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Oscar Ling Chai Yew

PEP · Politician

Oscar Ling Chai Yew is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Oscar Ling Chai Yew · অস্কার লিং চাই ইউ · 林财耀				[sources]
Alias	林财耀				[sources]
Weak alias	林財耀				[sources]
Birth date	1977-10-09				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Malaysia				[sources]
Citizenship	Malaysia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Oscar				[sources]
Last name	Lin · Ling				[sources]
Political association	Democratic Action Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q38460478				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Dewan Rakyat (member, 2013-2018) · Member of the Dewan Rakyat (2013-2018) · Member of the Dewan Rakyat (2018-2022) · Member of the Dewan Rakyat (2022-)				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-06	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Malaysian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-08-28

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories347,683

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons282,564

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,466

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata336,000

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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