Kua Kia Soong (born ;

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: ) is a Malaysian social activist, researcher and former member of parliament for

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(1990–1995). He is a director of the human-rights organisation SUARAM.

Family

Kua's grandfather, Kua Kim Pah, was an immigrant from

Chaozhou Chaozhou (), alternatively Chiuchow, Chaochow or Teochew, is a city in the eastern Guangdong province of China. It borders Shantou to the south, Jieyang to the southwest, Meizhou to the northwest, the province of Fujian to the east, and the Sou ...

China and founder of a bank in

Batu Pahat The Batu Pahat District is a district in the state of Johor, Malaysia. It lies southeast of Muar, southwest of Kluang, northwest of Pontian, south of Segamat and Tangkak District. The capital of the district is Bandar Penggaram. Geography ...

, Johor. His brother is Kua Ee Heok, a psychiatrist based in Singapore.

Education

Kua was educated at SRJK(C) Lim Poon and SMK Tinggi Batu Pahat. He then received a BA and MA in economics from the

University of Manchester , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...

. He holds a PhD in sociology. He served as principal of New Era College, Kajang, Selangor.

Election results

Published work

* Questioning Arms Spending in Malaysia :Gerakbudaya, 2010. * New Era College controversy : the betrayal of Dong Jiao Zong : Oriengroup, c2009. * 13 May: Declassified Documents on the Malaysian Riots of 1969: Suaram Komunikasi, c2007. * Policing the Malaysian police / editor Kua Kia Soong. :Suaram Komunikasi, 2005 * The Malaysian : civil rights movement :SIRD, 2005. * Malaysian political realities :Oriengroup, 1992. * Malaysian cultural policy and democracy / compiled & edited by Kua Kia Soong. :The Resource and Research Centre, 1990. * Of myths and mystification, 1986 * Malaysian political myths, 1990 * 445 days behind the wire, 1989 * Reforming Malaysia, 1993 * Malaysia's energy crisis, 1996 * 445 days under Operation Lalang, 2000 * Malaysian Critical Issues, 2002 * Xin ji yuan jiao yu * 20 years defending human rights * The Chinese schools of Malaysia, 1990 * Inside the DAP, 1990–95 (1996) * Protean Saga: The Chinese Schools of Malaysia * 13 May: Declassified Documents on the Malaysian Riots of 1969. Buku ini terbit pada 2007 oleh SUARAM.

References

1950 births Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent Malaysian people of Teochew descent Democratic Action Party (Malaysia) politicians Malaysian human rights activists People from Batu Pahat Living people Alumni of the University of Manchester {{Malaysia-bio-stub