Tan Siew Sin
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Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Tan Siew Sin |
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| 陈修信 | |
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| 3rd President of the Malaysian Chinese Association | |
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In office November, 1961 – April 8, 1974 |
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| Preceded by | Cheah Toon Lok (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Lee San Choon |
| Malaysian Minister of Finance | |
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In office August 22, 1959 – April 8, 1974 |
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| Prime Minister |
Tunku Abdul Rahman Abdul Razak |
| Preceded by | H.S. Lee |
| Succeeded by | Hussein Onn |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 21, 1916 Jalan Heeren, Malacca |
| Died | March 17, 1988 (aged 71) Kuala Lumpur |
| Political party |
Malayan Chinese Association (MCA) |
| Spouse(s) | Toh Puan Catherine Lim Cheng Neo (林清娘) |
| Relations | Son of Tun Dato Sir Tan Cheng Lock |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Residence | Kuala Lumpur |
| Occupation |
MCA Chairman Minister of Finance |
| Religion | Buddhist |
Tun Tan Siew Sin (simplified Chinese: 陈修信; traditional Chinese: 陳修信; pinyin: Chén Xīu Xìn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Siu-sìn; 21 May 1916 — 17 March 1988) was Malaya's (later Malaysia's) first Minister of Commerce and Industry, Finance Minister for 15 years, and president of the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA, later Malaysian Chinese Association).
The only son of Malaysian statesman and MCA founder Tan Cheng Lock, Tan Siew Sin was born on 21 May 1916 in Malacca. He was of Baba heritage and did not speak Mandarin. He was educated at Malacca High School in Malacca and then at Raffles College in Singapore. Before then, he was also sent by his father to a Girls School, that is Suydaim Girls School which is now the Methodist High School.
In 1935, he felt ill and was diagnosed as having tuberculosis. He fully recovered after an operation in Switzerland for treatment. Three years later, he moved on to his higher education in the field of law in England. He never completed his legal studies. Fearing an outbreak of war in Europe, in July 1939 Tun Tan Cheng Lock ordered him and his two sisters to leave London and return to Malacca. On Sept 1, 1939, Hitler invaded Poland, an event that marked the start of World War II. For this reason, He studied only one year of law.He returned from London to take over the family's plantation business in 1939.
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