List of people from Penang

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The following is a list of prominent people who were born in or have lived in the Malaysian state of Penang, or for whom Penang is a significant part of their identity.

Penang State of Malaysia

Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. The second smallest Malaysian state by land mass, Penang is bordered by Kedah to the north and the east, and Perak to the south. Currently, Penang is home to Southeast Asia's Longest bridge connecting the island to mainland.

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Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
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Anwar Ibrahim

Abdul Aziz Ismail is a retired Malaysian professional football player.

Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Abdul Hamid bin Pawanteh is a former Malaysian politician. He was the President of the Malaysian Senate from 2003 to 2009, and was the Chief Minister of the State of Perlis from 1986 to 1995. He held these offices as a member of the United Malays National Organisation, the leading party in Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.

Perlis State of Malaysia

Perlis, also known by its honorific title Perlis Indera Kayangan, is the smallest state in Malaysia. It lies at the northern part of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and has the Satun and Songkhla Provinces of Thailand on its northern border. It is bordered by the state of Kedah to the south. It was called Palit by the Siamese when it was under their influence. Perlis had a population of 227,025 as of 2010.

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Simon Russell Beale British actor and music historian

Simon Russell Beale, CBE is an English actor, author and music historian.

Jill Bennett (British actress) British actress

Nora Noel Jill Bennett was an English actress, and the fourth wife of playwright John Osborne.

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Chan Peng Soon Badminton player

Chan Peng Soon is a Malaysian professional badminton player specialised in the mixed doubles event. He is best known for his partnership with Goh Liu Ying where they have been consistently ranked among the top 10 mixed doubles pair in the world. Chan and Goh reached their career high ranking of world No. 3 in 2013 and won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

2012 Summer Olympics Games of the XXX Olympiad, held in London in 2012

The 2012 Summer Olympics, formally the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known as London 2012, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, United Kingdom. The first event, the group stage in women's football, began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, followed by the opening ceremonies on 27 July. 10,768 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated.

Chew Choon Eng is a former professional Malaysian badminton player. He competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Chan Chong Ming. They defeated Theodoros Velkos and George Patis of Greece in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Zheng Bo and Sang Yang of China.

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Nicol David Malaysian squash player

Datuk Nicol Ann David is a Malaysian female professional squash player, currently ranked world number 6. Beginning in August 2006, David was the world number one for a record-breaking 108 consecutive months, finally ceding the ranking in September 2015 to Raneem El Weleily. She has won the World Open title a record 8 times in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014, as well as the British Open title in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012 and 2014. In July 2016, she reached her 151st successive month in the top 10, breaking the record in both men's and women's categories. She surpassed Peter Nicol's previous records of 150 months.

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References

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  2. ↑ "White Flower oil: 91 years of going from scents to strength". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  3. ↑ hermes (2017-03-26). "Lunch With Sumiko: How Penang-born Han Chong found success with Self-Portrait label". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  4. ↑ "Former Penang journalist elected mayor of NZ town". AsiaOne. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  5. ↑ "Who is the top-earning CEO in US? Malaysian Tan Hock Eng". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
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