Wong Kah Woh

Malaysian politician

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Wong (黄).

Yang Berhomat Tuan

Wong Kah Woh

黄家和

Deputy Minister of Education

Incumbent

Assumed office
12 December 2023
Monarchs| Abdullah
(2023–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(since 2024)
Prime Minister| Anwar Ibrahim
Minister| Fadhlina Sidek
Preceded by| Lim Hui Ying
Constituency| Taiping
Chairman of the
Public Accounts Committee
In office
27 August 2020 – 10 October 2022
Nominated by| Muhyiddin Yassin
Appointed by| Azhar Azizan Harun
Deputy| Azizah Mohd Dun
Preceded by| Noraini Ahmad
Succeeded by| Mas Ermieyati Samsudin
Constituency| Ipoh Timor
National Election Director
of the Democratic Action Party

Incumbent

Assumed office
16 March 2025
Secretary-General| Anthony Loke Siew Fook
Preceded by| Position established
National Political Education Director
of the Democratic Action Party
In office
20 March 2022 – 16 March 2025
Assistant| Wong Shu Qi
Secretary-General| Anthony Loke Siew Fook
Preceded by| Liew Chin Tong
Succeeded by| Howard Lee Chuan How
Youth Chief of the
Democratic Action Party
In office
22 November 2015 – 2 December 2018
Deputy| Wong King Wei
Secretary-General| Lim Guan Eng
Preceded by| Teo Kok Seong
Succeeded by| Howard Lee Chuan How
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Taiping

Incumbent

Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded by| Teh Kok Lim
(PH–DAP)
Majority| 25,529 (2022)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Ipoh Timor
In office
9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022
Preceded by| Thomas Su Keong Siong
(PR–DAP)
Succeeded by| Howard Lee Chuan How
(PH–DAP)
Majority| 42,797 (2018)
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Canning
In office
8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by| Vincent Hooi Wy Hon
(BN–GERAKAN)
Succeeded by| Jenny Choy Tsi Jen
(PH–DAP)
Majority| 5,666 (2008)
14,444 (2013)
Personal details
Born|

Wong Kah Woh

(1980-06-19) 19 June 1980 (age 45)
Bidor, Batang Padang District, Perak, Malaysia
Citizenship| Malaysian
Nationality|  Malaysia
Political party| Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political
affiliations| Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
Spouse| Choo Sze Lin[1]
Children| 3
Alma mater| International Islamic University Malaysia
Occupation| Politician
Website| wongkahwoh-canning.blogspot.com

Wong Kah Woh (simplified Chinese: 黄家和; traditional Chinese: 黃家和; pinyin: Huáng Jiāhé; Jyutping: Wong4 Gaa1 Wo4; born 19 June 1980) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Education in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Fadhlina Sidek since December 2023 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Taiping since November 2022. He served as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) from August 2020 to October 2022 and Deputy Chairman of PAC from August 2018 to his promotion to the chairmanship in August 2020, MP for Ipoh Timor from May 2018 to November 2022[2] as well as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Canning from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member and State Secretary of Perak of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. He has served as the National Election Director of DAP since March 2025. He served as the National Political Education Director of DAP from March 2022 to March 2025 and the Youth Chief of DAP from November 2015 to December 2018.[3]

## Political career

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### Deputy Minister of Education (since 2023)

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In a cabinet reshuffle on 12 December 2023, Wong joined the government after he was appointed the new Deputy Minister of Education to replace Lim Hui Ying who became the Deputy Minister of Finance. His minister Fadhlina Sidek welcomed his appointment and he said his first assignment in the position was to answer questions at the Dewan Negara on behalf of his ministry and he pledged to work with Fadhlina to ensure the effective implementation of the policies of his ministry.

## Election results

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Parliament of Malaysia[4][5][6] Year  | Constituency  | Candidate  | Votes  | Pct  | Opponent(s)  | Votes  | Pct  | Ballots cast  | Majority  | Turnout

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2018 | P064 Ipoh Timor |  | Wong Kah Woh (DAP)  | 56,519 | 80.46% |  | Kathleen Wong Mei Yin (MCA)  | 13,722  | 19.54%  | 71,726  | 42,797  | 78.40%
2022 | P060 Taiping |  | Wong Kah Woh (DAP)  | 47,098 | 55.56% |  | See Tean Seng (GERAKAN)  | 21,569  | 25.44%  | 84,769  | 25,529  | 69.73%
| Neow Choo Seong (MCA)  | 14,599  | 17.22%
| Leow Thye Yih (IND)  | 1,154  | 1.36%
| Mohganan Manikam (IND)  | 236  | 0.28%
| A. Rama Moorthy @ Steven Ram (IND)  | 113  | 0.13%
Perak State Legislative Assembly[7][4][8][9][10] Year  | Constituency  | Candidate  | Votes  | Pct  | Opponent(s)  | Votes  | Pct  | Ballots cast  | Majority  | Turnout

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2008 | N25 Canning |  | Wong Kah Woh (DAP)  | 13,923 | 60.92% |  | Vincent Hooi Wy Hon (Gerakan)  | 8,257  | 36.13%  | 22,854  | 5,666  | 71.44%
2013 |  | Wong Kah Woh (DAP)  | 21,068 | 75.02% |  | Ceylyn Tay Wei Lung (Gerakan)  | 6,624  | 23.59%  | 28,082  | 14,444  | 79.80%

## Honours

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### Honours of Malaysia

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* Malaysia :
* Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal

## References

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1. ^ "Juggling politics and family - Metro News - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
2. ^ "Bernama reports that PH's Wong Kah Woh has won the Ipoh Timur seat in Perak". Free Malaysia Today. 9 May 2018.
3. ^ "Wong Kah Woh is DAP's new youth chief". Malaysiakini. 22 November 2015.
4. ^ a b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
5. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
6. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
7. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
8. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
9. ^ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
10. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 26 October 2014.

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