Age, Biography and Wiki

Morgan Chua (Chua Heng Soon Morgan) was born on 3 May, 1949 in Singapore, is a Morgan Chua Heng Soon was political cartoonist political cartoonist. Discover Morgan Chua's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 69 years old?

Popular As Chua Heng Soon Morgan
Occupation N/A
Age 69 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 3 May 1949
Birthday 3 May
Birthplace Singapore
Date of death 2018
Died Place N/A
Nationality Singapore

We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 3 May. He is a member of famous cartoonist with the age 69 years old group.

Morgan Chua Height, Weight & Measurements

At 69 years old, Morgan Chua height not available right now. We will update Morgan Chua's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.

Physical Status
Height Not Available
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color Not Available
Hair Color Not Available

Dating & Relationship status

He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

Family
Parents Henry Chua Peng Yam (Father) (father)Lily Teo Wah Sek (Mother) (mother)
Wife Not Available
Sibling Not Available
Children Not Available

Morgan Chua Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Morgan Chua worth at the age of 69 years old? Morgan Chua’s income source is mostly from being a successful cartoonist. He is from Singapore. We have estimated Morgan Chua's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
House Not Available
Cars Not Available
Source of Income cartoonist

Morgan Chua Social Network

Instagram
Linkedin
Twitter
Facebook
Wikipedia
Imdb

Timeline

1949

Morgan Chua Heng Soon (3 May 1949 – 22 March 2018) was a Singaporean political cartoonist.

He was born in the Year of the Bull and the month of Taurus, his signature mascot.

Chua was known for his astute and biting political cartoons.

Chua was born at Byrne's Maternity Clinic in Singapore on 3 May 1949.

He is the eldest of seven children (five younger sisters and a younger brother) born to Henry Chua Peng Yam, an Electrical and Sanitary Contractor, and his wife, Lily Teo Wah Sek

Describing his childhood, Chua mentioned he often drew animated strips with rolled paper to entertain his sisters, brother and the children in our neighborhood.

Many believed these strips were good enough for entrance to the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore.

Chua was educated in Presbyterian Boys' School and he joined the 5th Singapore Company of Boys' Brigade.

1967

Chua belongs to the first batch of young men to be called up for the national service in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in 1967.

His drawings were first published by the National Pioneer, a magazine published by SAF, which provides news on army matters relating to Singapore.

The cover of first issue is in plain text and a photo, and Chua's illustrations was published in the second and sequence issues.

He came to realization that he could use cartoon to represent people's voices and worked voluntarily for the National Pioneer.

"I will always serve my people and my country", Chua said.

1970

Chua began working for the newly established daily The Singapore Herald in 1970 as the chief editorial artist.

1971

In 1971, the government closed the paper, alleging foreign financed plots, "Black Operations".

The paper was critical of prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, who was offended by Chua's cartoon of Lee on a tank threatening to crush a baby representing press freedoms that reportedly caused the newspaper's shutdown.

Chua moved to Hong Kong, to the newly established weekly, The Asian.

Derek Davies, the editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER) had taken notice of Chua from his days in Singapore.

1972

So after travelling and working in Europe for 3.5 months, in late 1972 he began to do cartoons for the FEER.

This led to him being hired as its first art director on 1 December 1972, at the age of 23.

His work in this period included images of leaders such as Prince Sihanouk, Tun Razak, Indira Gandhi and Lee Kuan Yew.

The FEER enjoyed almost two decades of rapid growth.

Iconic covers include Chua's image of Li Ka-shing as "Superman Li", and Margaret Thatcher leading the surrender.

1976

He was described as "Review's Unsparing Brushman" by the South China Morning Post in the 14 March 1976 issue and by Asia Week as the "Legendary Cartoonist of Singapore".

1981

In 1981, Chua received a letter from Li Ka-shing for FEER's "Superman Li" cover.

According to Chua, his inspiration for this cover was partly influenced by his son.

1988

Morgan took a sabbatical from the FEER in 1988–89 to travel the Silk Road and other parts of China in early 1989.

1989

That happened to coincide with the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre on 4 June 1989, and Chua was so shocked by this event that he draw more than 100 cartoons of the massacre and was later published in his book Tiananmen in the same year.

Returning to FEER, he remained there until changing circumstance at the publication combined with a desire to return closer to his Singaporean roots.

1999

He returned to Singapore in 1999 and spent the most of the next 20 years between Singapore and Tanjung Pinang, Bintan, Indonesia.

As a semi-retiree enjoying life, he accepted the limitations of cartooning in Singapore and became acceptable to the leaders, including doing a book of cartoons of Lee Kuan Yew which was, he said, to "show the humane side" of the leader". In a short span of 20 years back in Singapore, he had closely worked with publishers, inspired many young cartoonists and illustrators and has published a few books of cartoons, particular to Singaporean.

2011

In 2011, he received a complimentary letters from Lee Kuan Yew and Lee Hsien Loong for his work on Lee's late wife, Kwa Geok Choo — In Memory of Kwa Geok Choo (1921-2010), which according to Chua "is even better than the Cultural Medallion award".

2013

In 2013, Chua illustrated former president S. R. Nathan's 50 Stories From My Life.

2015

The illustrations of Zhou Yong-kang by Chua for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was published on 13 June 2015.

Zhou was convicted of bribery, abuse of power and the intentional disclosure of state secrets by the Intermediate Court.

Zhou was said to have taken 129 million yuan (over $20 million) in bribes.

Chua was hard at work right up to the time he was down with Pleural effusion.

2018

He died on Thursday, 22 March 2018, aged 68, after he was hospitalized in a hospital in Bintan and in a coma from which he never recovered.

Chua was accompanied by his son and returned to Singapore on 23 March 2018.