Wong Foon Meng
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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 |
| Deputy | Armani Mahiruddin |
| 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 (APU–PAS) |
| Succeeded by | Md Azmi Lop Yusof (BA–PAS) |
| Majority | 1,925 (1995) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wong Foon Meng |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| 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 Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bandar from 1995 to 1999.
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
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][3][4]
He was appointed to the Senate in April 2004,[5] 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.[6] His term ended on 12 April 2010, and he was succeeded by Abu Zahar Ujang.[7]
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.[8]
Post political personal life
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.[9]
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