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Edmund Chong Ket Wah is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Sandakan since 2008. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and is currently the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture. Chong was born in Sandakan on 9 April 1956. He graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979. He then went on to pursue a Master of Arts degree in International Relations from the University of Kent in the United Kingdom. Chong began his political career in the 1990s, when he was elected as a member of the Sandakan Municipal Council. He was then elected as a member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly in 1995, representing the constituency of Sandakan. He was re-elected in 1999 and 2004. In 2008, Chong was elected as the Member of Parliament for Sandakan. He was re-elected in 2013 and 2018. In 2018, he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture. Chong is married to Datin Dr. Lai Fong Fong and they have two children.

Popular As Chong Ket Wah @ Chong Ket Fah
Occupation Politician
Age 54 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 9 April, 1956
Birthday 9 April
Birthplace Sandakan, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Date of death 9 October 2010,
Died Place Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Nationality Malaysia

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Who Is Edmund Chong Ket Wah's Wife?

His wife is Linda Tsen Thau Lin

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Children 1 son and 3 daughters

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2010

He was a qualified Mechanical Engineer and a Consultant Engineer by profession. He was also the Sabah Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board chairman. He died at the age of 54 in a road accident when his 750cc motorcycle collided with a car along the Sembulan-Tanjung Aru road in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah on 9 October 2010.

Chong sudden demise had triggered the 2010 Batu Sapi by-election on 4 November 2010, the 13th by election after the 2008 Malaysian general election. His widow Datin Linda Tsen Thau Lin was chosen as BN candidate and successfully defended the seat he had held when he was alive.

2004

Chong was first elected to Parliament by winning the seat of Batu Sapi, a new seat that was created following a re-delineation exercise and was first contested in 2004 election unopposed after his opponent withdrew. Before entering federal parliament, he served on the municipal council of Sandakan. In the 2008 election, he retained his seat by defeating independent candidate Chung Kwong Wing with an overwhelming 3708 majority by polling 9479 votes.

1956

Datuk Ir. Edmund Chong Ket Wah (Chinese: 蒋国华 ; pinyin: Jiǎng Guó Huà ) (9 April 1956 – 9 October 2010), born in Sandakan, Sabah was a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Batu Sapi constituency in Sabah, representing the United Sabah Party (PBS) in the governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition until his sudden death. He also held the post of treasurer-general and the Elopura division chief in PBS.