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{{Short description|Malaysian businessman (1926–2018)}}
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{{Chinese name|[[Chen (surname)|陳 (Tan)]]}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Chen (surname)|陳 (Tan)]]|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_suffix = [[Order of the Crown of Terengganu|SPMT]] [[Order of the Defender of the Realm#Companion|JMN]]
| honorific_prefix = [[Malay titles#Honorary styles|Yang Berbahagia]] [[Malay titles#Dato'|Dato']]
| name = Tan Chin Nam
| native_name = 陳振南
| citizenship = [[Malaysia]]n
| birth_date = 18 March 1926
|birth_place = [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]
| death_place = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| death_date = 21 October 2018 (aged 92)
}}
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[[Dato']] '''Tan Chin Nam''' ({{zh|s=陈振南|zh|t=陳振南|p=Chén Zhènnán}}; born 18 March 1926<ref name=fide>[http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/9509-congratulations-to-dato-tan-chin-nam-on-his-90th-birthday.html Congratulations to Dato Tan Chin Nam on his 90th birthday]. [[FIDE]].</ref> – 21 October 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2018/10/22/igbs-tan-chin-nam-passes-away/|title=IGB’s Tan Chin Nam passes away|last=|first=|date=2018-10-22|website=www.thestar.com.my|publisher=The Star Online|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-10-22}}</ref>) was a [[Malaysia]]n-born entrepreneur and developer. His family is the majority shareholder of '''IGB Corporation Berhad'''.<ref>http://www.igbcorp.com/</ref>
[[Dato']] '''Tan Chin Nam''' ({{zh|t=陳振南|s=陈振南|poj=Tân Chín-lâm|j=Can4 Zan3 Naam4|p=Chén Zhènnán}}; 18 March 1926 – 21 October 2018) was a [[Malaysia]]n entrepreneur and developer. His family is the majority shareholder of '''IGB Corporation Berhad'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.igbcorp.com/ |title=Home |website=igbcorp.com}}</ref>


Tan is reportedly one of the richest men in Malaysia and has several companies and businesses.<ref>[http://www.viweb.freehosting.net/TanCN.htm February 22, 2003 article on Dato Tan Chin Nam by Thean Lee Cheng]</ref><ref>[http://www.viweb.freehosting.net/TanCN.htm Wednesday March 8, 2006 The Star Online article by Angie Ng]</ref> He is famous as a property developer and was involved in various projects such as [[Shangri-La Hotel]] in Malaysia, shopping centres in [[Singapore]] and Malaysia, including one of the largest shopping malls in the world, [[Mid Valley Megamall]]. In Australia, he is responsible for the renovation of [[Queen Victoria Building]] (QVB) and [[Capitol Theatre, Sydney|Capitol Theatre]] in Sydney. He also owns a number of [[Australia]]n-based [[Thoroughbred]] [[horse racing|racehorses]].
Tan was reportedly one of the richest men in Malaysia and had several companies and businesses.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.viweb.freehosting.net/TanCN.htm |title=February 22, 2003 article on Dato Tan Chin Nam by Thean Lee Cheng |access-date=25 August 2007 |archive-date=5 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405145737/http://viweb.freehosting.net/TanCN.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.viweb.freehosting.net/TanCN.htm |title=Wednesday March 8, 2006 The Star Online article by Angie Ng |access-date=25 August 2007 |archive-date=5 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405145737/http://viweb.freehosting.net/TanCN.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is famous as a property developer and was involved in various projects such as [[Shangri-La Hotel]] in Malaysia,[[ Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur]] in Malaysia, shopping centres in [[Singapore]] and Malaysia, including one of the largest shopping malls in the world, [[Mid Valley Megamall]]. In [[Australia]], he is responsible for the renovation of [[Queen Victoria Building]] (QVB) and [[Capitol Theatre, Sydney|Capitol Theatre]] in Sydney. He also owns a number of Australian-based [[Thoroughbred]] [[horse racing|racehorses]].


