Wong Pow Nee
Wong Pow Nee | |
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王保尼 | |
Portrait, c. pre-1963 | |
| 1st Chief Minister of Penang | |
| In office 31 August 1957 – 12 May 1969 | |
| Governor | Raja Uda Syed Sheh Shahabudin Syed Sheh Barakbah |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Lim Chong Eu |
| Constituency | Bukit Mertajam |
| Majority |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1911 Bukit Mertajam, Province Wellesley, Straits Settlements |
| Died | 31 August 2002 (aged 90) George Town, Penang, Malaysia |
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| Spouses | Agnes Lim Meng Hong
(m. 1942; died 1945)Elizabeth Law Siew Khim
(m. 1949) |
| Children | 10 |
| Alma mater | St. Xavier's Institution |
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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.