Date of Birth:    22^nd November 1956        Marital Status:    Married (1982) 

 Education:    1.       1963  -  1968 :        SRJK (C) Confucian, Kuala Lumpur

                    2.       1969  -  1974 :        SMJK Confucian, Kuala Lumpur

                    3.       1975  -  1976 :        Methodist Boys' Secondary School,
                                                          Kuala Lumpur

                    4.       1977  -  1981 :        Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
                                                          (Hons), Universiti of Malaya 

 Career Profile: 

    1.   1981  -  1986 :   
          Mechanical Engineer - Wagon Engineering Sdn. Bhd., Shah Alam & a Subsidiary of Federal Auto Group 

    2.   July 1983  -  December 1983 : 
          Sales Engineer - William Jacks Sdn. Bhd., Petaling Jaya 

    3.   December 1983  -  1985 : 
          Sales Manager - Transtrade (M) Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur 

    4.   1985  -  August 1986 : 
          Senior Engineer/Marketing Manager (Public Sector) - Wagon Engineering Sdn. Bhd., Shah Alam 

    5.   September 1986  -  1989 : 
          Political Secretary to Labour Minister, YB. Dato¡¯ Lee Kim Sai 

    6.   1989  -  10^th  June 1990 : 
          Political Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Local Government, YB. Dato' Sri Lee Kim Sai 

    7.   28^th January 1989  -  Mac 2004 : 
          Member of Parliament Ampang Jaya 

    8.   11 June 1990 till November 1999 : 
          Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Parliament Malaysia 

    9.   14 December 1999 till 14 February 2006 : 
          Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Malaysia 

    10.  15 February 2006 till 22 Feb 2008 : 
          Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Malaysia

    11.  18 March 2008 till now : 
          Minister of Transport, Malaysia

    12. 21^st March 2004 till now :
            Member of Parliament for PANDAN - P.100

 Place of Work  :     Ministry of Transport Malaysia,
                           Blok D5, Parcel D, Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan,
                           62616 PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA .

                           Tel : 603 8886 6000     Fax : 603 8889 1569

 Honours Bestowed ®     1. March 1991: Setia Mahkota Selangor (SMS)
                                     2. June 1998 :  Pingat Jasa Negara (PJN)
                                     3. November 2008: Sri Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (SSAP)

  Voluntary Organisations ®     1990 till now - Committee Member of National PEMADAM

  Social / Recreation Clubs ®  1995 till now: Speaker of Annual General Assembly, Hainan
                                                                                                        Association of Selangor and Federal Territory
 

 Political Party Affiliation and Involvements  : 

    1.       1987  -  1990 : Central Committee Member of The MCA National Youth

    2.       1990  -  1999 : 

i.   Secretary General of The MCA National Youth

ii.  Central Committee Member, MCA 

    3.       1999 - 2005 : Chairman of The MCA National Youth 

    4.       2005-2008 : Vice President, MCA

    5.       1996 till now : MCA Presidential Council Member

    6.       November 2008 : President, MCA