Wong Foon Meng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wong (王).

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Wong Foon Meng PSM JMN DPMT
王茀明
15th President of the Dewan Negara
In office 7 July 2009 – 12 April 2010
Monarch	Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Preceded by	Abdul Hamid Pawanteh
Succeeded by	Abu Zahar Ujang
Secretary-General of Malaysian Chinese Association
In office 11 November 2008 – 7 April 2010
President	Ong Tee Keat Chua Soi Lek
Preceded by	Ong Ka Chuan
Succeeded by	Kong Cho Ha
Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly for Bandar
In office 25 April 1995 – 29 November 1999
Preceded by	Harun Jusoh
Succeeded by	Md. Azmi Lop Yusof
Personal details
Born	Wong Foon Meng
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)

Wong Foon Meng
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	王茀明
Simplified Chinese	王茀明
Hanyu Pinyin	Wáng Fúmíng
Jyutping	Wong4 Fat1 Ming4
Hokkien POJ	Ông Hut-bêng
Tâi-lô	Ông Hut-bîng

Wong Foon Meng (Chinese: 王茀明; pinyin: Wáng Fúmíng; Jyutping: Wong4 Fat1 Ming4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Hut-bêng) is a Malaysian politician and engineer. He is also the former President of the Dewan Negara and a former Terengganu State Assemblyman for the seat of Bandar, Kuala Terengganu from 1995 to 1999.

Early career

Wong was a civil servant in Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment from 1978 to 1990 and later became a Consulting Engineer in 1991 upon leaving the government service.

Political career

Wong made his debut in the 1990 general election by contesting the Bandar, Kuala Terengganu state seat but lost. He was elected to the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly in the 1995 general election but lost his seat in the subsequent 1999 general election.[1][2]

He was appointed to the Senate in April 2004,[3] and elected as the Deputy President of the Senate in July the same year. He went on to become Senate President on 7 July 2009.[4] His term ended on 12 April 2010, and he was succeeded by Abu Zahar Ujang.[5]

Wong was the secretary-general for Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) from 2008 to 2010 when he was picked by the former president Ong Tee Keat then.[6]

Post political personal life

He is currently the Chairman of Bina Puri Holdings Berhad, a Malaysian Main Market public listed company involved in construction, property development, quarrying activities and highway concession.[7]

Election results

Terengganu State Legislative Assembly[2]

Year	Constituency			Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1990	N13 Bandar		Wong Foon Meng (MCA)	3,956	37.61%		Harun Jusoh (PAS)	4,682	44.51%	10,518	726	73.20%
							Ng Chai Hing (DAP)	1,519	14.44%
							Ghazali bin Mohamad (IND)	99	0.94%
1995	N14 Bandar		Wong Foon Meng (MCA)	6,970	54.36%		Mustafa @ Hassan bin Ali (PAS)	5,562	43.38%	12,823	1,925	74.72%
1999^a.			Wong Foon Meng (MCA)	6,245	46.42%		Md Azmi Lop Yusof (PAS)	6,756	50.22%	13,452	511	74.39%
							Ng Chai Hing (IND)	187	1.39%

Note: ^a. During 1999 election, the Barisan Nasional (BN) ruled Terengganu state government has also fallen to the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) led Barisan Alternatif coalition.[8][9]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malaysia :
  • Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (2001)
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2012)[10]
•  Terengganu :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Terengganu (DPMT) – Dato' (2005)

References

1. "A very precious 11 per cent, indeed". New Straits Times. 16 December 2008.
2. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 29 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).
3. "MCA man to become Senate deputy president". The Star. 15 May 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
4. Lee Yuk Peng (4 July 2009). "Datuk Wong Foon Meng is the next Senate president". The Star. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
5. Lee Yuk Peng (27 April 2010). "Abu Zahar sworn in as Dewan Negara president". The Star. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
6. "Wong is MCA secretary-general". The Star. 12 November 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
7. "Executive Profile Foon Meng Wong". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
8. "Muzakarah saat mula kejatuhan PAS". MUSLIMAT PAS CAWANGAN LUBUK KAWAH. 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
9. "Sejarah Jatuh Bangun Pas". Irwanis Johan. Malaysiakini. 22 July 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
10. "King awards 1,523 on birthday". Bernama. The Star. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2018.