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Yeow Chai Thiam (; 19 April 1953 – 7 January 2016) was a

Malaysian Malaysian may refer to: * Something from or related to Malaysia, a country in Southeast Asia * Malaysian Malay, a dialect of Malay language spoken mainly in Malaysia * Malaysian people, people who are identified with the country of Malaysia regard ...

politician and medical doctor. He was a Malaysian Federal

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for one term, gaining an appointment in 2009. He was a member of the Conservative

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) and the former MCA Chairman for the state of

Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan'') is a state in Malaysia which lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the s ...

, the MCA is part of the Federal ruling

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 which has been Malaysia's ruling political party since independence in 1963. Yeow served as the Assemblyman for Jimah and Lukut in the

Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly The Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Undangan Negeri Sembilan) is the state legislature of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan. It consists of 36 members who represent single-member constituencies throughout the state. ...

for 20 years and was the State EXCO for Utilities and Local Government for two terms.

Personal life

Yeow was born and lived in

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, and was married with two children.

Education

Yeow studied medicine in the

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(UKM) and received his Doctors of Human Letters from Summit University of Louisiana.

Founder of Mawar Renal Medical Center

Yeow was the founder and Chairman of Mawar Renal Medical Centre, a non-profit General Hospital with the largest network of kidney dialysis centres in Malaysia comprising a total of 14 branches.

Death

Yeow died at the age of 63 after a long battle with cancer at his home at Port Dickson on 7 January 2016.

Election results

Honours

* : **

Knight Companion of the

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(D.S.N.S.) - Dato' (1996)

References

External links

Senator Convinces Suspect to Surrender
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yeow, Chai Thiam 1953 births 2016 deaths People from Negeri Sembilan Malaysian people of Chinese descent Malaysian nephrologists Malaysian Chinese Association politicians National University of Malaysia alumni Members of the Dewan Negara Members of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly Negeri Sembilan state executive councillors