Tun Dato' Sir Cheng Lock Tan was a Malaysian Peranakan businessman and a key public figure who devoted his life to fighting for the rights and the social welfare of the Chinese community in Malaya. Tan was also the founder and the first president of the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA), which advocated his cause for the Malayan Chinese population.
- Occupation
- politician, businessperson
- Citizenship
- Federation of Malaya, Straits Settlements, Malaysia
- Born
- April 5, 1883
- Died
- December 16, 1960
