Background and career
Ling Liong Sik (simplified Chinese: 林良实; traditional Chinese: 林良實; pinyin: Lín Liángshí; Foochow Romanized: Lìng Liòng-sĭk; 18 September 1943 – 4 April 2026) was a Malaysian politician. He was the sixth president of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and also Minister of Transport. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak filed the suit against Ling on 2015, alleging that Ling had made libellous remarks against him in an article carried on a news portal.
Ling was the chancellor and a past chairman of the Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR). UTAR's Dewan Tun Dr. Ling Liong Sik is named in honour of him.
On 27 October 2015, Prime Minister Najib Razak sued Ling Liong Sik for allegedly implying that he had misused public funds for his personal interests. On 22 May 2018, Najib withdrew his defamation suit against Ling over the alleged misuse of public funds.
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