia.
  • Peter Chin Fah Kui
    Peter Chin Fah Kui
    Dato' Sri Peter Chin Fah Kui , born 31 August 1945, is the current Malaysian Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water. He is a Malaysian Chinese and of Hakka descent. He has been the Member of Parliament of Miri in Malaysia since 1985 and is currently the party organising secretary of the...

     - Current Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water Malaysia.
  • Ng Yen Yen
    Ng Yen Yen
    Dato' Sri Dr. Ng Yen Yen is a Malaysian politician and the current Minister of Tourism in the Malaysian Cabinet. She is the current Vice-President of Malaysian Chinese Association . She was the chief of the Women's wing of the Malaysian Chinese Association till 2008...

     - Current Minister of Tourism Malaysia.
  • Chor Chee Heung
    Chor Chee Heung
    Dato' Chor Chee Heung ; is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Alor Setar constituency in Kedah, Malaysia...

     - Current Minister of Housing and Local Government Malaysia.
  • Koh Tsu Koon
    Koh Tsu Koon
    Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon is a Malaysian politician. He was the Chief Minister of Penang from 1990 to 2008 and is currently a member of the Dewan Negara, the upper house of the Malaysian Parliament...

     - Current Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Malaysia.
  • Liew Vui Keong
    Liew Vui Keong
    Datuk Liew Vui Keong is a Malaysian politician. He is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sandakan constituency in Sabah, representing the Liberal Democratic Party . He is a Deputy Minister in the Barisan Nasional government, sitting in the Prime Minister's Department.Liew,...

     - Current Deputy Minister in The Prime Minister's Department Malaysia.
  • Yong Khoon Seng
    Yong Khoon Seng
    Dato' Yong Khoon Seng is a Malaysian politician. He is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Stampin constituency in Sarawak, representing the Sarawak United Peoples' Party . He is a Deputy Minister for Works in the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition government.Yong entered...

     - Current Deputy Ministry of Works Malaysia.
  • Tan Lian Hoe
    Tan Lian Hoe
    Dato Seri' Tan Lian Hoe is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Gerik constituency in Perak...

     - Current Deputy Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerisme Malaysia.
  • Hou Kok Chung
    Hou Kok Chung
    Dr Hou Kok Chung is a Malaysian politician and one of the current Deputy Ministers for Higher Education along with Dato Saifuddin Abdullah in the Malaysian Cabinet. He is an alumnus of Malaya University and used to work as an academician in the same university before he ran for...

     - Current Deputy Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia.
  • Heng Seai Kie - Current Deputy Ministry of Women, Family And Community Development Malaysia.
  • Lee Chee Leong
    Lee Chee Leong
    Dato' Lee Chee Leong is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kampar constituency in Perak, Malaysia...

     - Current Deputy Ministry of Home Affairs Malaysia.
  • Donald Lim Siang Chai - Current Deputy Ministry of Finance Malaysia.
  • Gan Ping Shou - Current Deputy Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia.
  • Tan Hiok Nee
    Tan Hiok Nee
    Tan Hiok Nee , also known as Tan Yeok Nee, was the leader of the Ngee Heng Kongsi of Johor, succeeding Tan Kee Soon in circa 1864, he transformed the Ngee Heng Kongsi of Johor from a quasi-military revolutionary brotherhood, based in the rural settlement of Kangkar Tebrau, into an organisation of...

     - The wealthiest and most influential Chinese in Johor during 19th century, Johor Kapitan China, the second leader of the Ngee Heng Kongsi
    Ghee Hin Kongsi
    The Ghee Hin Kongsi is a secret society in Singapore and Malaya, formed in 1820. Ghee Hin literally means "the rise of righteousness" in Chinese. The Ghee Hin often fought against the Hakka-dominated Hai San secret society....

     of Johor, one of the Kangchu
    Kangchu
    The Kangchu system was a socio-economic system of organization and administration developed by Chinese agricultural settlers in Johor during the 19th century. The settlers organized themselves into informal associations , and chose a leader from among themselves...

     Johor. Jalan Tan Hiok Nee in Johor Bahru
    Johor Bahru
    Johor Bahru is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the southernmost city of the Eurasian mainland...

     is name after him.
  • Wong Ah Fook
    Wong Ah Fook
    Wong Ah Fook was a Chinese immigrant, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who left an indelible imprint on the state of Johor in present-day Malaysia, particularly its capital, Johor Bahru...

     - One of the most famous Kangchu Johor and Chinese Entrepreneur in Johor during 19th century. Jalan Wong Ah Fook
    Jalan Wong Ah Fook
    Jalan Wong Ah Fook is a major one-way road in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. It is located in Johor Bahru's central business district and is also one of the busiest roads in the city....

     in Johor Bahru is name after him.
  • Koh Lay Huan
    Koh Lay Huan
    Koh Lay Huan was a wealthy and educated man, who had earlier rebelled against the Manchu Qing Dynasty and fled to Siam and the Malay States, to eventually settle in Penang as its first Kapitan China...

