Wong Pow Nee

Wong Pow Nee
王保尼
Portrait, c. pre-1963
1st Chief Minister of Penang
In office
31 August 1957 – 12 May 1969
GovernorRaja Uda
Syed Sheh Shahabudin
Syed Sheh Barakbah
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLim Chong Eu
ConstituencyBukit Mertajam
Majority
    • 4,108 (1955)
    • 2,435 (1959)
    • 1,050 (1964)
Personal details
Born7 October 1911
Died31 August 2002(2002-08-31) (aged 90)
Party
    • Radical (1953–1955)
    • MCA (after 1955)
Other political
affiliations
Spouses
Agnes Lim Meng Hong
(m. 1942; died 1945)
Elizabeth Law Siew Khim
(m. 1949)
Children10
Alma materSt. Xavier's Institution
Occupation
  • Politician
  • diplomat
  • teacher
Other offices
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Wong Pow Nee (7 October 1911 – 31 August 2002) was a Malaysian politician and diplomat. He was Penang's first Chief Minister, serving from 1957 to 1969 and Malaysia's first Ambassador to Rome.