Wong Foon Meng
Wong Foon Meng | |
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王茀明 | |
| 15th President of the Dewan Negara | |
| In office 7 July 2009 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Preceded by | Abdul Hamid Pawanteh |
| Succeeded by | Abu Zahar Ujang |
| Secretary-General of Malaysian Chinese Association | |
| In office 11 November 2008 – 7 April 2010 | |
| President | Ong Tee Keat Chua Soi Lek |
| Preceded by | Ong Ka Chuan |
| Succeeded by | Kong Cho Ha |
| Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly for Bandar | |
| In office 25 April 1995 – 29 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Harun Jusoh |
| Succeeded by | Md. Azmi Lop Yusof |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wong Foon Meng |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
Wong Foon Meng | |
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| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 王茀明 |
| Simplified Chinese | 王茀明 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wáng Fúmíng |
| Jyutping | Wong4 Fat1 Ming4 |
| Hokkien POJ | Ông Hut-bêng |
| Tâi-lô | Ông Hut-bîng |
Wong Foon Meng (Chinese: 王茀明; pinyin: Wáng Fúmíng; Jyutping: Wong4 Fat1 Ming4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Hut-bêng) is a Malaysian politician and engineer. He is also the former President of the Dewan Negara and a former Terengganu State Assemblyman for the seat of Bandar, Kuala Terengganu from 1995 to 1999.
Early career
[edit]Wong was a civil servant in Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment from 1978 to 1990 and later became a Consulting Engineer in 1991 upon leaving the government service.
Political career
[edit]Wong made his debut in the 1990 general election by contesting the Bandar, Kuala Terengganu state seat but lost. He was elected to the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly in the 1995 general election but lost his seat in the subsequent 1999 general election.[1][2]
He was appointed to the Senate in April 2004,[3] and elected as the Deputy President of the Senate in July the same year. He went on to become Senate President on 7 July 2009.[4] His term ended on 12 April 2010, and he was succeeded by Abu Zahar Ujang.[5]
Wong was the secretary-general for Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) from 2008 to 2010 when he was picked by the former president Ong Tee Keat then.[6]
Post political personal life
[edit]He is currently the Chairman of Bina Puri Holdings Berhad, a Malaysian Main Market public listed company involved in construction, property development, quarrying activities and highway concession.[7]
Election results
[edit]| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | N13 Bandar | Wong Foon Meng (MCA) | 3,956 | 37.61% | Harun Jusoh (PAS) | 4,682 | 44.51% | 10,518 | 726 | 73.20% | ||
| Ng Chai Hing (DAP) | 1,519 | 14.44% | ||||||||||
| Ghazali bin Mohamad (IND) | 99 | 0.94% | ||||||||||
| 1995 | N14 Bandar | Wong Foon Meng (MCA) | 6,970 | 54.36% | Mustafa @ Hassan bin Ali (PAS) | 5,562 | 43.38% | 12,823 | 1,925 | 74.72% | ||
| 1999a. | Wong Foon Meng (MCA) | 6,245 | 46.42% | Md Azmi Lop Yusof (PAS) | 6,756 | 50.22% | 13,452 | 511 | 74.39% | |||
| Ng Chai Hing (IND) | 187 | 1.39% | ||||||||||
Note: a. During 1999 election, the Barisan Nasional (BN) ruled Terengganu state government has also fallen to the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) led Barisan Alternatif coalition.[8][9]
Honours
[edit]Honours of Malaysia
[edit]Malaysia :
Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (2001)
Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2012)[10]
Terengganu :
Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Terengganu (DPMT) – Dato' (2005)
References
[edit]- ^ "A very precious 11 per cent, indeed". New Straits Times. 16 December 2008.
- ^ a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 29 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).
- ^ "MCA man to become Senate deputy president". The Star. 15 May 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ Lee Yuk Peng (4 July 2009). "Datuk Wong Foon Meng is the next Senate president". The Star. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ Lee Yuk Peng (27 April 2010). "Abu Zahar sworn in as Dewan Negara president". The Star. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ "Wong is MCA secretary-general". The Star. 12 November 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Executive Profile Foon Meng Wong". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Muzakarah saat mula kejatuhan PAS". MUSLIMAT PAS CAWANGAN LUBUK KAWAH. 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Sejarah Jatuh Bangun Pas". Irwanis Johan. Malaysiakini. 22 July 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "King awards 1,523 on birthday". Bernama. The Star. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- Living people
- People from Terengganu
- Malaysian people of Chinese descent
- Malaysian engineers
- Malaysian businesspeople
- Malaysian Chinese Association politicians
- Members of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
- Members of the Dewan Negara
- Presidents of the Dewan Negara
- Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
- Companions of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- 21st-century Malaysian politicians
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Crown of Terengganu