Ling Liong Sik

Tun Dr. Ling Liong Sik (born 18 September 1943) is a Malaysian politician. He was the sixth president of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) from 1986 to 2003. MCA is a party in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He was also Malaysia’s Minister of Transport from 1986 to 2003.

On 27 October 2015, Prime Minister Najib Razak sued Ling Liong Sik for defamation. Ling had agreed with former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s call for Najib to resign, saying Najib put public money into his own personal accounts. The case went through several court hearings from 2016 to 2018. Ling tried to strike out the case, but the court said it should go to trial.

On 22 May 2018, Najib withdrew the lawsuit. The court ordered Najib to pay RM25,000 in costs to Ling.

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Category:1943 births
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Category:People from Kuala Kangsar