Datuk Wira Koh Nai Kwong () is a

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

n politician of the

Malaysian Chinese Association The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA; zh, 马来西亚华人公会; ; ta, மலேசிய சீனர் சங்கம், initially known as the Malayan Chinese Association) is a uni-racial political party in Malaysia that seeks to ...

(MCA), a major party in Malaysia's governing

Barisan Nasional The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 se ...

(BN) coalition. Koh was the

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for

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constituency, in Malacca after his election in the 2013 general election. Koh is a lawyer by profession. He obtained his

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(

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) law degree from the

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. Koh was the Legal Adviser for Barisan Nasional for the state of

Melaka Malacca ( ms, Melaka) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca. Its capital is Malacca City, dubbed the Historic City, which has bee ...

2006–2011. He was also the former Melaka State Executive Council (Exco) Member for the portfolio of housing, local authorities, environment and transportation. Koh is the Chief of MCA Bukit Katil Division,

. He won in the 2004 general election to be a

Malacca State Legislative Assembly The Malacca State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Undangan Negeri Melaka) is the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Malacca. It is composed of 28 members who are elected from single-member constituencies throughout the state. Ele ...

man for the constituency of Kesidang, Melaka during the 2004 to 2008 term. He was later defeated by the

Democratic Action Party The Democratic Action Party (abbreviation: DAP; ms, Parti Tindakan Demokratik; ; ta, ஜனநாயக செயல் கட்சி) is a Centre-left politics, centre-left social democracy, social democratic political party in Malaysia. ...

(DAP)'s candidate

Goh Leong San Goh Leong San () (born 15 November 1967) is a Malaysian politician. Goh is a former Malacca State Legislative Assemblyman (MLA) for several Malacca state constituencies; Tengkera (1995-2004), Bandar Hilir (2004-2008), Kesidang (2008-2013) ...

in the 2008 general election by a majority of 1,399 votes. In the 2013 general election, Koh won the parliamentary seat of

, Melaka. In the 2018 general election, Koh was picked to contest but lost the Malacca state seat of Machap Jaya.

Election results

Honours

* : **

Companion Class I of the Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2007) ** MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca

Knight Commander of the Order of Malacca (DCSM) - Datuk Wira (2017)

External links

Koh Nai Kwong's Blog

Koh Nai Kwong's Facebook

References

1961 births Living people People from Malacca Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent 20th-century Malaysian lawyers Malaysian Chinese Association politicians Members of the Dewan Rakyat Members of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly Malacca state executive councillors Members of the Dewan Negara 21st-century Malaysian politicians Malaysian people of Teochew descent 21st-century Malaysian lawyers {{Malaysia-politician-stub