(1917-07-23)23 July 1917 Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died
1 July 2010(2010-07-01) (aged 92) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting place
Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur
Political party
Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Spouse
Aishah Ong
(m. 1974)
Children
3
Chinese name
Chinese
翁毓麟
Hanyu Pinyin
Wēng Yùlín
Xiao'erjing
وٌْ ىِ لٍ
Hokkien POJ
Ong Io̍k-lîn
Tun Omar Ong Yoke Lin (Chinese: 翁毓麟; 23 July 1917 – 1 July 2010)[1][2] was a Malaysian politician, diplomat and businessman. He was a founding member of the Malaysian Chinese Association, and was a key figure in the country's road to independence. Ong served various positions in the government of Malaya and Malaysia, as a Cabinet minister and ambassador.
He was a Chinese Muslim convert.
^"Tun Dato' Haji Omar Ong Yoke Lin". National Archives of Malaysia. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
^"Tun Dato' Haji Omar Ong Yoke Lin". National Archives of Malaysia. Retrieved 2 October 2018. (in Malay)
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