Tan chin nam biography of christopher brown
Tan Chin Nam
Malaysian businessman (–)
In this Chinese name, the family name is 陳 (Tan).
Dato'Tan Chin Nam (simplified Chinese: 陈振南; traditional Chinese: 陳振南; pinyin: Chén Zhènnán; Jyutping: Can4 Zan3 Naam4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Chín-lâm; 18 March – 21 October ) was a Malaysian entrepreneur and developer.
His family is the majority shareholder of IGB Corporation Berhad.[1]
Tan was reportedly one of the richest men in Malaysia and had several companies and businesses.[2][3] He is famous as a property developer and was involved in various projects such as Shangri-La Hotel in Malaysia,Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, shopping centres in Singapore and Malaysia, including one of the largest shopping malls in the world, Mid Valley Megamall.
In Australia, he is responsible for the renovation of Queen Victoria Building (QVB) and Capitol Theatre in Sydney. He also owns a number of Australian-based Thoroughbredracehorses.
Tan's biography, released in and published by MPH Malaysia, is called Never Say I Assume!.
Tan chin nam biography of christopher Post a Comment. This story appeared in the Star2 section of The Star newspaper on 30 Oct but not online. Below is the original unedited version with additional pictures taken of Dato Tan through the years. Dato Tan has passed away. I had dreaded the day when he would pass away and with each passing year of the Malaysia Chess Festival, I became more certain that the moment would happen soon, if not later.Early life
Tan Chin Nam was born on March 18, [4] in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He was the sixth of twelve children.[5]
Thoroughbred horse racing
The principal owner for one of Australia's most successful horse trainers, Bart Cummings, Tan had a successful working relationship with Cummings for more than thirty years until the latter's death in
He owned at least a share in most of Cummings' well-known horses, including Think Big (co-owned with Queensland property developer Rick O'Sullivan and then joined by Tunku Abdul Rahman), winner of back-to-back Melbourne Cups in and , as well as the multiple Group One winner, Saintly.[6] He was the owner of the Melbourne Cup winner Viewed, and is one of four thoroughbred owners to win the Melbourne Cup four Times.[7] He also owned and Cox Plate winner So You Think, and the winner of the Crown Oaks, Faint Perfume.
Tan owned a stud farm located along the Wingecarribee River at Burradoo, New South Wales that he named Think Big Stud.
Chess
In , Tan decided that there was great potential in expanding the game of chess in China. For the first eight years of the Cultural Revolution, chess had been prohibited, but in there was an easing of the ban and, together with some leading Chinese officials, Tan set-up the "Big Dragon Project", with the aim of having China dominate the chess world by [8] In he became the first FIDE Deputy President for Asia.[4] Tan was also president of the Malaysian chess federation for many decades.[9]
Tan sponsored the annual chess tournament Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysian Open, which takes place in Kuala Lumpur since [10]
Honours
Death
Having retired from the corporate world in the s, he died on October 21, ,[12][10] aged 92, in Kuala Lumpur.[9] The Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne is named in his honour.