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Lim Chong Eu was born on 28 May, 1919 in Penang, Straits Settlements, British Malaya (now Malaysia), is a Malaysian politician. Discover Lim Chong Eu'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 91 years old?

Popular As Lim Chong Eu
Occupation Politician, physician
Age 91 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 28 May, 1919
Birthday 28 May
Birthplace Penang, Straits Settlements, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Date of death 24 November, 2010
Died Place Tanjung Bungah, Penang, Malaysia
Nationality Malaysia

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1919

Tun Dr. Lim Chong Eu (28 May 1919 – 24 November 2010) was a Malaysian politician who served as the 2nd Chief Minister of Penang from May 1969 to October 1990 and the longest serving Chief Minister of Penang.

He was also the founding president of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN).

He is also knowned as the "Architect of Modern Penang."

Lim was born in 1919 in Penang.

He is the older brother of Lim Chong Keat, the architect and botanist.

1937

He attended school at the Penang Free School, where he was the King's Scholar in 1937.

1944

He later obtained a degree in medicine and surgery from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland in 1944.

1951

In 1951, he was appointed to the Penang Local Council and in 1955, was appointed a member of the Federal Legislature.

1958

In the March 1958 Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) party elections, he challenged Tun Tan Cheng Lock and won the presidency with a majority of 22 votes.

During the one-year period when the MCA was under Lim, the party came under tremendous pressure from within and outside.

After his victory, he called an extraordinary general meeting to amend the Constitution to consolidate the power of the Central Committee.

This was met with strong resistance by Tun Tan Siew Sin and his supporters.

Although the proposal was passed with a single-vote majority, the move left the Party split.

At the same time, the MCA under Lim also had severe political differences with the then Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman.

1959

The crisis worsened on the eve of the 1959 general elections when Lim demanded 40 parliamentary seats and also wanted to make Chinese an official language.

The Tunku increased the seats allocated to MCA from 28 to 31 but this was rejected and their relationship worsened.

Tunku Abdul Rahman rejected Lim's demands, prompting Lim to resign as president of MCA and he left for England for a vacation.

Cheah Toon Lock then became the Acting President of MCA.

1962

Lim returned to Malaya after a few years and formed a new party, the United Democratic Party, in 1962.

1969

He was one of the founding members of the Opposition Party Gerakan before the 1969 General Election.

The formation of the Gerakan party threw the Chinese Malaysian aggregate into a dilemma, weakened their political strength and above all, eroded the political representation of the MCA as the only party for the Chinese community.

Gerakan joined the ruling Barisan Nasional after winning the Penang State Government in 1969.

Lim served as Chief Minister of Penang from 1969 to 1990.

The iconic projects that emerged during Lim's rule included the 66-storey KOMTAR administrative tower and commercial complex, and the 13.5 km Penang Bridge.

When it was topped-off, KOMTAR was for some time the tallest building in Asia, and the Penang Bridge one of the longest in the world.

Lim is best known for overseeing the emergence of Penang's Free Trade Zone (FTZ) – later renamed Free Industrial Zone – which evolved into one of Asia's most powerful electronics hubs.

1990

In the Malaysian General Elections of October 1990, a crisis occurred when Lim, serving as the chief minister, lost his state seat and Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) had fewer seats than UMNO in the Penang State Assembly.

A crisis was averted when Lim Keng Yaik, the then president of Gerakan, was able to convince the then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to allow an ethnic Chinese to continue on in the role of the Chief Minister.

Lim had retired from politics and was concentrating on business.

He was at the time chairman and advisor for several large corporations.

2007

In 2007, Lim was named founding chancellor of Wawasan Open University.

2010

In late October 2010, he was admitted to the Penang Hospital after suffering a stroke.

He later died on Wednesday, 24 November 2010 at his home in Hillside, Tanjung Bungah at about 9 pm.

On Thursday, 25 November 2010, he was given a state funeral.

The Penang state flag was flown at half-mast from 25 to 28 November for 4 days as a mark of respect.

His body was later cremated at the Batu Gantung Crematorium on Sunday, 28 November 2010.

The 17.84 km Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway (Federal Route 3113) comprising Jelutong Expressway and Bayan Lepas Expressway was renamed after him on 7 December 2010.

Other memorials included Bangunan Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu, a main headquarters of the Penang Development Corporation (PDC) located at Persiaran Mahsuri, Bayan Lepas.