Wong Chen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wong Chen
Occupation	Lawyer
Date Of Birth	Dec 18, 1968(1968-12-18)
Age	56
Birthplace	Petaling Jaya
Country	Malaysia
Birth City	Selangor
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Wong Chen Biography

Wong Chen is one of the most popular and richest Lawyer who was born on December 18, 1968 in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Wong Chen was born in Assunta Hospital, Petaling Jaya in the year 1968. He was raised living in Kuala Lumpur and Kota Bharu, Kelantan. The father of Wong Chen was a self-made entrepreneur, and the mother of his was a household worker. He has three brothers, two brothers and one sister. While Wong Chen was born in Petaling Jaya, he spent most of his childhood living in Kota Bharu where his father’s business was located and it is also the place where he got his education. Wong Chen continued his studies by enrolling in the United World College of South East Asia in Singapore. After completing his the secondary education, he continued his education in the field of Law and obtaining an honorary law diploma from the University of Warwick.

Wong Chen was first elected to the parliament during the 2013 Malaysian general election. He was able to win the seat Kelana Jaya by defeating National Front (BN) candidate Loh Seng Kok. Following an election in general, he was elected an MP and continued discuss a wide range of issues, including GST, 1MDB and also the overall economic situation of Malaysia. As a MP, he also offered opinions on human and social rights issues such as the Prevention of Terrorism Act and the Sedition Act.

Wong Chen joined PKR in 2009 after a mishap. He was contacted by a customer to assist with the establishment of Pakatan Rakyat and ended up being an advisor on an ad-hoc basis. He was an attorney and wrote the Pakatan Rakyat constitution and submitted documents to the ROS (Registrar of Societies). He was initially an advisor ad hoc to the party, and worked alongside Rafizi Ramli in the area of GST. In the year 2011, the party appointed him the chairperson of the Investment and Trade Bureau of PKR. He was tasked with the task of developing trade and economic policy of the party. In this capacity, he held press conferences on a range of subjects , including FGV, 1MDB and palm oil exports. He was among those first political figures to voice their opinions against 1MDB and, in particular, the context of 1MDB bonds in 2013. In 2013, the Financial Times interviewed him on the issue and called him an “rising star of PKR”. Then he was talked to in the media by Reuters, Asian Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg.

Wong Chen Net Worth

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

Wong Chen (simplified Chinese: Huang Ji Quan ; traditional Chinese: Huang Ji Quan Pinyin: Huang Jiquan born on 18 December 1968) is a Malaysian politician belonging to the People’s Justice Party (PKR) currently serving as the Member of the Parliament (MP) from Malaysia in Subang. Subang (Subang Jaya, previously named Kelana Jaya) constituency in Selangor.

After graduation from the university, Wong Chen returned to his home town in Kota Bharu and started practicing law. In the time he was at Kota Bharu, he also was involved in community service in helping the poor rural and powerless with his local Legal Aid Bureau. After five years in the city he grew up in and then moving into Kuala Lumpur where he became an attorney specializing with corporate law, as well as IT. It was in the year 1997 that he experienced the Asian Financial Crisis that he began to experience strong emotions in Malaysian political system, particularly after The Reformasi Movement.

Wong was appointed chair of the International Relations and Trade Select Committee on 4 December 2019.

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Facts & Trivia

Wong Ranked on the list of most popular Lawyer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Malaysia. Wong Chen celebrates birthday on December 18 of every year.

Top Facts about Wong Chen

1. Wong Chen is a Malaysian politician and Member of Parliament.
2. He represents the constituency of Subang in Selangor state.
3. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP).
4. Wong Chen was born on October 26, 1972.
5. He holds a degree in law from the University of London.
6. Prior to politics, he worked as an investment banker and lawyer.
7. Wong Chen has been vocal about issues such as corruption and human rights.
8. He has advocated for greater transparency in government procurement processes.
9. In 2018, he was appointed as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
10. Wong Chen has also written several books on economics and politics.