Wong Foon Meng


Wong Foon Meng is a Malaysian politician and engineer. He is also the former President of the Dewan Negara and a former Terengganu State Assemblyman for the seat of Bandar, Kuala Terengganu from 1995 to 1999.

Early career

Wong was a civil servant in Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment from 1978 to 1990 and later became a Consulting Engineer in 1991 upon leaving the government service.

Political career

Wong made his debut in the 1990 general election by contesting the Bandar, Kuala Terengganu state seat but lost. He was elected to the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly in the 1995 general election but lost his seat in the subsequent 1999 general election.
He was appointed to the Senate in April 2004, and elected as the Deputy President of the Senate in July the same year. He went on to become Senate President on 7 July 2009. His term ended on 12 April 2010, and he was succeeded by Abu Zahar Ujang.
Wong was the secretary-general for Malaysian Chinese Association from 2008 to 2010 when he was picked by the former president Ong Tee Keat then.

Post political personal life

He is currently the Chairman of Bina Puri Holdings Berhad, a Malaysian Main Market public listed company involved in construction, property development, quarrying activities and highway concession.

Election results

Note: a. During 1999 election, the Barisan Nasional ruled Terengganu state government has also fallen to the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party led Barisan Alternatif coalition.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia