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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 ...
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.
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.
Apr 12, 2024 · Learn about Tan Cheng Lock, a prominent Malacca-born rubber planter and public figure in the Straits Settlements and Malaya. Explore his private papers collection at ISEAS Library, including his biographical sketch, photos, and activities from 1947 to 1959.
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.
May 10, 2022 · Tan Cheng Lock was born in Malacca in 1883. His father Tan Keong Ann, his illustrious grandfather Tan Choon Bock, and his great grandfather were also born there, while his great great grandfather Tan Hay Kwan, who had migrated from Fukien as a youth to Malacca in the latter part of the eighteenth century ( circa 1765), had died there in 1801.
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 ...
