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Lim Keng Yaik was born on 8 April, 1939 in Tapah, Perak, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia), is a Malaysian politician. Discover Lim Keng Yaik'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 73 years old?

Popular As Lim Keng Yaik
Occupation Medical doctor
Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 8 April, 1939
Birthday 8 April
Birthplace Tapah, Perak, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Date of death 22 December, 2012
Died Place Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Nationality Malaysia

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His wife is Toh Puan Wong Yoon Chuan

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Children Datuk Lim Si Pin Lim Si Ching Lim Poi Giok Lim Poi Jing

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1939

Tun Dr. Lim Keng Yaik (8 April 1939 – 22 December 2012) was a Malaysian politician and former Minister of Energy, Water and Communications in the Malaysian cabinet.

Lim was born on 8 April 1939 in Tapah, Perak with fifteen siblings, to a mining father and a homemaker mother.

1947

He was educated in St. Michael's Institution in Ipoh between 1947 and 1957 before travelling to Northern Ireland in 1958.

1964

He graduated from The Queens University of Belfast with a MB.BCh.BAO. in 1964 and returned to serve in the government hospital in Taiping and a few more places before he opened up his own clinic in Chemor, a place that earned him his famous sobriquet 'sor chai yee sang' or 'madcap doctor' as he used to play the clown when treating sick children.

He was a popular doctor and he used to offer free services to the poor patients.

He married Wong Yoon Chuan and the couple have three children.

Former Gerakan Youth Chief, Lim Si Pin is their son.

1968

Lim began his foray into politics in 1968 by joining the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA).

1969

He subsequently contested in the Pekan Baru state seat in Perak in 1969 on an Alliance ticket, but lost.

1971

In 1971, he became the chairman of MCA Perak.

1972

He was appointed as a senator to Dewan Negara and joined the federal cabinet in 1972.

Lim first became a minister in the Malaysian cabinet when he was made Minister with Special Functions dealing with New Villages and Emergency work in 1972.

However, he resigned from the post the very next year as a protest against the expulsion of the MCA reform movement leaders at the time.

He was then booted out of the MCA for it, where he subsequently joined Gerakan.

1973

However, in 1973, Lim was expelled from the MCA after going against the then MCA president Tun Tan Siew Sin and in the same year joined Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan).

1974

He became the Ulu Kinta Gerakan division head the next year and moved up to become Perak Gerakan head in 1974.

1976

In 1976, he became the party's deputy president.

1978

In July 1978, Lim resigned as senator and contested in the 1978 Perak General Elections in the Jalong state seat in Perak, which he won narrowly and was appointed as a state Exco member for two terms until 1986.

1980

In 1980, the medical doctor-turned-politician became the Gerakan President.

For the first three terms as the party head, he faced challenges and successfully defended the position at every party election since then.

1986

He contested the Beruas Parliament seat in 1986 and won by a handsome margin.

He made a Cabinet comeback as Minister of Primary Industries on 1986 and served in the position until 2004, when he was appointed Minister of Energy, Water and Communications.

During his tenure as Minister of Primary Industries, Malaysian palm oil became very well-known and was the largest palm oil producing country in the world.

Up until today, palm oil is still one of Malaysia's top money earner and job creator.

He will be best remembered for bravely debating with major soya bean producers in the United States at a time when the US banned the import of Malaysia's palm oil due to the strong lobbying from the soya bean industry.

He also brought significant development to the timber industry as he worked hard and formed the Malaysian Timber Council.

He also played a pivotal role in persuading Europe to import Malaysia's timber.

He took the primary industries to new heights notably with the successful transformation of commodities exports to value-added products; rubber to rubber products, especially rubber dipped to furniture and cocoa to chocolates.

He made unparalleled contributions in opening up the global market for Malaysian products like palm oil and timber.

It was during his leadership that these commodity sectors were transformed and developed to be competitive as well as sustainable.

1990

He narrowly won the seat again in 1990, amid allegations of foul play, to which he has never respond.

2004

In the 2004 Malaysian general election which was also the final time he contested in a general elections before retiring, he retained his seat for a last time with a clear majority of 4,564 with a total registered voter count of 15,867.

Tun Lim Keng Yaik switched his portfolio to the Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications in 2004.

He focused on the important and urgent issues in the industry as he kept reminding the industry players to buck up and provide the services as promised to the people and be up to par, he had brought further development to the information and communication technology by ensuring better services from the telcos, the sprouting of the content industry and many more.

He successfully restructured the water industry of the country.

2005

On 2 September 2005 at the Gerakan 35th Annual National Delegates Conference dinner, Lim announced that he would be retiring as president on 8 April 2007, which was also his 68th birthday.

2007

He was the third president of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) from 1980 until stepping down on 8 April 2007 to pave the way for Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon.

Just before his death, he was among the only four living Chinese with Tunship holders in Malaysia.

2008

Lim retired from his Cabinet post shortly before the 2008 general election.

He avowed to no longer comment on issues of the Party unless he was asked by the press.