     (甲必丹辜禮歡) - First Kapitan China Penang.

Judges/Lawyers

  • Ong Hock Thye
    Ong Hock Thye
    Ong Hock Thye a Malaysian judge on the Courts of Malaysia.The Hon. Tan Sri Dato Justice Ong Hock Thye , PSM, DPMS, also known as H. T. Ong was Chief Justice of Malaysia and a Barrister-at-Law of Middle Temple. He was the son of Mr. Ong Teng Up and was born in Penang in 1908...

     - former Chief Justice of Malaya
  • Chang Min Tat
    Chang Min Tat
    Tan Sri Datuk Justice Michael Chang Min Tat was a Malaysian Federal Court judge, a Commissioner of Law Revision and Law Reform and chairman of the Penang State Planning Appeals Board, among other roles, and was acknowledged for his tremendous contributions to the development of the law in...

     - former Federal Court judge
  • Roger Tan Kor Mee
    Roger Tan Kor Mee
    Roger Tan Kor Mee is a lawyer by profession. Born on 1 October 1961 in Yong Peng, Johor, Malaysia, he received his early education at Sekolah Menengah Inggeris in his hometown, and at the Tunku Abdul Rahman College in Kuala Lumpur...

     - former Malaysian Bar Council member and Media Columnist

Sports

  • Chung Thye Yong
    Chung Thye Yong
    Chung Thye Yong , also known as Chung Ah Yong , was a Malaysian philanthropist, tin miner, rubber planter, rugby player and racehorse owner of the 19th century.- Family And Pedigree :...

     - first Chinese rugby player in the country, first racehorse owner in the country
  • Chung Kok Ming
    Chung Kok Ming
    Chung Kok Ming , also known as Chung Ah Ming, was a Malaysian Chinese Perak State councillor and the only Asian committee member of the Perak Turf Club for many years...

     - one of the finest tennis players in the country, in his time and first Asian committee member of the Perak Turf Club
  • Eddy B. Choong - four times All England Badminton Champion
  • Soh Chin Aun
    Soh Chin Aun
    Datuk Soh Chin Aun ; born July 28, 1950) is a Malaysian Chinese national football player from Malacca alongside the late Mokhtar Dahari and R. Arumugam. He was known as Tauke or Towkay by his team mate and fans....

     - former National football captain
  • Tan Aik Huang
    Tan Aik Huang
    Tan Aik Huang is a retired Malaysian Chinese badminton player noted for his superb footwork and patience.He won the All England Open Badminton Championships, then considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships, in men's singles in 1966, defeating Japan's Masao Akiyama in the finals...

     - All England Badminton Champion
  • Wong Peng Soon
    Wong Peng Soon
    Wong Peng Soon, MBE was an Ethnic Chinese badminton player who reigned as a top player in Malaya from the 1930s to the 1950s...

     - four times All England Badminton Champion
  • Alex Yoong
    Alex Yoong
    Alexander Charles Yoong Loong , is a Malaysian race car driver of European and Asian parentage. His mother, Joanna Bean, is from England. His father, Hanifah Yoong Yin Fah , a Malaysian Chinese, is a former racer and manager of the Shah Alam circuit between 1988 and 1998...

     - F1 racer
  • Brendan Gan
    Brendan Gan
    Brendan Gan is an Australian footballer who currently plays for Sabah FA in the Malaysian Super League.-Club career:Gan began playing football for his local club, the Marton Hammers before he signed for the Sutherland Sharks in 2000 when he was twelve years old and came up through their youth...

     - Footballer (Soccer) that is currently playing for Sydney FC
    Sydney FC
    Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...

  • Ng Joo Ngan
    Ng Joo Ngan
    Datuk Ng Joo Ngan was born on the 21st August 1947, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.He is considered the most successful cyclist in Malaysia history having won the most competition and the Asian Games....

     - former Commonwealth cycling (road race) champion
  • Lee Chong Wei
    Lee Chong Wei
    Datuk Lee Chong Wei is a professional badminton player from Malaysia who resides in Bukit Mertajam. Lee won the silver medal in the 2008 Olympic Games, thus becoming the first Malaysian to reach the final of the men's singles event and ending Malaysia's Olympic medal drought since the 1996 Games...

     - Proton Malaysia Open Badminton Champion 2004-2006, ABC Champion 2006, Commonwealth Games Badminton Champion 2006, Olympic Badminton Finalist 2008
  • Nicol David
    Nicol David
    Datuk Nicol Ann David is a Malaysian female professional squash player. She is currently ranked world number 1 in women's squash, and is the first Asian woman to achieve this...

    - world number 1 in women's squash
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