Tan Cheng Lock

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Sir Tan Cheng Lock SMN DPMJ KBE JP
陳禎祿
1st President of the Malayan Chinese Association
In office 27 February 1949 – 27 March 1958
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Lim Chong Eu
Personal details
Born	(1883-04-05)5 April 1883 Malacca, Straits Settlements
Died	13 December 1960(1960-12-13) (aged 77) Malacca City, Malacca, Federation of Malaya
Political party	Malayan Chinese Association (MCA)
Spouse	Yeo Yeok Neo
Children	Tun Tan Siew Sin Tan Kim Tin Wee Geok Kim Alice Tan Kim Yoke Agnes Tan Kim Lwi
Occupation	Businessman

Tun Sir Tan Cheng Lock KBE, SMN, DPMJ, JP (simplified Chinese: 陈祯禄; traditional Chinese: 陳禎祿; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Cheng-lo̍k; pinyin: Chén Zhēnlù) (5 April 1883 – 13 December 1960) was a Malaysian Peranakan businessman and a key public figure who devoted his life to fighting for the rights and the social welfare of the Chinese community in Malaya. Tan was also the founder and the first president of the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA), which advocated his cause for the Malayan Chinese population.