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Omar Ong Yoke Lin | |
|---|---|
翁毓麟 | |
 Ong in 1962 | |
| 5th President of the Dewan Negara | |
| In office 23 February 1973 – 30 December 1980 | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Halim Yahya Petra Ahmad Shah |
| Preceded by | Abdul Hamid Khan |
| Succeeded by | Ismail Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ong Yoke Lin 23 July 1917 Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 1 July 2010 (aged 92) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Resting place | Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur |
| Political party |  Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
| Spouse |
Aishah Ong (m. 1974) |
| Children | 3 |
| Chinese name | |
| Chinese | 翁毓麟 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wēng Yùlín |
| Xiao'erjing | وٌْ ىِ لٍ |
| Hokkien POJ | Ong Io̍k-lîn |
Tun Omar Ong Yoke Lin (Chinese: 翁毓麟; 23 July 1917 – 1 July 2010)[1][2] was a Malaysian politician, diplomat and businessman. He was a founding member of the Malaysian Chinese Association, and was a key figure in the country's road to independence. Ong served various positions in the government of Malaya and Malaysia, as a Cabinet minister and ambassador.
He was a Chinese Muslim convert.
- ^ "Tun Dato' Haji Omar Ong Yoke Lin". National Archives of Malaysia. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Tun Dato' Haji Omar Ong Yoke Lin". National Archives of Malaysia. Retrieved 2 October 2018. (in Malay)