Lim Ah Lek | |
|---|---|
| 林亚礼 | |
| Minister of Human Resources | |
| In office 26 October 1990 – 14 December 1999 | |
| Monarchs | Azlan Shah Ja'afar Salahuddin |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Preceded by | himself as Minister of Labour |
| Succeeded by | Fong Chan Onn |
| Constituency | Bentong |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forBentong | |
| In office 13 May 1989 – 14 December 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Chan Siang Sun (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Liow Tiong Lai (BN–MCA) |
| Majority | 8,506 (1989) 12,111 (1990) 18,789 (1995) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1942 (age 82–83) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
Lim Ah Lek (simplified Chinese:林亚礼;traditional Chinese:林亞禮;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Lîm A-lé) is aMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA) politician inMalaysia and was theMember of Parliament forBentong constituency inPahang and MCA deputy president.
In the 1995Malaysian general election, Ah Lek defeatedDemocratic Action Party (Malaysia) candidate, Syed Ali Mohsin at P83Bentong, Pahang. Subsequently, the Bentong area was represented byLiow Tiong Lai. In 1999, his name was dropped from the election candidate and was replaced by Liow Tiong Lai.
Ah Lek was elected as MCA deputy president in 1986, replacingLee Kim Sai, whileLing Liong Sik became acting president and subsequently president. At that time MCA PresidentTan Koon Swan was imprisoned in Singapore following the Pan El scandal.[citation needed] At the MCA 2000 general meeting, Dr Ling had a tongue with Lim Ah Lek.[clarification needed]
In 2001, AhLek was labelled as Team B opposing the political party to control the independence of Malaysia A Team Press team led by Ling Liong Sik. The Ah Lek and Liong Sik militants began after the 1999 elections, when Ah Lek wantedChan Kong Choy to be full minister.
MCA has a strong influence on theStar andUMNO's influence on Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian. Geng 8 in the MCA, namely Dato'Chua Jui Meng and Dato'Chan Kong Choy, led by Deputy President Dato' Lim Ah Lek, supported the establishment of the Chinese community for journalists to be given a vast space for freedom and criticism. Some people are trying to buy and control Nanyang Publication. MCA's investment company, Huaren Management Sdn. Bhd. buy Nanyang Press Holdings for RM230 million. Other leaders who oppose this sale and purchase agreement are, Youth Chief DatukOng Tee Keat and MCA Women's Deputy Chief Datin Paduka Dr. Tan Yee Kew. After Geng 8, Geng 10 was formed comprising Johor MCA Youth chief Hoo Seong Chan; Datuk Chong Toh Eng (Selangor), Lau Chek Tuan (Penang), Senator Yew Teong Look (Federal Territory), Datuk Soon Tian Szu (Melaka), Yip Chee Kiong (Negeri Sembilan), Tan Ken Ten (Kelantan), Toh Chin Yau (Terengganu) and Chew Kok Who (Sabah).
At the 2002 MCA general meeting, Liong Sik and Ah Lek remained one-year retirement until 2005 (2002–2005) for no election.[clarification needed] All this is due to the intervention / peace plan proposed by Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad to have no MCA election in 2002.
In 2004, Lim Ah Lek[1] and Ling Liong Sik voluntarily retreated from MCA politics and were replaced byOng Ka Ting and TanChan Kong Choy.
After his retirement from politics, Lim was appointed the chairman ofKeretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) from 2007 to 2009.[2]
Ah Lek was the previous the pro-chancellor ofUniversiti Putra Malaysia.[3]
Ah Lek was appointed as a member of the Commission for Investigation and Improvement of Police. The commission is accompanied by TunMohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah (chairman); TunMohammed Hanif Omar (deputy chairman); TunSalleh Abas; TunAzizan Zainul Abidin;Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim; TanLee Lam Thye; Datuk Kamilia Ibrahim;Tun Zaki Tun Azmi; Datuk Abdul Kadir Jasin, Datuk Michael Yeoh; Kuthubul Zaman Bukhari; Datuk Dr Muhammad Rais Abdul Karim; Denison Jayasooria;Ivy Josiah and Datin Paduka Zaleha Zahari.[4]
In 2004, as MCA's former deputy president, he was annoyed with MCA presidentChua Soi Lek who still wanted to politics and contest despite clear video CDs[5] spread. As MCA veteran, many wanted him to resolve the crisis betweenChua Soi Lek andOng Tee Keat.
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | N13 Bandar Kuantan | Lim Ah Lek (MCA) | 10,128 | 69.00% | Lee Sit Yin (DAP) | 2,698 | 18.38% | 14,967 | 7,430 | 70.61% | ||
| Tengku Ali Shahdan Tengku Endut (PAS) | 1,853 | 12.62% | ||||||||||
| 1986 | N14Teruntum | Lim Ah Lek (MCA) | 9,698 | 63.80% | Syed Ali Mohsin (DAP) | 3,697 | 24.32% | 15,625 | 6,001 | 65.00% | ||
| Othman Bakar (PAS) | 1,806 | 11.88% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | P079Bentong | Lim Ah Lek (MCA) | 17,401 | 60.70% | Lip Tuck Chee (DAP) | 8,895 | 31.03% | 28,977 | 8,506 | 71.99% | ||
| Mohamed Basri Mahidin (IND) | 2,137 | 7.45% | ||||||||||
| M. Palanisamy (IND) | 193 | 0.67% | ||||||||||
| R. Appu (IND) | 42 | 0.15% | ||||||||||
| 1990 | Lim Ah Lek (MCA) | 22,486 | 68.43% | Woo Chee Wan (DAP) | 10,375 | 31.57% | 34,050 | 12,111 | 72.64% | |||
| 1995 | P083Bentong | Lim Ah Lek (MCA) | 26,030 | 78.24% | Leong Chee Meng (DAP) | 7,241 | 21.76% | 35,563 | 18,789 | 72.38% | ||
Malaysia
Commander of theOrder of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) –Tan Sri (2004)[9]
Pahang
Knight Grand Companion of theOrder of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) –Dato' Sri (2002)[10]
Knight Grand Companion of theOrder of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) – formerlyDato', nowDato' Indera (1989)
Knight Companion of theOrder of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) –Dato'
Selangor
Knight Grand Companion of theOrder of Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (SSIS) –Dato' Setia (2018)[11]
Terengganu
Companion of theOrder of the Crown of Terengganu (SMT)
