List of Famous people born in Malaysia
Ow Yao Han
Ow Yao Han is a Malaysian badminton player. He won two gold medals in the boys' doubles event at the BWF World Junior Championships in 2009 and 2010.
Ong Soon Hock
Ong Soon Hock is a badminton player from Malaysia.
Ong Ewe Hock
Ong Ewe Hock is a former badminton player from Malaysia. He is the younger brother of Ong Ewe Chye.
Zafrul Aziz
Tengku Zafrul bin Tengku Abdul Aziz is a Malaysian banker and investor who has served as the Minister of Finance in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Senator since March 2020. Prior to his appointment to the Cabinet, he was the Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Executive Director of the CIMB Group Holdings Berhad. He was also the CEO and Executive Director of the CIMB Bank Berhad and President Commissioner of the PT Bank CIMB Niaga Tbk.
Yap Cheng Wen
Yap Cheng Wen is a Malaysian badminton player. In 2016, she won the Scottish Open tournament in the women's doubles event partnered with Lim Yin Loo.
Chan Kwong Beng
Chan Kwong Beng is a Malaysian badminton player, and in 2017 he started to represent the United States. In 2013, he won the men's singles competition at the Vietnam International under coach Li Mao at the Kawasaki badminton club in Petaliang Jaya.
Ong Yew Sin
Ong Yew Sin is a Malaysian badminton player.
Ananda Krishnan
Tatparanandam Ananda Krishnan is a Sri Lankan Malaysian businessman, the Chairman of Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd and founder of Yu Cai Foundation (YCF). Nicknamed A.K., currently he is estimated to have a net worth of US$7.1 billion according to Forbes' latest annual list of wealthiest people, making him the third-wealthiest in Malaysia and number 217 in the world.
Chor Hooi Yee
Chor Hooi Yee is a Malaysian former badminton player. Chor was the women's doubles silver medalist at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur partnered with Lim Pek Siah, also helped the team reached the final and clinched the silver medal. Teamed-up with Chew Choon Eng in the mixed doubles, they claimed the gold medal at the 1999 Southeast Asian Games in Brunei. She previously left the Badminton Association of Malaysia due to nagging injuries and her studies in 2001, and in 2004 she made a comeback to the national squad. Chor educated business in HELP University. She now works as an executive committee member of Cheras club.
Ong Beng Seng
Dato' Ong Beng Seng is a Singaporean billionaire businessman and husband of Christina Ong. He is the founder of the Singapore-based organisation Hotel Properties, and a shareholder in many businesses. Forbes estimates the net worth of Ong and his wife at $1.8 billion, making them the 15th richest people in Singapore.