Poh Ah Tiam in the context of "Maritime Museum (Malaysia)"

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⭐ Core Definition: Poh Ah Tiam

Poh Ah Tiam (simplified Chinese: 傅润添; traditional Chinese: 傅潤添; pinyin: Fù Rùntiān; 1 April 1952 – 15 March 2007) was a Malaysian politician, businessman and community leader of Chinese descent. Poh was born in Kampung Belimbing, near Durian Tunggal, Malacca. He and his family moved to nearby Machap Baru, where Poh in later years contributed significantly to the small town's development.

After working as a teacher and later venturing into business, Poh stood as a state assembly candidate for Pulau Sebang in the 1986 General Elections and won, beginning his political career. He was the Malacca state Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and the Malacca State Housing and Local Government Committee Chairman, as well as the Malacca state assemblyman for Pulau Sebang (1986-1995), Bukit Sedanan (1995-2004) and Machap (2004-2007). During his tenure, the Machap Baru town saw extensive development, with new housing and public facilities constructed.

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👉 Poh Ah Tiam in the context of Maritime Museum (Malaysia)

Maritime Museum (Malay: Muzium Samudera) is a museum about maritime activities in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. It was officially opened to the public by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on 13 June 1994, began with phase one. The phase two of the museum is housed in the old Guthrie building and was opened by State Committee for Tourism, Culture and Environment Chairman Poh Ah Tiam on 23 May 1998.

The museum main exhibits the replica of Flor do Mar with 34 metres high, 36 metres long and 8 metres wide; houses exhibits, artifacts and documents from the golden era of Malacca and shows how political control of Malacca was essential to the establishment of maritime dominance in the region and also displays the trading link of Malacca from the early time through the colonial era until independence.

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Simplified Chinese characters → Traditional Chinese characters → Pinyin → Malaysia → Politician → Malaysian Chinese → Durian Tunggal → Machap Baru → Teaching → Business → Pulau Sebang → 1986 Malaysian general election → Malacca → Malaysian Chinese Association → Malacca State Legislative Assembly → Machap Jaya (state constituency) → House →