Background
Wee was born 22 July 1890 in Kuching, Sarawak (now part of Malaysia). His father was Wee Tee Yah (died 1889), a Chinese immigrant, and his mother was Song Kim Keow, a Malaysian widow.
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Wee Kheng Chiang
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Education
The younger Wee attended Saint English Thomas Secondary School, and spoke English and Chinese fluently.
Career
He was the family"s second-to-eldest son. In 1924, Wee established the Bian Chiang Bank (now known as CIMB Group) in Kuching, Malaysia. He became the Treasurer of the Kuching-based Chinese General Chamber of Commerce upon its inception in 1930, before being promoted to President.
In addition, Wee was the Fujian Association (福建会馆)"s President.
In 1931, he was elected as Chairman of the Sarawak Chinese Chamber of Commerce. He resigned from the post in 1946.
On 6 August 1935, he established the United Chinese Bank with six other partners. The bank is now known as the United Overseas Bank (UOB).
In 1978, Wee died in his Kuching residence.
The Sarawak Chinese Chamber of Commerce (1930-1946)
The Hokkien Association (1932-1947)
The Singapore-Sarawak Association (from 1930)
The Hokkien School Management Board(1932-1947)
The Sarawak China Relief Fund Committee (1938)
Kuching Joint Primary and Secondary Schools Management Board (1946)
Kuching China Consulate Building Committee (1949)
Anti-Tuberculosis Society
Sarawak Turf Club (1937)
Kuching Hung Nam Shieng Thang
Sarawak Tong Sin Siang Tong Association
The Federation of Wee Clan Associations, Sarawak.
Achievements
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Wee Kheng Chiang was posthumously hailed as the "uncrowned king of Sarawak" in Queen of the Head Hunters by Rajah Vyner Brooke"s spouse, Sylvia Brooke. Ranee Sylvia Brooke also used this sobriquet, in her 1939 book The Three White Rajahs. In 1941, Wee was presented with the Commander of the Star of Sarawak by the Third White Rajah of Sarawak. In 1964, he was awarded the Panglima Negara Bintang Sarawak by the first Governor of Sarawak.
Awards
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Wee Kheng Chiang was posthumously hailed as the "uncrowned king of Sarawak" in Queen of the Head Hunters by Rajah Vyner Brooke's spouse, Sylvia Brooke. Ranee Sylvia Brooke also used this sobriquet, in her 1939 book The Three White Rajahs. In 1941, Wee was presented with the Commander of the Star of Sarawak by the Third White Rajah of Sarawak. In 1964, he was awarded the Panglima Negara Bintang Sarawak by the first Governor of Sarawak.Wee Kheng Chiang was posthumously hailed as the "uncrowned king of Sarawak" in Queen of the Head Hunters by Rajah Vyner Brooke's spouse, Sylvia Brooke. Ranee Sylvia Brooke also used this sobriquet, in her 1939 book The Three White Rajahs. In 1941, Wee was presented with the Commander of the Star of Sarawak by the Third White Rajah of Sarawak. In 1964, he was awarded the Panglima Negara Bintang Sarawak by the first Governor of Sarawak.