Hee Tien Lai
Appearance
Hee Tien Lai | |
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Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat | |
In office 14 June 1982 – 26 July 1983 | |
Monarch | Ahmad Shah |
Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
Speaker | Mohamed Zahir Ismail |
Preceded by | Mansor Othman |
Succeeded by | Abdul Hamid Pawanteh |
Constituency | Ayer Hitam |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Ayer Hitam, Johor | |
In office 1974–1986 | |
Preceded by | Constituency created |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Ayer Hitam, Johor, Unfederated Malay States (now Malaysia) | February 20, 1941
Died | February 21, 2016 George Town, Penang, Malaysia | (aged 75)
Political party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
Spouse(s) | Loke Siew Chin |
Children | 3 daughters |
Occupation | Former Member of Parliament |
Profession | Physician |
Chinese name | |
Traditional Chinese | 許天來 |
Simplified Chinese | 许天来 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Xǔ Tiānlái |
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Hí Thiên-lòi |
Jyutping | Heoi2 Tin1 Loi4 |
Hokkien POJ | Khó͘ Thian-lâi |
Hee Tien Lai (20 February 1941 – 21 February 2016) was a Malaysian politician from the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a party in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
Hee won the Ayer Hitam parliamentary seat in Johor in the 1974, 1978, and 1982 general elections, serving as a Member of Parliament for three terms. He was also one of the Deputy Speakers of the Dewan Rakyat from 14 June 1982 to 26 July 1983.
Hee died of a heart attack at a private hospital in George Town, Penang, on 21 February 2016, after attending his 75th birthday reunion dinner at a hotel earlier that night.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "MCA man dies after birthday bash". The Star. 2016-02-22.