Thursday 1 July 2010

Tun Omar Ong Yoke Lin dies of old age

KUALA LUMPUR: MCA founding member, Tun Omar Ong Yoke Lin, 93, passed away due to old age Thursday morning.

He was buried at the Warrior's Mausoleum, next to the National Mosque here, at 6.05pm.

According to an aide to his wife Toh Puan Dr Aishah, Ong died at his home in No. 44, Persiaran Duta, at 8.15am.

Born July 23, 1917 in Kuala Lumpur, Ong was one of the key figures involved in the formation of the Umno-MCA alliance and was part of a delegation headed by Tunku Abdul Rahman to negotiate the country's independence in London in 1957.

He was Malaya’s first Post and Telecoms Minister and was one of the signatories when the Malaysia agreement was signed in London in 1963.

He also held various ministerial posts, including Labour and Social Welfare, Health and Social Welfare, acting Minister of Defence, Commerce and Industry, and Agriculture before he retired from politics.

In 1973, he was elected President of the Dewan Negara and served until 1980.

Even after he retired from active politics, Ong continued to be active in social works, said Aishah. - The Star

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Kak Ton, it's been a while since I visited, but I am so sad to hear of Dalilah's passing. She was my first blog friend I met. Al Fatihah.

maria a samad (kak ton) said...

Dear M.Kate,

We are all saddened by Dalilah's passing. Am glad that Elviza, Kak Enah and I managed to see her for the last time yesterday at the KLGH although she wasnt able to recognise us. Sempat cium her forehead and her cheeks.

We went to her funeral this afternoon at her mom's place. It was packed with relatives, friends and her blogging friends.

Dalilah was a regular at our MRT (which has yet to resume) and she will be greatly missed.

May Allah SWT Bless her soul.

Al fatihah.