| Lim Kean Chye | |
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| Birth: | 22 December 1919 Penang, Straits Settlements (now Malaysia) |
| Death: | 7 June 2023 George Town, Penang, Malaysia |
| Age: | 103 years, 167 days |
| Country: |  MYS
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| Centenarian | |
Lim Kean Chye (22 December 1919 – 7 June 2023) was a Malaysian centenarian, politician, and lawyer.
Biography[]
Lim was born in Penang, Straits Settlements (now Malaysia) on 22 December 1919. He was the son of Lim Cheng Ean, a Cambridge-trained lawyer and a legislative councillor in the 1930s, and the grandson of Phuah Hin Leong. Lim had a brother and sister, Lim Phaik Gan.
Lim was a founder member of the Malayan Democratic Union, which was formed on 21 December 1945. The MDU was Singapore's first political party, and it consisted of English-educated Malaysians whose main objective was the assertion of the right to self-governance.
Upon returning to Malaya after completing his law degree from Cambridge University, Lim was contacted by Eu Chooi Yip and P. V. Sarma in August 1949 to join the Anti-British League (ABL), which he did. He would later be a mentor to John Eber in the ABL. In January 1951, Lim escaped arrest and detention without trial when he went to China.
Lim was called to the Singapore Bar in 1950, and the Malayan Bar in 1961.
In December 2019, Lim celebrated his 100th birthday and became a centenarian.
Lim died from natural causes in George Town, Penang, Malaysia on 7 June 2023 at the age of 103 years, 167 days.
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References[]
- A DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR. Malaya Tribune, 6 May 1916, Page 4
- Malayan Democratic Union is formed NLB eResources - National Library Board
- Msian independence fighter Lim Kean Chye turns 100 New Straits Times, 21 December 2019
- Independence fighter and politician Lim Kean Chye dies at 103 The Star, 9 June 2023