Yeow Chai Thiam (姚再添; 19 April 1953 – 7 January 2016) was a Malaysian politician and medical doctor. He was a Malaysian Federal Senator[1] for one term, gaining an appointment in 2009. He was a member of the Conservative Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and the former MCA Chairman [2] for the state of Negeri Sembilan, the MCA is part of the Federal ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition which has been Malaysia's ruling political party since independence in 1963. Yeow served as the Assemblyman for Jimah and Lukut in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for 20 years and was the State EXCO for Utilities and Local Government for two terms.
Yeow Chai Thiam | |
|---|---|
姚再添 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yeow Chai Thiam 19 April 1953 Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 7 January 2016 (aged 62) Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party |  Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Alma mater | National University of Malaysia (UKM) |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Chinese name | |
| Chinese | 姚再添 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yáo Zàitiān |
| Jyutping | Jiu4 Zoi3 Tim1 |
| Hokkien POJ | Iâu Chài-thiam |
| Tâi-lô | Iâu Tsài-thiam |
Personal life
editYeow was born and lived in Port Dickson, and was married with two children.[2]
Education
editYeow studied medicine in the National University of Malaysia (UKM) and received his Doctors of Human Letters from Summit University of Louisiana.
Founder of Mawar Renal Medical Center
editYeow 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] The centre is renowned for making a profit in other hospital services in order to provide free or subsidised treatment for low income dialysis patients, and is one of the major contributions by the Late Dr Yeow to Malaysian society.[4]
Death
editYeow died at the age of 63 after a long battle with cancer at his home at Port Dickson on 7 January 2016.[5]
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | N23 Jimah | Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA) | 4,571 | 46.82% | M Kuppusamy (DAP) | 4,795 | 49.12% | 9,762 | 224 | 78.33% | ||
| John Fernandez (PPPM) | 64 | 0.66% | ||||||||||
| 1990 | Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA) | 6,684 | 58.70% | Hu Sepang (DAP) | 4,373 | 38.40% | 11,387 | 2,311 | 78.23% | |||
| 1995 | N32 Lukut | Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA) | 8,926 | 65.48% | Chen Hun Chong (DAP) | 4,289 | 31.46% | 13,632 | 4,637 | 74.79% | ||
| 1999 | Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA) | 8,055 | 59.37% | Lee Fui Ming (DAP) | 5,122 | 37.75% | 13,568 | 2,933 | 72.53% | |||
| 2004 | N30 Lukut | Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA) | 4,471 | 58.51% | Wong Hong Chuan (DAP) | 2,967 | 38.82% | 7,642 | 1,504 | 75.45% | ||
| Year | Constituency | candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | P130 Rasah | Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA) | 21,120 | 38.13% | Loke Siew Fook (DAP) | 34,271 | 61.87% | 56,654 | 13,151 | 78.56% | ||
| 2013 | P128 Seremban | Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA) | 33,075 | 38.52% | Loke Siew Fook (DAP) | 45,628 | 53.12% | 87,617 | 12,553 | 85.64% | ||
| Abdul Halim Abdullah (Berjasa) | 6,866 | 8.00% | ||||||||||
| John Fernandez (IND) | 221 | 0.26% | ||||||||||
| Bujang Abu (IND) | 83 | 0.10% | ||||||||||
Honours
edit
Negeri Sembilan :
Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DSNS) - Dato' (1996)
References
edit- ^ "Laman Web Rasmi Parlimen Malaysia - - Ahli Parlimen". Parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Dr Yeow Chai Thiam appointed senator". The Nut Graph. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Mawar Renal Medical Centre". Mawar.com.my. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "The Voice Of Charity". mawarmedical.com/. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Former Negri Sembilan MCA chief passes away". The Star. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ a b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
