Ong Ka Ting
- January 11, 2024
- Politician
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Ong Ka Ting Biography
| Birthday | Nov 15 |
| Birth Year | 1956 |
Ong Ka Ting is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on November 15, 1956 in Lenggong, Perak, Malaysia. Ong is born November 15, 1956 at Lenggong, Perak. He graduated from the University of Malaya, majoring in Science and Mathematics in the year 1980. He started his profession as a teacher at Catholic High School in Petaling Jaya from 1981 to 1986.
He was president in 2008 and removed himself from the presidency of the Malaysia Chinese Association (MCA) and had handed over the highest presidency on the throne to Ong Tee Keat. He took office on October 18th, 2008 following the election of the party’s leader.
On 17 March 2010, Ong Ka Ting announced his intention to contest for the party’s presidency in the 28 March party elections after leaving the post for one and a half years. He was defeated by Dr. Chua Soi Lek. In 2013, Ong retired as a Member of Parliament, having decided not to recontest his parliamentary seat in the 2013 general election.
He is married to Puan Sri Wendy Chong Siew Mei. The couple have two children – Chloe Ong Li En and Ong Xing Yang.
The year 1999 was the time he received a promotion to become a full-time minister of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government in the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, a post that he held until the year 2008. He reclaimed his seat in the parliamentary district of Tanjung Piai with a 23,615 votes in favor of the opponent. In January 2008 He was appointed acting Health Minister in the wake of his resignation from Chua Soi Lek, Dr. Chua Soi Lek who was implicated in a sexual assault scandal.
Ong Ka Ting Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Politician |
| House | Living in own house. |
Ong Ka Ting is one of the richest Politician from Malaysia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ong Ka Ting 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Ong Ka Ting (simplified Chinese: Huang Jia Ding ; traditional Chinese: Huang Jia Ding ; pinyin: Huang Jiading ; Peh-oe-ji: Ng Ka teng ; born on November 15, 1956) is a Malaysian politician. Ong was once the Housing and Local Government Minister from 1999 to 2008 , and acting Transportation Minister between May until June 2003 of the Malaysian cabinet. Ong was also the seventh president of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) an important component party within Barisan Nasional (BN); from May 2003 until October 2008. Ong was appointed Special Envoy for Malaysia to China on November 1, 2011, a day after the Chinese revolution. The appointment was canceled by the current Pakatan Harapan (PH) government in 2018.
From 1986 to 1990, Ong was the official secretary to the minister of Transport. In the aftermath of winning the General election in 1990 Ong was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Health from 26 October 1990 to 24 February 1991. Ong was then appointed Minister of Home Affairs’ Parliamentary Secretary Ministry of Home Affairs from 25 February 1991 until April 1995, and was promoted to become the Minister Deputy of the Ministry on May 3rd, 1993.
In the 2008 general election, Ong succeeded in his bid for the Kulai Parliamentary seat. However, the election was marked by heavy losses for the ruling coalition, especially among candidates from the MCA and the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC). In the subsequent Cabinet reshuffle, Ong was not retained as a member of the Cabinet by his request, as he wanted to focus his energies in restructuring and re-engineering the MCA to win back Chinese voters’ support. His former Cabinet portfolio was handed over to his elder brother, Ong Ka Chuan, who was MCA Secretary-General, Perak MCA chief and MP of Tanjung Malim in Perak.
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Who is Ong Ka Ting Dating?
According to our records, Ong Ka Ting married to Wendy Chong. As of December 1, 2023, Ong Ka Ting’s is not dating anyone.
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Ong Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Malaysia. Ong Ka Ting celebrates birthday on November 15 of every year.