Tan's biography, released in 2006 and published by [[MPH Group|MPH Malaysia]], is called ''Never Say I Assume!''.
Tan's biography, released in 2006 and published by [[MPH Group|MPH Malaysia]], is called ''Never Say I Assume!''.

==Early life==
Tan Chin Nam was born on March 18, 1926<ref name=fide>[https://old.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/9509-congratulations-to-dato-tan-chin-nam-on-his-90th-birthday.html "Congratulations to Dato Tan Chin Nam on his 90th birthday"]. [[FIDE]].</ref> in [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia. He was the sixth of twelve children.<ref>[http://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/tan-chin-nam-passes-away-age-92 "Tan Chin Nam passes away at age 92"]. ''The Edge Financial Daily''. 2018-10-22.</ref>


==Thoroughbred horse racing==
==Thoroughbred horse racing==
The principal owner for one of Australia's most successful [[horse trainer]]s, [[Bart Cummings]], Tan had a successful working relationship with Cummings for more than thirty years until the latter's death in 2015.
The principal owner for one of Australia's most successful [[horse trainer]]s, [[Bart Cummings]], Tan had a successful working relationship with Cummings for more than thirty years until the latter's death in 2015.


He owned at least a share in most of Cummings' well-known horses, including [[Think Big (horse)|Think Big]] (co-owned with Queensland property developer Rick O'Sullivan and then joined by [[Tunku Abdul Rahman]]), winner of back-to-back [[Melbourne Cup]]s in 1974 and 1975, as well as the multiple [[Group One]] winner, [[Saintly]].<ref>[http://www.thoroughbrednews.co.nz/australia/default.asp?id=31863 ''Thoroughbred News'' article on Think Big Stud]</ref> He was the owner of the [[2008 Melbourne Cup]] winner [[Viewed]], and is one of four thoroughbred owners to win the Melbourne Cup four Times.<ref>[http://www.racingvictoria.net.au/Racing/race.aspx?meet_code=5057556&race_code=5003366 2008 Melbourne Cup result]</ref> He also owned 2009 and 2010 [[Cox Plate]] winner [[So You Think]], and the winner of the 2009 [[Crown Oaks]], [[Faint Perfume]].
He owned at least a share in most of Cummings' well-known horses, including [[Think Big (horse)|Think Big]] (co-owned with Queensland property developer Rick O'Sullivan and then joined by [[Tunku Abdul Rahman]]), winner of back-to-back [[Melbourne Cup]]s in 1974 and 1975, as well as the multiple [[Group One]] winner, [[Saintly]].<ref>[http://www.thoroughbrednews.co.nz/australia/default.asp?id=31863 ''Thoroughbred News'' article on Think Big Stud]</ref> He was the owner of the [[2008 Melbourne Cup]] winner [[Viewed]], and is one of four thoroughbred owners to win the Melbourne Cup four Times.<ref>[http://www.racingvictoria.net.au/Racing/race.aspx?meet_code=5057556&race_code=5003366 2008 Melbourne Cup result]</ref> He also owned 2009 and 2010 [[Cox Plate]] winner [[So You Think]], and the winner of the 2009 [[Crown Oaks]], Faint Perfume.


Tan owns a [[stud (animal)|stud]] farm located along the [[Wingecarribee River]] at [[Burradoo, New South Wales]] that he named Think Big Stud.
Tan owned a [[stud (animal)|stud]] farm located along the [[Wingecarribee River]] at [[Burradoo, New South Wales]] that he named Think Big Stud.


