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Lim Kit Siang (Chinese: 林吉祥; pinyin: Lín Jíxiáng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Kiat-siâng; born 20 February 1941) is a retired Malaysian politician. Having held the position for a total of 29 years on three separate occasions, he is the longest-serving leader of the opposition , as well the second longest-serving member of parliament in Malaysia.
The following are the members of the Dewan Undangan Negeri or state assemblies, elected in the 1978 state election and by-elections. Also included is the list of the Sabah and Sarawak state assembly members who were elected in 1981 and 1979 respectively.
Lim Kit Siang: Yusof Rawa: Party BN: DAP: PAS: Last election 60.54%, 132 seats 19.58%, 9 seats 14.46%, 5 seats Seats won 148: 24 1 Seat change 16 15 4 Popular vote
The strategy backfired when Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, BN leaders and the media criticised Lim Kit Siang as a "robot" and "soulless" person. [ 31 ] Following the ousting of Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in September 1998, DAP co-founded the Barisan Alternatif coalition along with Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party and the newly formed ...
First party Second party Third party Leader Mahathir Mohamad: Lim Kit Siang: Asri Muda: Party BN: DAP: PAS: Last election 57.23%, 130 seats 19.13%, 16 seats
Lim Si Cheng Yusof Yacob: Secretary: Abdullah Abdul Wahab (until 15 August 2006) Mahmood Adam (until 20 December 2007) Roosme Hamzah: Prime Minister: Abdullah Ahmad Badawi: Leader of the Opposition: Lim Kit Siang: Party control: Barisan Nasional: Sovereign; Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin (until 12 December 2006) Tuanku Mizan ...
Lim Kit Siang (b.1941) MP for Bandar Malacca: DAP: 30 January 1973 31 July 1974 1 year, 183 days [2] 5. Dato' James Wong Kim Min (1922–2011) MP for Miri-Subis: SNAP:
Lim Kit Siang, one of the detainees, similarly argued that the ISA arrests were more directed against UMNO rather than the racial crisis, and that Mahathir allowed the situation to escalate so he could then crack down and consolidate his position against his internal rivals.