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Ling Liong Sik (; born 18 September 1943) is a retired

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n politician. He was the sixth president of the

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(MCA), a component party of

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(BN) coalition and also the former Malaysian

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Najib Razak Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak ( ms, محمد نجيب بن عبد الرزاق, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, ; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th prime minister of Malaysi ...

filed the suit against Ling Liong Sik on 2015, alleging that Ling had made libellous remarks against him in an article carried on a news portal. He is the current chancellor and former chairman of the

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (abbreviated as UTAR; ) is a non-profit private research university in Malaysia. It is ranked top 100 in the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2018 and top 1200 in the Times Higher Education Wor ...

(UTAR). UTAR's Dewan Tun Dr. Ling Liong Sik is named in honour after him. In 27 October 2015, Prime Minister

is suing Ling Liong Sik for allegedly implying that he had misused public fund for his personal interests. In 22 May 2018, Najib has withdrawn his defamation suit against Ling Liong Sik over the alleged misuse of public funds. He is also one of the most influential Chinese politicians in contemporary Malaysia.

Personal life

Ling was born on September 18, 1943 at

Kuala Kangsar The Kuala Kangsar (Perak Malay: ''Kole Kangso'') is the royal town of Perak, Malaysia. It is located at the downstream of Kangsar River where it joins the Perak River, approximately northwest of Ipoh, Perak's capital, and southeast of ...

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, Federated Malay States. He is married to Toh Puan Ong Ee Nah and has two sons: Ling Hee Leong and Ling Hee Keat.

Education

Ling studied in

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in 1956. He graduated as a medical doctor from

University of Singapore The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public research university in Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest autonomous university in the c ...

in 1966. Subsequently, he set up his practice in

Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...

Political career

In 1974, he was elected as Member of Parliament for Mata Kuching, Penang. He successfully defended his position in 1978 and 1982. He was elected Member of Parliament for

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, Johor in 1986. He also subsequently successfully defended his position in the 1990, 1995 and 1999 general elections. He was elected in 1986 as the sixth President of the MCA; he held this position for almost 17 years until 2003. In 1986, he was appointed Transport Minister. Prior to that, he had held the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Local Government and Federal Territory, Deputy Information Minister, Deputy Finance Minister and Deputy Education Minister. He was the Minister of Transport of Malaysia from 7 January 1986 till 25 May 2003.

Acting Prime Minister

In 1988, Ling was briefly the Acting Prime Minister (from 4 February 1988 to 16 February 1988), due to an internal struggle between different factions in UMNO, leading to a legal challenge and the deregistration of UMNO.

UTAR chancellor

On 18 January 2017, Ling Liong Sik was installed as University Tunku Abdul Rahman's (UTAR) first chancellor during the university's 24th convocation ceremony.

Najib Razak defamation case

On 27 October 2015, Prime Minister

has filed a suit against Ling Liong Sik for allegedly defaming him. Ling Liong Sik had made remarks in an article entitled "MCA's Liong Sik joins call for Najib's ouster for allegedly putting people's money in his own pocket" which were published in the

Malay Mail The ''Malay Mail'' is a newspaper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, first published on 1 December 1896 when Kuala Lumpur was the capital of the then new Federated Malay States, making it the first daily newspaper to appear in the FMS. As of May 2014 ...

online portal. Ling Liong Sik was quoted saying in the article that he agreed with former prime minister

Mahathir Mohamad Mahathir bin Mohamad ( ms, محاضير بن محمد, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; ; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author, and physician who served as the 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the office ...

's demands for Najib to resign, claiming that Najib "has taken people's money and put it in his own personal accounts". On 13 January 2016, Najib said Ling Liong Sik did not act as a bona fide "elder statesman". In his reply to Ling's defence and counter-claim against his suit for defamation, Najib said Ling had acted recklessly and with mala fide (bad intention) to tarnish his image and reputation. On 18 July 2016, The High Court in Kuala Lumpur dismissed former Prime Minister

's affidavit in support of Ling Liong Sik's application to strike out Najib's suit. In her decision made in chambers, Justice Nor Bee Ariffin considered the affidavit filed by Mahathir as hearsay. On 23 December 2016, The High Court fixed March 23, 2017, to decide on an application by Ling Liong Sik to strike out a suit filed against him by Najib. On 22 February 2017, the court deferred a decision on the application, on the grounds that Najib could sue in his capacity as a public official. On 8 January 2018, The High Court in Kuala Lumpur has postponed the hearing of the defamation suit brought by Najib against Ling Liong Sik. According to Najib's lawyer Nor Emelia Iszeham , the court has yet to dispose of Ling's application to strike out the suit, filed in February 2016, which will push the hearing to April 2018. On 16 March 2018, Ling Liong Sik has failed to strike out the suit filed by Najib. Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Justice Nor Bee Arifin said the matter should go on trial to see whether Najib has the legal standing in the suit. On 22 May 2018, Najib has withdrawn his defamation suit against Ling Liong Sik over the alleged misuse of public funds. Ling's lawyer Ranjit Singh told reporters after meeting High Court judicial commissioner Goon Siew Chye in chambers that Najib decided to withdraw the suit against his client and the court ordered him to pay a RM25,000 in costs.

Political positions

In 18 February 2016, Ling Liong Sik spared no bullets in his latest attack on Prime Minister Najib Razak. According to Ling, there is nothing wrong with

UMNO The United Malays National Organisation ( Malay: ; Jawi: ; abbreviated UMNO () or less commonly PEKEMBAR), is a nationalist right-wing political party in Malaysia. As the oldest continuous national political party within Malaysia (since its ...

and BN.

Election results

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

* : **

Grand Commander of the

Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia The Most Esteemed Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Setia Mahkota Malaysia) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country and awarded by the sovereign. The order was instituted on ...

(SSM) – Tun (2004) * : ** MY-PERA Order of the Perak State Crown (before 2001)

Knight Commander of the

Order of the Perak State Crown The Most Illustrious Order of the Perak State Crown ( Malay:''Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Negeri Perak Yang Amat Mulia'') is knighthood order of the Sultanate of Perak. Background It was founded by Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah on 12 December 1957. ...

(DPMP) – Dato’ (1982) ** MY-PERA Order of the Perak State Crown (before 2001)

Knight Grand Commander of the

(SPMP) – Dato’ Seri (1989) * : ** MY-SEL Order of the Crown of Selangor - Knight Commander - DPMS

Knight Commander of the

Order of the Crown of Selangor The Most Illustrious Order of the Crown of Selangor (Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Selangor Yang Amat Mulia'') is an order awarded by Sultan of Selangor as a reward for general services to the sultan and state of Selangor. It was foun ...

(DPMS) – Dato’ (1992) * : ** MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca

Grand Commander of the

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(DGSM) – Datuk Seri (1993) * : ** MY-SAR Order of the Star of Sarawak - 2 ribbon PNBS -JBS-PBS-ABS-BBS

Knight Commander of the

Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak The ''Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak'' (Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak) is the highest state order in the state of Sarawak. It is conferred to those who rendered excellent service towards the development of the state of S ...

(PNBS) – Dato Sri (2003)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ling Liong Sik Living people Government ministers of Malaysia Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent 1943 births People from Perak People from Kuala Kangsar Presidents of Malaysian Chinese Association Members of the Dewan Rakyat Malaysian medical doctors University of Singapore alumni Grand Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia Transport ministers of Malaysia Knights Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak Knights Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor

Personal life

Education

Political career

Acting Prime Minister

UTAR chancellor

Najib Razak defamation case

Political positions

Election results

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

See also

References