Wong Pow Nee

Wong Pow Nee
王保尼
Portrait, c.pre-1963
1st Chief Minister of Penang
In office
31 August 1957  12 May 1969
GovernorRaja Uda
Syed Sheh Shahabudin
Syed Sheh Barakbah
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLim Chong Eu
ConstituencyBukit Mertajam
Majority
    • 4,108 (1955)
    • 2,435 (1959)
    • 1,050 (1964)
Personal details
Born7 October 1911
Bukit Mertajam, Province Wellesley, Straits Settlements
Died31 August 2002(2002-08-31) (aged 90)
George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Political party
    • Radical (1953–1955)
    • MCA (after 1955)
Other political
affiliations
Spouses
Agnes Lim Meng Hong
(m. 1942; died 1945)
    Elizabeth Law Siew Khim
    (m. 1949)
    Children10
    Alma materSt. Xavier's Institution
    Occupation
    • Politician
    • diplomat
    • teacher
    Other offices

    Wong Pow Nee (7 October 1911 – 31 August 2002) was a Malaysian politician and diplomat. He was Penang's first Chief Minister, serving from 1957 to 1969 and Malaysia's first Ambassador to Rome.