Cheah Kah Peng | |
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谢嘉平 | |
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Kebun Bunga | |
In office 5 May 2013 – 8 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Jason Ong Khan Lee (PR–PKR) |
Succeeded by | Jason Ong Khan Lee (PH–PKR) |
Majority | 9,030 (2013) |
Personal details | |
Born | [when?] Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Nationality | Malaysia |
Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) (since 1999) |
Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008-2015) Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999-2004) |
Alma mater | Soochow University University of Oxford |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer, painter, writer, filmmaker and activist |
Dato' Cheah Kah Peng (simplified Chinese: 谢嘉平; traditional Chinese: 謝嘉平; pinyin: Xiè Jiā Píng; Jyutping: Ze6 Gaa1 Ping4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiā Ka-pêng) is a Malaysian politician, lawyer, painter, writer, filmmaker and human rights activist. He was the Penang State Legislative Assemblyman in Malaysia for the constituency of Kebun Bunga for one term from 2013 to 2018 representing the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH).[1][2][3]