Yeow Chai Thiam

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Dr.
Yeow Chai Thiam
姚再添
Personal details
Born Yeow Chai Thiam
(1953-04-19)19 April 1953
Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died 7 January 2016(2016-01-07) (aged 62)
Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Citizenship Malaysian
Political party MCABarisan Nasional
Alma mater National University of Malaysia
Occupation Physician
Religion Buddhist

Dato Dr. Yeow Chai Thiam (Chinese: 姚再添; pinyin: Yáo Zài Tiān; 19 April 1953 – 7 January 2016) was a medical doctor and a Malaysian Federal Senator,[1] gaining appointment in 2009. He was a member of the Conservative Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and had been the MCA Chairman [2] for the state of Negeri Sembilan since 2008, the MCA are part of the Federal ruling Barisan Nasional coalition who have been Malaysia's ruling political party since independence in 1963. Senator Yeow served as the Legislative Assemblyman for Lukut in the Negeri Sembilan State Assembly for 20 years and was the State EXCO for Utilities and Local Government.

Personal life

Yeow was born and lived in Port Dickson, and was married with two children [2]

Education

Senator Yeow studied medicine in the National University of Malaysia and received his Doctors of Human Letters from Summit University of Louisiana.

Founder of Mawar Renal Medical Center

Senator 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.[3]

References

  1. "Laman Web Rasmi Parlimen Malaysia - - Ahli Parlimen". Parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Dr Yeow Chai Thiam appointed senator". The Nut Graph. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  3. "Mawar Renal Medical Centre". Mawar.com.my. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

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