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Ling Liong Sik
1943 - Today

Ling Liong Sik
Tun Dr. Ling Liong Sik (simplified Chinese: 林良实; traditional Chinese: 林良實; pinyin: Lín Liángshí; Foochow Romanized: Lìng Liòng-sĭk; born 18 September 1943) is a Malaysian politician. He was the sixth president of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and also the former Minister of Transport. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak filed the suit against Ling Liong Sik on 2015, alleging that Ling had made libellous remarks against him in an article carried on a news portal. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ling Liong Sik is the 12,959th most popular politician (down from 12,864th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Malaysia (up from 30th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Malaysian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Ling Liong Sik ranks 12,959 out of 19,576. Before him are Anders Sandøe Ørsted, Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, Sigeberht of Wessex, James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce, Viggo Kampmann, and Cécilia Attias. After him are Friedrich Wilhelm, Count Brandenburg, Ventidius Cumanus, Ljubomir Davidović, Vladimiro Montesinos, Igor Strelkov, and Erich Ollenhauer.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnders Sandøe Ørsted
1778 - 1860
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 12,959
Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 12,960
Sigeberht of Wessex
750 - Present
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 12,961
James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce
1838 - 1922
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 12,962
Viggo Kampmann
1910 - 1976
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 12,963
Cécilia Attias
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 12,964
Ling Liong Sik
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 12,965
Friedrich Wilhelm, Count Brandenburg
1792 - 1850
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 12,966
Ventidius Cumanus
100 - 100
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 12,967
Ljubomir Davidović
1863 - 1940
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 12,968
Vladimiro Montesinos
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 12,969
Igor Strelkov
1970 - Present
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 12,970
Erich Ollenhauer
1901 - 1963
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 12,971
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Ling Liong Sik ranks 363. Before him are Pavel Lednyov, Giancarlo De Sisti, Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly, Ottavio Bianchi, Shlomo Ben-Ami, and Valerie Thomas. After him are Éva Marton, Lyudmila Bragina, Maceo Parker, Wolfgang Nordwig, Jon Postel, and Terry Venables.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsPavel Lednyov
ATHLETE
1943 - 2010
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 357
Giancarlo De Sisti
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 358
Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2019
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 359
Ottavio Bianchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 360
Shlomo Ben-Ami
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 361
Valerie Thomas
INVENTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 362
Ling Liong Sik
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 363
Éva Marton
SINGER
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 364
Lyudmila Bragina
ATHLETE
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 365
Maceo Parker
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 366
Wolfgang Nordwig
ATHLETE
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 367
Jon Postel
ENGINEER
1943 - 1998
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 368
Terry Venables
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 369
In Malaysia
Among people born in Malaysia, Ling Liong Sik ranks 29 out of 90. Before him are Azlan Shah of Perak (1928), Salahuddin of Selangor (1926), Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan (1922), James Wan (1977), Hisamuddin of Selangor (1898), and Ismail Sabri Yaakob (1960). After him are Tsai Ming-liang (1957), Devan Nair (1923), Henry Golding (1987), Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (1962), Yahya Petra of Kelantan (1917), and Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu (1907).
Others born in Malaysia
Go to all RankingsAzlan Shah of Perak
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 23
Salahuddin of Selangor
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2001
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 24
Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2008
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 25
James Wan
FILM DIRECTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 26
Hisamuddin of Selangor
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1960
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 27
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 28
Ling Liong Sik
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 29
Tsai Ming-liang
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 30
Devan Nair
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2005
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 31
Henry Golding
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 32
Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 33
Yahya Petra of Kelantan
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1979
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 34
Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1979
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 35
Among POLITICIANS In Malaysia
Among politicians born in Malaysia, Ling Liong Sik ranks 21. Before him are Ahmad Shah of Pahang (1930), Azlan Shah of Perak (1928), Salahuddin of Selangor (1926), Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan (1922), Hisamuddin of Selangor (1898), and Ismail Sabri Yaakob (1960). After him are Devan Nair (1923), Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (1962), Yahya Petra of Kelantan (1917), Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu (1907), Muhammad V of Kelantan (1969), and Putra of Perlis (1920).
Ahmad Shah of Pahang
1930 - 2019
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 15
Azlan Shah of Perak
1928 - 2014
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 16
Salahuddin of Selangor
1926 - 2001
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 17
Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan
1922 - 2008
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 18
Hisamuddin of Selangor
1898 - 1960
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 19
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 20
Ling Liong Sik
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 21
Devan Nair
1923 - 2005
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 22
Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 23
Yahya Petra of Kelantan
1917 - 1979
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 24
Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu
1907 - 1979
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 25
Muhammad V of Kelantan
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 26
Putra of Perlis
1920 - 2000
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 27