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Tun Tan Siew Sin (simplified Chinese: 陈修信; traditional Chinese: 陳修信; pinyin: Chén Xīuxìn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Siu-sìn; 21 May 1916 – 17 March 1988) was a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Minister of Finance, and 3rd President of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA, formerly Malayan ...
Tun Dato' Seri Tan Siew Sin (21 Mei 1916 – 17 Mac 1988) ialah Presiden MCA ketiga selepas Tun Tan Cheng Lock, ayahnya, dan Lim Chong Eu. Beliau juga merupakan bekas Menteri Kewangan Malaysia dari tahun 1959 hingga 1974.
Tun Tan Siew Sin (President from November 1961 to April 1974) Tun Tan Siew Sin led the MCA and the Malaysian Chinese through the most turbulent period in Malaysia’s history. After he took over the reins of the party in 1961 he wasted no time in settling internal squabbles.
However, Tun Tan Siew Sin, the country's longest serving finance minister, is best remembered for great things, including laying a strong foundation for Malaysia's economy. Tan, who was MCA president from 1961 to 1974 and finance minister from 1959 to 1974, passed away on Mar 17, 1988.
Born in Malacca on May 21, 1916, Siew Sin was a lawyer by training. According to Siok Choo, Siew Sin was born into a family dominated by two towering personalities – his great-grandfather Tan Choon Bock and Cheng Lock.
Tuesday, 24 May 2016. 12:00 AM MYT. The exhibition on the life and times of Malaysia’s longest-serving finance minister is on until May 29. — Photos: SAMUEL ONG/The Star. HE WAS the only boy among four children who grew up under a familial policy of tough love, with his father telling him, “You are my only son.
Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah officially launched the Ancestral Home of Tun Tan Siew Sin at Concorde Hotel here yesterday.
