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Hee Tien Lai

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Hee Tien Lai
Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
In office
14 June 1982 – 26 July 1983
MonarchAhmad Shah
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
SpeakerMohamed Zahir Ismail
Preceded byMansor Othman
Succeeded byAbdul Hamid Pawanteh
ConstituencyAyer Hitam
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Ayer Hitam, Johor
In office
1974–1986
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1941-02-20)February 20, 1941
Ayer Hitam, Johor, Unfederated Malay States (now Malaysia)
DiedFebruary 21, 2016(2016-02-21) (aged 75)
George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Political partyMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse(s)Loke Siew Chin
Children3 daughters
OccupationFormer Member of Parliament
ProfessionPhysician
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese许天来
Hanyu PinyinXǔ Tiānlái
Pha̍k-fa-sṳHí Thiên-lòi
JyutpingHeoi2 Tin1 Loi4
Hokkien POJKhó͘ 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

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  1. "MCA man dies after birthday bash". The Star. 2016-02-22.