Fong Kui Lun

Fong Kui Lun
方贵伦
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Bukit Bintang
Assumed office
29 November 1999
Preceded byLee Chong Meng
(BNMCA)
Majority1,134 (1999)
304 (2004)
14,277 (2008)
19,399 (2013)
37,260 (2018)
38,977 (2022)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Klang
In office
21 October 1990 – 25 April 1995
Preceded byNg Cheng Kiat
(BN–MCA)
Succeeded byTan Yee Kew
(BN–MCA)
Majority7,807 (1990)
Personal details
Born
Fong Kui Lun

(1946-09-28) 28 September 1946 (age 78)
Selangor, Malayan Union (now Malaysia)
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political
affiliations
Gagasan Rakyat (GR)
(1990–1995)
Barisan Alternatif (BA)
(1999–2004)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
OccupationPolitician
Websitefongkuilun.blogspot.com
Fong Kui Lun
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese方貴倫
Simplified Chinese方贵伦
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFāng Guìlún
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳFông Kui-lùn
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingFong1 Gwai3 Leon4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJPng Kùi-lûn
Tâi-lôPng Kuì-lûn

Fong Kui Lun (simplified Chinese: 方贵伦; traditional Chinese: 方貴倫; pinyin: Fāng Guìlún; Jyutping: Fong1 Gwai3 Leon4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Png Kùi-lûn; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Fông Kui-lùn; born 28 September 1946) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Bintang since November 1999 and Klang from October 1990 to April 1995. He is a member of Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR), Barisan Alternatif (BA) as well as Gagasan Rakyat (GR) coalitions.[1][2] He has also served as the Treasurer-General of DAP since 1999. He is also presently the oldest MP at the age of 77.

Fong was first elected to Parliament in the 1990 general election as the Klang MP. He was not reelected and lost the seat in the 1995 general election to Tan Yee Kew of the Barisan Nasional (BN). He returned to Parliament in 1999 general election, winning the seat of Bukit Bintang, and became the DAP's treasurer in the same year. He was re-elected to Parliament in the consecutive 2004, 2008, 2013, 2018 and 2022 general elections.[3]

In 2012, Fong apprehended a snatch thief attempting to escape in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur.[4]

  1. ^ "Fong Kui Lun Keeps Bukit Bintang Seat". mysinchew.com. Sin Chew Daily. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Post-911 Malaysian politics under the Mahathir's regime". Democratic Action Party. 10 April 2002.
  3. ^ "Profile of new faces in the Cabinet". Utusan. 28 March 2004. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  4. ^ Austin Camoen (16 August 2012). "MP's punch foils snatch thief's getaway". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.