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Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Sir
Tan Cheng Lock
SMN DPMJ KBE JP
陳禎祿
1st President of the Malayan Chinese Association
In office
27 February 1949 – 27 March 1958
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byLim Chong Eu
Personal details
Born(1883-04-05)5 April 1883
Malacca, Straits Settlements
Died13 December 1960(1960-12-13) (aged 77)
Malacca City, Malacca, Federation of Malaya
Political partyTan Cheng Lock Malayan Chinese Association (MCA)
SpouseYeo Yeok Neo
ChildrenTun Tan Siew Sin
Tan Kim Tin
Wee Geok Kim
Alice Tan Kim Yoke
Agnes Tan Kim Lwi
OccupationBusinessman

Tun Sir Tan Cheng Lock KBE, SMN, DPMJ, JP (simplified Chinese: 陈祯禄; traditional Chinese: 陳禎祿; pinyin: Chén Zhēnlù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Cheng-lo̍k) (5 April 1883 – 13 December 1960) was a Malaysian Peranakan businessman and a key public figure who devoted his life to fighting for the rights and the social welfare of the Chinese community in Malaya. Tan was also the founder and the first president of the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA), which advocated his cause for the Malayan Chinese population.

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