Yeow Chai Thiam
Malaysian politician
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Yeow Chai Thiam (姚再添; 19 April 1953 – 7 January 2016) was a Malaysian politician and medical doctor. He was a Malaysian Federal Senator[1] for one term, gaining an appointment in 2009. He was a member of the Conservative Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and the former MCA Chairman [2] for the state of Negeri Sembilan, the MCA is part of the Federal ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition which has been Malaysia's ruling political party since independence in 1963. Yeow served as the Assemblyman for Jimah and Lukut in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for 20 years and was the State EXCO for Utilities and Local Government for two terms.
Yeow Chai Thiam | |
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姚再添 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yeow Chai Thiam 19 April 1953 |
| Died | 7 January 2016 (aged 62) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Party |  Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Alma mater | National University of Malaysia (UKM) |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Chinese name | |
| Chinese | 姚再添 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yáo Zàitiān |
| Jyutping | Jiu4 Zoi3 Tim1 |
| Hokkien POJ | Iâu Chài-thiam |
| Tâi-lô | Iâu Tsài-thiam |
Personal life
Yeow was born and lived in Port Dickson, and was married with two children.[2]
Education
Yeow studied medicine in the National University of Malaysia (UKM) and received his Doctors of Human Letters from Summit University of Louisiana.
Founder of Mawar Renal Medical Center
Yeow was the founder and Chairman of Mawar Renal Medical Centre, a non-profit General Hospital with the largest network of kidney dialysis centres in Malaysia comprising a total of 14 branches.[3] The centre is renowned for making a profit in other hospital services in order to provide free or subsidised treatment for low income dialysis patients, and is one of the major contributions by the Late Dr Yeow to Malaysian society.[4]
Death
Yeow died at the age of 63 after a long battle with cancer at his home at Port Dickson on 7 January 2016.[5]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | N23 Jimah | Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA) | 4,571 | 46.82% | M Kuppusamy (DAP) | 4,795 | 49.12% | 9,762 | 224 | 78.33% | ||
| John Fernandez (PPPM) | 64 | 0.66% | ||||||||||
| 1990 | Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA) | 6,684 | 58.70% | Hu Sepang (DAP) | 4,373 | 38.40% | 11,387 | 2,311 | 78.23% | |||
| 1995 | N32 Lukut | Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA) | 8,926 | 65.48% | Chen Hun Chong (DAP) | 4,289 | 31.46% | 13,632 | 4,637 | 74.79% | ||
| 1999 | Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA) | 8,055 | 59.37% | Lee Fui Ming (DAP) | 5,122 | 37.75% | 13,568 | 2,933 | 72.53% | |||
| 2004 | N30 Lukut | Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA) | 4,471 | 58.51% | Wong Hong Chuan (DAP) | 2,967 | 38.82% | 7,642 | 1,504 | 75.45% | ||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | P130 Rasah | Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA) | 21,120 | 38.13% | Loke Siew Fook (DAP) | 34,271 | 61.87% | 56,654 | 13,151 | 78.56% | ||
| 2013 | P128 Seremban | Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA) | 33,075 | 38.52% | Loke Siew Fook (DAP) | 45,628 | 53.12% | 87,617 | 12,553 | 85.64% | ||
| Abdul Halim Abdullah (Berjasa) | 6,866 | 8.00% | ||||||||||
| John Fernandez (IND) | 221 | 0.26% | ||||||||||
| Bujang Abu (IND) | 83 | 0.10% | ||||||||||
Honours
Negeri Sembilan
Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DSNS) – Dato' (1996)
