Wong Pow Nee

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Utama Wong Pow Nee PMN DUPN PPM
王保尼
Portrait, c. pre-1963
1st Chief Minister of Penang
In office 31 August 1957 – 12 May 1969
Governor	Raja Uda Syed Sheh Shahabudin Syed Sheh Barakbah
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Lim Chong Eu
Constituency	Bukit Mertajam
Majority	4,108 (1955) 2,435 (1959) 1,050 (1964)
Personal details
Born	7 October 1911 Bukit Mertajam, Province Wellesley, Straits Settlements
Died	31 August 2002(2002-08-31) (aged 90) George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Political party	Radical (1953–1955) MCA (after 1955)
Other political affiliations	Alliance (1953–1973) BN (after 1973)
Spouses	Agnes Lim Meng Hong ​ ​ (m. 1942; died 1945)​ Elizabeth Law Siew Khim ​ ​ (m. 1949)​
Children	10
Alma mater	St. Xavier's Institution
Occupation	Politician diplomat teacher
Other offices 1970–1975: Malaysian Ambassador to Italy 1962: Member of the Cobbold Commission 1953–1957: Member of the Bukit Mertajam Town Council

Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee (7 October 1911 – 31 August 2002) was a Malaysian politician and diplomat. He was Penang's first Chief Minister,^[1] serving from 1957 to 1969 and Malaysia's first Ambassador to Rome.^[2]