Malaysia: Tan Cheng Lock (5 April 1883 - 13 December 1960), Malayan Peranakan businessman and public figure, CBE, OBE, KBE, c. 1940s. Tun Dato Sri Sir Cheng-lock Tan was a Malaysian Chinese 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 of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), which advocated his cause for the Malaysian Chinese population.

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