Tee Hock Seng
Tan Sri Datuk Tee Hock Seng, (; born 19 July 1949) is a Malaysian businessman, politician, and group managing director of the construction firm, Bina Puri. He is a former member of the senate of the Malaysian parliament and the past president of the Chinese Association Federation of Hokkien Association of Malaysia, Background. Tee Hock Seng was born in 1949. His father, Tee Than Song, was a contractor in the 1950s who was involved in building several infrastructure projects and various high schools in Malaysia. He helped in the construction of the Sungai Besi Military Airbase at Simpang  Airport. Career. Tee started his career as a salesman at Chop Seng Lee selling Mobil Petroleum products. He left the firm in 1976 to join his brothers, Tay Hock Lee and Tee Hock Hin, in starting a construction-based company, ‘Pembinaan Tekun Jaya Sdn Bhd’. In 1983 he oversaw the merger of the company with Bina Puri Sdn Bhd. At Bina Puri, Tee began his career as a finance director and was appointed to the board on 5 November 1990. He was subsequently appointed as the group managing director. In January 1995, he was responsible for getting Bina Puri listed  on the main board in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE). The firm has completed numerous multi-million ringgit projects (valued in excess of US$2 billion), in Malaysia and overseas The group's business activities include investment holdings, property development and management, the manufacturing of construction materials, power generation, highway concessionaire, and hospitality. Notable projects include the construction of Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2(KLIA2). Political career. Tee was appointed a member of the Malaysian senate (the "ahli dewan negara"), on 15 July 2008, for a term of three years. He also served as treasurer-general of the MCA from  2008 to 2010. Following the defeat of former MCA President Tan Sri Dato Seri Ong Tee Keat in the party polls, Tee tendered his resignation on 30 March 2010. On 28 June 2015, Tee was elected as an advisor to the MCA party's Bahagian Wangsa Maju. On 6 Sep 2015, he was elected as an advisor to the MCA Federal Territory State Liaison Committee.