Wong Foon Meng

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 Terengganu State Assemblyman for the seat of Bandar, Kuala Terengganu from 1995 to 1999.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wong (王).
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato'
Wong Foon Meng
PSM JMN DPMT
王茀明
15th President of the Dewan Negara
In office
7 July 2009 – 12 April 2010
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
Preceded byAbdul Hamid Pawanteh
Succeeded byAbu Zahar Ujang
Secretary-General of Malaysian Chinese Association
In office
11 November 2008 – 7 April 2010
PresidentOng Tee Keat
Chua Soi Lek
Preceded byOng Ka Chuan
Succeeded byKong Cho Ha
Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
for Bandar
In office
25 April 1995 – 29 November 1999
Preceded byHarun Jusoh
Succeeded byMd. Azmi Lop Yusof
Personal details
Born
Wong Foon Meng
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Wong Foon Meng
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese王茀明
Simplified Chinese王茀明
Hanyu PinyinWáng Fúmíng
JyutpingWong4 Fat1 Ming4
Hokkien POJÔng Hut-bêng
Tâi-lôÔng Hut-bîng

Early career

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]

He was appointed to the Senate in April 2004,[3] 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.[4] His term ended on 12 April 2010, and he was succeeded by Abu Zahar Ujang.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

Election results
Terengganu State Legislative Assembly[2]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1990 N13 Bandar Wong Foon Meng (MCA) 3,956 37.61% Harun Jusoh (PAS) 4,682 44.51% 10,518 726 73.20%
Ng Chai Hing (DAP) 1,519 14.44%
Ghazali bin Mohamad (IND) 99 0.94%
1995 N14 Bandar Wong Foon Meng (MCA) 6,970 54.36% Mustafa @ Hassan bin Ali (PAS) 5,562 43.38% 12,823 1,925 74.72%
1999a. Wong Foon Meng (MCA) 6,245 46.42% Md Azmi Lop Yusof (PAS) 6,756 50.22% 13,452 511 74.39%
Ng Chai Hing (IND) 187 1.39%

Note: a. During 1999 election, the Barisan Nasional (BN) ruled Terengganu state government has also fallen to the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) led Barisan Alternatif coalition.[8][9]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References
  1. "A very precious 11 per cent, indeed". New Straits Times. 16 December 2008.
  2. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 29 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).
  3. "MCA man to become Senate deputy president". The Star. 15 May 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  4. Lee Yuk Peng (4 July 2009). "Datuk Wong Foon Meng is the next Senate president". The Star. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  5. Lee Yuk Peng (27 April 2010). "Abu Zahar sworn in as Dewan Negara president". The Star. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  6. "Wong is MCA secretary-general". The Star. 12 November 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  7. "Executive Profile Foon Meng Wong". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  8. "Muzakarah saat mula kejatuhan PAS". MUSLIMAT PAS CAWANGAN LUBUK KAWAH. 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  9. "Sejarah Jatuh Bangun Pas". Irwanis Johan. Malaysiakini. 22 July 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  10. "King awards 1,523 on birthday". Bernama. The Star. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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