Lim Pay Hen

Datuk Lim Pay Hen^[1] (born 1957) is a Malaysian politician who served as a Senator from 2017 until 2020 and was elected again for a second term since June 2022 by the Johor State Legislative Assembly.^[2][3]

Yang Berhormat Senator Datuk Lim Pay Hen DPSM JMN PPN
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Senator
Elected by the Johor State Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 June 2022 Serving with Jefridin Atan (2022-2023) Abdul Halim Suleiman (since 2023)
Monarchs	Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim (since 2024)
Prime Minister	Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2022) Anwar Ibrahim (since 2022)
Preceded by	himself
In office 4 December 2017 – 3 December 2020 Serving with Zahari Sarip (2017-2020) Jefridin Atan (2020)
Monarchs	Muhammad V (2017–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020)
Prime Minister	Najib Razak (2017–2018) Mahathir Mohamad (2018–2020) Muhyiddin Yassin (2020)
Preceded by	Chia Song Cheng
Succeeded by	himself
Deputy State Chairman of Malaysian Chinese Association for Johor
President	Wee Ka Siong
Deputy President	Mah Hang Soon
Secretary-General	Chew Mei Fun Chong Sin Woon
State Chairman	Wee Ka Siong
State Secretary	Ng Keng Heng
Preceded by	Jason Teoh
Head of MCA Division Pagoh
President	Wee Ka Siong
Deputy President	Mah Hang Soon
Secretary-General	Chew Mei Fun Chong Sin Woon
State Chairman	Wee Ka Siong
Deputy State Chairman	himself
Personal details
Born	1957 (age 67–68) Jementah, Segamat, Johor, Malaysia
Nationality	Malaysia
Political party	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Occupation	Politician

Political career

He is the Deputy Chairman of the Liaison Committee of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA).^[4] Apart from that, he is the Head of the Malaysian Chinese Association Pagoh Division.

While Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin held the position as Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, he was appointed as a Special Officer from 2009 to 2015.^[2][5]

Honours

•  Malaysia :
  • Medal of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PPN) (2008)^[6]
  • Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (2010)^[7]
  • Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal
•  Malacca :
  • Companion Class II of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DPSM) – Datuk (2014)