Lim Guan Eng

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lim Guan Eng
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Dec 8, 1960(1960-12-08)
Age	64
Country	Malaysia
Birth City	Johor Bahru
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Lim Guan Eng Biography

Lim Guan Eng is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on December 8, 1960 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Leader of the Malaysian Democratic Action Party and fourth Chief Minister for the Malaysian State Penang. He was elected Minister of Finance in 2018.

His political contemporary, Najib Rahak served as the sixth Prime Minster of Malaysia.

Lim is the son of Lim Kit Siang, Leader of the Opposition in the Malaysian House of Representatives from 1973 to 1999 and 2004 to 2008. He is married to Betty Chew Gek Cheng (周玉清), who was former two-term MLA for Kota Laksamana in Malacca. She is the first serving assemblywoman to be married to a Chief Minister. They have four children.

Prior to his political career, Lim was a senior executive at a bank. He was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka in 1986, defeating Soh Chin Aun with a majority of 17,606 votes. He was re-elected in the 1990 and 1995 general elections, albeit with reduced majorities. He thus became the first person to be elected to three consecutive terms in Kota Melaka. He was also the first Malacca High School alumnus to achieve this.

He is the son He is the son of a politician (Lim Kit Siang), and his wife, Betty Chew Gek Cheng, is also known for her political service in Malaysia., a politician. His wife Betty Chew Gek Cheng is also well-known for her political service in Malaysia.

Lim Guan Eng Net Worth

Lim Guan Eng is one of the richest Politician from Malaysia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lim Guan Eng 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Before he became a politician, he studied economics at Monash University in Australia.

The 2010 environmental initiative “Cleaner Greener Penang” was launched by his state government.

Lim Guan Eng (Chinese: 林冠英 ; pinyin: Lín Guānyīng ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Koàn-eng ; born 8 December 1960) is a Malaysian politician from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) currently serving as three-term Member of Parliament (MP) and three-term assemblyman (MLA) representing Bagan and Air Putih respectively. Being the Secretary-General of DAP since 2004, he also served as the Chief Minister of Penang between 2008 and 2018 and Minister of Finance between 2018 and 2020.

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Who is Lim Guan Eng Dating?

According to our records, Lim Guan Eng married to Betty Chew. As of December 1, 2023, Lim Guan Eng’s is not dating anyone.

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The Penang state government under Lim received praise from the Auditor-General as the best financially managed state in Malaysia from 2008 to 2010. According to the AG’s report, the consolidated fund increased by 2.7%, from RM 1101.89 million in 2009 to RM 1131.17 million in 2010. Likewise, the consolidated revenue fund has grown by 6.2% from RM 538.95 million in 2009 to RM 572.49 million in 2010. Lim’s state government has also won accolades from Transparency International for implementing open tenders in awarding contracts.

Facts & Trivia

Lim Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Malaysia. Lim Guan Eng celebrates birthday on December 8 of every year.

On 19 March 2008, Lim announced that the state exco had approved an open tender system for state projects exceeding RM 50,000. For projects between RM20,000 and RM50,000, a balloting system was introduced. A two-week objection period was put in place for both the open tender and balloting systems.

Top Facts about Lim Guan Eng

1. Lim Guan Eng is a Malaysian politician and former Chief Minister of Penang.
2. He was born on December 8, 1960 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
3. Lim Guan Eng is the Secretary-General of the Democratic Action Party (DAP).
4. He studied at Monash University in Australia and graduated with a Bachelor of Economics degree.
5. In 1986, he became the youngest member ever elected to the Malaysian Parliament.
6. Lim Guan Eng has been arrested multiple times for speaking out against corruption and injustice in Malaysia.
7. He served as Chief Minister of Penang from 2008 to 2018.
8. During his tenure as Chief Minister, Penang experienced significant economic growth and development.
9. Lim Guan Eng was appointed as Finance Minister of Malaysia in May 2018.
10. He played a key role in exposing the financial scandal involving state fund 1MDB under the previous government’s administration.