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P. G. Lim (Lim Phaik Gan) was born on 29 June, 1915 in London, United Kingdom, is a diplomat. Discover P. G. Lim's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 98 years old?
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Lim Phaik Gan |
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98 years old |
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Cancer |
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29 June, 1915 |
Birthday |
29 June |
Birthplace |
London, United Kingdom |
Date of death |
(2013-05-07) |
Died Place |
Perth, Western Australia |
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United Kingdom |
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P. G. Lim Height, Weight & Measurements
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P. G. Lim Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is P. G. Lim worth at the age of 98 years old? P. G. Lim’s income source is mostly from being a successful diplomat. She is from United Kingdom. We have estimated
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Lim died in Perth, Western Australia, on 7 May 2013, at the age of 97. She was survived by two children, Wee Han Kim and Caryn Lim, and two grandchildren.
She served as the Director of the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration until her retirement in 2001. Lim was awarded the Merdeka Award in 2009.
In 1971, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdul Razak Hussein named Lim deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, a position which held the rank of Ambassador to the UN. Lim later continued her diplomatic career as the Malaysian Ambassador to Yugoslavia, Austria, and the European Economic Community.
The Malaysian Parliament was suspended in 1969 in the aftermath of the sectarian riots in the country. P. G. Lim was one of only two women to be appointed to the National Operations Council, which governed Malaysia from 1969 to 1971 in the aftermath of the riots. Members of the Council approved the Malaysian New Economic Policy in 1970, which was implemented in 1971.
In 1948, she acted as the defence attorney for Lee Meng, a Communist guerrilla leader arrested in Perak, Malayan Union. In 1968, she defended eleven young people who had been sentenced to death for collaborating with Indonesian forces during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation. She secured pardons for all eleven defendants from the Sultan of Johor and the Sultan of Perak. In the 1960s, Lim was politically active as a member of the Labour Party of Malaya. She stood for election in the seat of Sentul in 1964 under the banner of the Socialist Front, but lost the seat to the Alliance Party.
Tan Sri Lim Phaik Gan, known as P. G. Lim, (Chinese: 林碧顏; pinyin: Lín Bìyán; Jyutping: Lam4 Bik1 Ngaan4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Phek-gân; 29 June 1915 – 7 May 2013) was a British-born Malaysian lawyer and diplomat. She was one of the first female lawyers to practice in Malaysia. Lim also served as Malaysia's first female ambassador. She served as Malaysia's Ambassador to the United Nations, Yugoslavia, Austria, and the European Economic Community during her diplomatic career.
Lim was born in London, United Kingdom in 1915. Her father, Lim Cheng Ean (Chinese: 林清淵; pinyin: Lín Qīngyuān; Jyutping: Lam4 Cing1 Jyun1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Chheng-ian), was a lawyer and legislative councillor (Jalan Lim Chin Guan is named after her father). Her mother, Rosalind Hoalim, was British Guyanese. Lim was oldest of her siblings, who include Lim Kean Chye.