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Tun Dato' Sir Tan Cheng Lock SMN DPMJ KBE JP (Cina Ringkas: 陈祯禄; Cina Tradisional: 陳禎祿; pinyin: Chén Zhēnlù, 5 April 1883 – 13 Disember 1960) ialah seorang pemimpin politik Cina di Tanah Melayu yang merupakan presiden pertama Persatuan Cina Tanah Melayu (MCA) pada tahun 1949.
Tun Sir Tan Cheng Lock KBE, SMN, DPMJ, JP (simplified Chinese: 陈祯禄; traditional Chinese: 陳禎祿; pinyin: Chén Zhēnlù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Cheng-lo̍k) (5 April 1883 – 13 December 1960) was a Malaysian Peranakan businessman and a key public figure who devoted his life to fighting for the rights and the social welfare of the Chinese ...
Beliau merupakan anak jati yang dilahirkan di negeri Hang Tuah, Melaka pada 5 April 1883. Beliau merupakan tokoh penting yang merintis kepada kerjasama politik antara UMNO dan MCA bagi mewujudkan kestabilan politik dan perpaduan masyarakat di Malaysia.
Tun Tan Cheng Lock was a public leader who contributed a lot to the struggles of the Chinese community in Malaya especially in the fields of politics, education and social welfare. He was born on 5th. April 1883 at Heeren Street, Melaka and was the third son in a family of seven sisters and brothers.
Tan Cheng Lock was a Malaysian Chinese community leader, politician, and businessman. Born into a wealthy Straits Chinese family with shipping and plantation interests, Tan Cheng Lock was an early beneficiary of the economic growth of Malaya under colonial rule.
Tun Tan Cheng Lock was a key public figure who devoted his life to fight for the rights and the social welfare of the Chinese community in Malaya. Tun Tan Cheng Lock was responsible for securing basic rights and respect for the local Chinese – these include citizenship based on jus soli (the principle that a person’s nationality is ...
Advocated fairness and equality for all races in Malaya. 1947 Became the Chairman of the Pan Malaya Joint Action Council. Directly opposed the discriminatory articles in the Federation of Malaya Constitution Report. Succeeded in getting the country to protest against the report.
