Dr. Ong Kian Ming (Chinese: 王建民; pinyin: Wáng Jiànmín; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Kiàn-bîn; born 12 September 1975), is a Malaysian politician from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bangi from May 2018 to November 2022 and Serdang from May 2013 to May 2018 and the Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry in the PH administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister Darell Leiking from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020.[1]
Ong was formerly an academic and a prominent political analyst in the Malaysian political scene before he turned Election Strategist for the DAP.[2][3][4] His articles were widely published in popular news portals such as Malaysiakini, Malaysian Insider and The Edge.[5] Prior to that he was a lecturer in Faculty of Economics and Policy Science, UCSI University, also a regional consultant for the Blue Ocean Strategy regional center. His experience includes being a policy analyst for Socio Economics Development and Research Institute (SEDAR) and Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research (INSAP). In addition, he was also associate consultant for the Boston Consulting Group Kuala Lumpur.
Personal life[edit]
Ong has an elder brother and a younger sister. He grew up in Petaling Jaya. His father was an architect. He married Yeoh Ee Leng in 2004. The couple do not have any children. He is known for his passion for running, and features regularly in local running events.[6][7] He believes that academic credentials is not necessarily needed to ensure one's success rather, what is more important is a person's integrity.[8]
Education[edit]
Ong, a Fulbright scholar, is a PhD holder in political science from Duke University, USA. He also has a master's degree in economics from Cambridge University and a degree in economics from London School of Economics. Prior to that he was an ASEAN scholar who completed his "O" and "A" levels in Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College in Singapore respectively.
Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry[edit]
During his tenure as Deputy Minister of MITI
Ong has been a supporter for the development of electrical & electronics (E&E) industry in Malaysia[13] and has written extensively on his blog regarding the development of the industry.[14] He is also actively involved in the startup scene in Malaysia, evident through his comments[15] as well as him attending several events related to technology and start ups.[16][17]
In addition to this, Ong has also been a very strong advocate on the adoption of Industry 4.0-related processes into Malaysian industries.[18] He has been aggressively promoting the use and integration of technologies related to Industry 4.0 (IR 4.0).[19] Edwin Yapp, an author from Digital News Asia featured Ong's advocacy on Industry 4.0 as one of his five favorite things for 2019.[20]
Malaysia Electoral Roll Analysis Project[edit]
Ong pioneered the Malaysian Electoral Roll Analysis Project (MERAP) and is the director for the project. He has published many of his findings on various news portal as well as discussed it with the Election Commission of Malaysia.[21][22]
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