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Ong Kian Ming
Ong Kian Ming (Chinese: 王建民; pinyin: Wáng Jiànmín; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Kiàn-bîn; born 12 September 1975) is a Malaysian politician and lecturer. He served as the Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry in Mahathir Mohamad's seventh cabinet from July 2018 to February 2020, and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bangi from May 2018 to November 2022, and Serdang from May 2013 to May 2018.
Prior to joining politics, Ong was a senior lecturer at the UCSI University and a prominent political analyst, whose articles were published in news portals such as Malaysiakini, Malaysian Insider and The Edge.
Ong, a Fulbright scholar, holds a doctorate in political science from Duke University. He also has a master's degree in economics from Cambridge University and a bachelor's degree in economics from the London School of Economics. He completed his O- and A-levels at the Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College in Singapore respectively.
Prior to his entry into politics, Ong was a lecturer at the UCSI University. He was also a researcher at the Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research (INSAP) and Social Economic Development and Research Institute (SEDAR) think tanks, linked to the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN) respectively.
Ong also serves as the director of the Malaysian Electoral Roll Analysis Project (MERAP), an academic research group dedicated to electoral reform.
Ong returned to academia in 2023, joining Taylor's University as the director of a philosophy, politics, and economics programme.
Ong joined the Democratic Action Party (DAP) in 2012. He was selected as Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry by Mahathir Mohamad after the latter led Pakatan Harapan (PH) to an electoral victory in the 2018 Malaysian general election, where Ong was also elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bangi. He left his role as deputy minister upon Mahathir's resignation during the 2020–2022 Malaysian political crisis.
In 2021, Ong, whose party was now in opposition, expressed support for co-operation with prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin when the latter offered to implement institutional reforms in exchange for political support ahead of a scheduled motion of no confidence against his government.
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Ong Kian Ming
Ong Kian Ming (Chinese: 王建民; pinyin: Wáng Jiànmín; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Kiàn-bîn; born 12 September 1975) is a Malaysian politician and lecturer. He served as the Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry in Mahathir Mohamad's seventh cabinet from July 2018 to February 2020, and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bangi from May 2018 to November 2022, and Serdang from May 2013 to May 2018.
Prior to joining politics, Ong was a senior lecturer at the UCSI University and a prominent political analyst, whose articles were published in news portals such as Malaysiakini, Malaysian Insider and The Edge.
Ong, a Fulbright scholar, holds a doctorate in political science from Duke University. He also has a master's degree in economics from Cambridge University and a bachelor's degree in economics from the London School of Economics. He completed his O- and A-levels at the Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College in Singapore respectively.
Prior to his entry into politics, Ong was a lecturer at the UCSI University. He was also a researcher at the Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research (INSAP) and Social Economic Development and Research Institute (SEDAR) think tanks, linked to the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN) respectively.
Ong also serves as the director of the Malaysian Electoral Roll Analysis Project (MERAP), an academic research group dedicated to electoral reform.
Ong returned to academia in 2023, joining Taylor's University as the director of a philosophy, politics, and economics programme.
Ong joined the Democratic Action Party (DAP) in 2012. He was selected as Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry by Mahathir Mohamad after the latter led Pakatan Harapan (PH) to an electoral victory in the 2018 Malaysian general election, where Ong was also elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bangi. He left his role as deputy minister upon Mahathir's resignation during the 2020–2022 Malaysian political crisis.
In 2021, Ong, whose party was now in opposition, expressed support for co-operation with prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin when the latter offered to implement institutional reforms in exchange for political support ahead of a scheduled motion of no confidence against his government.
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