Chung Thye Phin
Chung Thye Phin | |
|---|---|
| 鄭大平 / 鄭太平 | |
| Kapitan China of Perak | |
| In office 1921 – 2 April 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Khaw Boo Aun |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of the State Council of Perak | |
| In office 22 October 1900 – 6 January 1927 | |
| Preceded by | Chung Keng Quee |
| Succeeded by | Chung Kok Ming |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 September 1879 Taiping, Perak Sultanate |
| Died | 2 April 1935 (aged 55) George Town, Prince of Wales Island, Straits Settlements |
| Resting place | Estate of Cheang Keng Kwee, Bagan Jermal, George Town |
| Spouse | Mrs. Chung Thye Phin (d. 1924) |
| Relations | Chung Thye Yong (brother) Chung Kok Ming (nephew) |
| Parent(s) | Chung Keng Quee (father) Foo Teng Nyong (mother) |
| Residence(s) | 58 Northam Road, George Town |
| Alma mater | St. Xavier's Institution |
| Occupation | Bureaucrat, plantation and tin mining business magnate, landed proprietor and philanthropist |
Chung Thye Phin MSC, JP (simplified Chinese: 郑大平 / 郑太平; traditional Chinese: 鄭大平 / 鄭太平; pinyin: Zhèng Dàpíng / Zhèng Tàipíng; 28 September 1879 – 2 April 1935) was a Chinese Malayan business magnate, planter, miner, bureaucrat, and philanthropist who served as the last Kapitan Cina of Perak and Malaya. He was reported to be the richest man in Penang.
The son of tin-mining magnate Chung Keng Quee, he was a pioneer in the tin-mining industry through the introduction of modern equipment and tin-mining techniques in Perak under Western assistance. He was also known for pioneering the cultivation of roselle fibre for the production of ropes and twines, with the creation of the Sweet Kamiri Estate at Sungai Siput.
In his later years, he was a member of the Perak Advisory Board, and eventually became the Kapitan China of Perak. He has been described by his contemporaries as one of the "best known residents of the Chinese community" in British Malaya.