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Gan Boon Leong
Datuk Wira Gan Boon Leong (25 August 1937–15 August 2022) was a Malaysian politician. He was a member of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN). Early life Gan was born on 25 August 1937. Political career Gan started his political career by winning the Bandar Hilir state constituency seat and defeated Lim Kit Siang with a large majority in 1986. He subsequently won the seat in 1990. In 1995 and 1999, Gan won to Duyong state constituency seat. He was retired from politics in 2004. Death Gan was dead on 15 August 2022 due to old age. Election results Honours * : ** Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1977) ** Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (1997) * : ** Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (1982) ** Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) – Datuk Wira (1995){{cite web, url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/semakan-penerima-darjah- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gan (surname)
Gan is a surname. It may be a Latin-alphabet spelling of four different Chinese surnames (; respectively pronounced in Mandarin as ), a Korean surname (; written using the same character as the Chinese surname Jiǎn), and a surname in other cultures. Origins As a Chinese surname, Gan may be one of the following surnames, listed by their spelling in Pinyin, which reflects the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation: *Gān (; IPA: ). Ancient sources differ on the origin of this surname. ''Yuanhe Xingzuan'' states that the first bearer of the surname was an official in the court of King Wu Ding, while ' states that it originated as a toponymic surname, referring to a place called Gan District (), located in what is now Huyi District, Xi'an, Shaanxi, where some descendants of King Wen of Zhou had settled. *Gān (), homophonous with the above surname in Mandarin Chinese, though not in other varieties of Chinese. According to the ', this also originated as a toponymic surname, referring to a plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
