Yeow Chai Thiam

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yeow (姚).

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Yeow Chai Thiam DSNS
姚再添
Personal details
Born	Yeow Chai Thiam (1953-04-19)19 April 1953 Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	7 January 2016(2016-01-07) (aged 62) Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Alma mater	National University of Malaysia (UKM)
Occupation	Physician
Chinese name
Chinese	姚再添
Hanyu Pinyin	Yáo Zàitiān
Jyutping	Jiu4 Zoi3 Tim1
Hokkien POJ	Iâu Chài-thiam
Tâi-lô	Iâu Tsài-thiam

Yeow Chai Thiam (姚再添; 19 April 1953 – 7 January 2016) was a Malaysian politician and medical doctor. He was a Malaysian Federal Senator[1] for one term, gaining an appointment in 2009. He was a member of the Conservative Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and the former MCA Chairman [2] for the state of Negeri Sembilan, the MCA is part of the Federal ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition which has been Malaysia's ruling political party since independence in 1963. Yeow served as the Assemblyman for Jimah and Lukut in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for 20 years and was the State EXCO for Utilities and Local Government for two terms.

Personal life

Yeow was born and lived in Port Dickson, and was married with two children.[2]

Education

Yeow studied medicine in the National University of Malaysia (UKM) and received his Doctors of Human Letters from Summit University of Louisiana.

Founder of Mawar Renal Medical Center

Yeow was the founder and Chairman of Mawar Renal Medical Centre, a non-profit General Hospital with the largest network of kidney dialysis centres in Malaysia comprising a total of 14 branches.[3] The centre is renowned for making a profit in other hospital services in order to provide free or subsidised treatment for low income dialysis patients, and is one of the major contributions by the Late Dr Yeow to Malaysian society.[4]

Death

Yeow died at the age of 63 after a long battle with cancer at his home at Port Dickson on 7 January 2016.[5]

Election results

Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly[6][7]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1986	N23 Jimah		Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA)	4,571	46.82%		M Kuppusamy (DAP)	4,795	49.12%	9,762	224	78.33%
							John Fernandez (PPPM)	64	0.66%
1990			Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA)	6,684	58.70%		Hu Sepang (DAP)	4,373	38.40%	11,387	2,311	78.23%
1995	N32 Lukut		Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA)	8,926	65.48%		Chen Hun Chong (DAP)	4,289	31.46%	13,632	4,637	74.79%
1999			Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA)	8,055	59.37%		Lee Fui Ming (DAP)	5,122	37.75%	13,568	2,933	72.53%
2004	N30 Lukut		Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA)	4,471	58.51%		Wong Hong Chuan (DAP)	2,967	38.82%	7,642	1,504	75.45%

Parliament of Malaysia[6][7][8]

Year	Constituency	candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	P130 Rasah		Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA)	21,120	38.13%		Loke Siew Fook (DAP)	34,271	61.87%	56,654	13,151	78.56%
2013	P128 Seremban		Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA)	33,075	38.52%		Loke Siew Fook (DAP)	45,628	53.12%	87,617	12,553	85.64%
							Abdul Halim Abdullah (Berjasa)	6,866	8.00%
							John Fernandez (IND)	221	0.26%
							Bujang Abu (IND)	83	0.10%

Honours

•  Negeri Sembilan :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DSNS) – Dato' (1996)

References

1. "Laman Web Rasmi Parlimen Malaysia - - Ahli Parlimen". Parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
2. "Dr Yeow Chai Thiam appointed senator". The Nut Graph. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
3. "Mawar Renal Medical Centre". Mawar.com.my. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
4. "The Voice Of Charity". mawarmedical.com/. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
5. "Former Negri Sembilan MCA chief passes away". The Star. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
6. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
7. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
8. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

External links

• Senator Convinces Suspect to Surrender