H. S. Lee

Henry Lee Hau Shik
李孝式
Minister of Finance
In office
31 August 1957 – 22 August 1959
MonarchAbdul Rahman
Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byTan Siew Sin
Minister of Transport
In office
1 August 1955 – 31 August 1957
MonarchElizabeth II
Chief ministerTunku Abdul Rahman
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAbdul Rahman Talib
Personal details
Born(1900-11-19)19 November 1900
British Hong Kong
Died22 June 1988(1988-06-22) (aged 87)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Political partyKuomintang (KMT)
Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Spouse(s)Dawn Kathleen Glen
Kwan Choi Lin
Residence(s)Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
EducationSt John's College, Cambridge
University of London
OccupationPolitician, businessman, banker, lawyer
Military service
Allegiance Republic of China
 United Kingdom
 Malaysia
Branch/serviceNational Revolutionary Army
British Indian Army
RankColonel
Battles/warsWorld War II

Colonel Tun Sir Henry Lee Hau Shik (Yue Chinese: 李孝式; 19 November 1900 – 22 June 1988), also known as H.S. Lee, was a Malaysian politician and businessman who served as the Minister of Finance and Minister of Transport under former Chief Minister and former Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman from August 1955 to August 1959 and in between, Federation of Malaya gained independence from Britain in August 1957. He co-founded the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and Alliance Party (Alliance), predecessor of Barisan Nasional (BN). He was also a member of the Merdeka mission to London and the only Chinese signatory of the Malayan independence agreement with Britain. He was the only major leader of the independence movement not born in Malaya, instead, he was born in the British Hong Kong.[1]

  1. ^ "A key man behind the alliance". The Star. 30 July 2007. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2016.