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Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee (7 October 1911 – 31 August 2002) was a Malaysian politician and diplomat. He was Penang's first Chief Minister, serving from 1957 to 1969 and Malaysia's first Ambassador to Rome.
Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee (7 Oktober 1911 - 31 Ogos 2002) ialah Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang yang pertama selepas jawatan itu yang ditawarkan kepada Dr. Lim Chong Eu ditolaknya.
Jul 16, 2013 · While Penangites have long hailed Dr Lim's name as the architect of modern Penang, the early contributions of the island's first CM – the late Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee – have been long erased in the minds of many.
Jan 18, 2015 · INSIDE the double-storey residence of Penang’s first Chief Minister Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee along Macalister Road, Penang, religious statues and old photographs reflect his two great loves – God and family.
Penang’s first Chief Minister Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee kickstarted the state’s industrialisation and planned for the Penang Bridge and Universiti Sains Malaysia but his legacy is lost in the shadow of his charismatic successor. His son, Peter Wong, sets the record straight in an interview with Sunday Star.
Aug 26, 2022 · The late Tan Sri Datuk Seri Michael Wong Pow Nee was a Scouter and commissioner and also the first Chief Minister of Penang (Aug 31, 1957 – 1969). The fourth son of Catholic Hakka building developer John Wong Ee Chin and Cecilia Foo Nyuke Yin, he was born on Oct 7, 1911, in Bukit Mertajam, Penang.
Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee (7 Oktober 1911 - 31 Ogos 2002) ialah Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang yang pertama selepas jawatan itu yang ditawarkan kepada Dr. Lim Chong Eu ditolaknya.
GEORGE TOWN: ‘Unsung Patriot’, a memoir of the first Chief Minister of Penang Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee was launched yesterday. The 336-page memoir is a run through of his early life and his tenure of 12 years as the state’s chief executive since Merdeka, up to his death 12 years ago.
(Penang, Monday): Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee should be posthumously conferred a “Tun” as one of the architects of Malaysia, not only as the first Penang Chief Minister but also as a member of Cobbold Commission 1962 which paved the way for the establishment of Malaysia with the entry of Sabah and Sarawak into the new federation.
THE first thing that Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee did upon learning of his appointment as Penang’s first Chief Minister was to drive straight to St Anne’s Church in Bukit Mertajam.