==Chess==
==Chess==
In 1975, Tan decided that there was great potential in expanding the game of [[chess]] in [[China]]. For the first eight years of the [[Cultural Revolution]], chess had been prohibited, but in 1974 there was an easing of the ban and, together with some leading Chinese officials, Tan set-up the "Big Dragon Project", with the aim of having China dominate the chess world by 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Big Dragon Project|url=http://www.chessbase.com/columns/column.asp?pid=142|website=Chessbase News|accessdate=2015-11-03|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016080050/http://www.chessbase.com/columns/column.asp?pid=142|archivedate=2012-10-16}}</ref> In 1982 he became the first [[FIDE]] Deputy President for Asia.<ref name=fide/>
In 1975, Tan decided that there was great potential in expanding the game of [[chess]] in [[China]]. For the first eight years of the [[Cultural Revolution]], chess had been prohibited, but in 1974 there was an easing of the ban and, together with some leading Chinese officials, Tan set-up the "Big Dragon Project", with the aim of having China dominate the chess world by 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Big Dragon Project|url=http://www.chessbase.com/columns/column.asp?pid=142|website=Chessbase News|accessdate=2015-11-03|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016080050/http://www.chessbase.com/columns/column.asp?pid=142|archivedate=2012-10-16}}</ref> In 1982 he became the first [[FIDE]] Deputy President for Asia.<ref name=fide/> Tan was also president of the Malaysian chess federation for many decades.<ref name="fide obit">Long, Peter (2018-10-22). [http://fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/11212-obituary-for-honorary-life-president-of-the-malaysian-chess-federation-dato-tan-chin-nam.html "Obituary for Honorary Life President of the Malaysian Chess Federation Dato Tan Chin Nam"]. FIDE.</ref>


Tan sponsored the annual chess tournament Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysian Open, which takes place in [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia.
Tan sponsored the annual chess tournament Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysian Open, which takes place in Kuala Lumpur since 2004.<ref name=":0" />


==Honours ==
==Honours==
* {{Flag|Malaysia}} :
The [[Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes]] at [[Moonee Valley Racecourse]] in [[Melbourne]] is named in his honor.
** [[File:MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm) - SMN.svg|50px]] Companion of the [[Order of the Defender of the Realm#Companion|Order of the Defender of the Realm]] (JMN) (1978)<ref name="honors" />
* {{Flag|Terengganu}} :
** [[File:MY-TER Order of the Crown of Terengganu - SPMT - SMT - AMT.svg|50px]] Knight Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Crown of Terengganu]] (SPMT) – '''Dato'''' (1996)<ref name="honors">{{cite web |url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp/ |title=Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat|publisher=[[Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia)]]}}</ref>


==Personal life ==
==Death==
Having retired from the corporate world in the 1990s, he died on October 21, 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2018/10/22/igbs-tan-chin-nam-passes-away/|title=IGB's Tan Chin Nam passes away|date=2018-10-22|website=www.thestar.com.my|publisher=The Star Online|access-date=2018-10-22}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/chess-philanthropist-dato-tan-has-died|title=Chess philanthropist Dato Tan has died|last=Lam|first=Edwin|date=2018-10-21|website=Chess News|publisher=ChessBase|access-date=2018-10-22}}</ref> aged 92, in Kuala Lumpur.<ref name="fide obit" /> The [[Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes]] at [[Moonee Valley Racecourse]] in [[Melbourne]] is named in his honour.
Tan is retired, leaving his multi-billion business to a new generation. Tan's eldest grandchild is [[Tan Yee Seng]].


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:11, 7 November 2024

In this Chinese name, the family name is 陳 (Tan).
Yang Berbahagia Dato'
Tan Chin Nam
SPMT JMN
陳振南
Born18 March 1926
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Died21 October 2018 (aged 92)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Tan Chin Nam
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳振南
Simplified Chinese陈振南
Hanyu PinyinChén Zhènnán
JyutpingCan4 Zan3 Naam4
Hokkien POJTân Chín-lâm
Tâi-lôTân Tsín-lâm

Dato' Tan Chin Nam (simplified Chinese: 陈振南; traditional Chinese: 陳振南; pinyin: Chén Zhènnán; Jyutping: Can4 Zan3 Naam4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Chín-lâm; 18 March 1926 – 21 October 2018) was a Malaysian entrepreneur and developer. His family is the majority shareholder of IGB Corporation Berhad.[1]

Tan was reportedly one of the richest men in Malaysia and had several companies and businesses.[2][3] He is famous as a property developer and was involved in various projects such as Shangri-La Hotel in Malaysia,Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, shopping centres in Singapore and Malaysia, including one of the largest shopping malls in the world, Mid Valley Megamall. In Australia, he is responsible for the renovation of Queen Victoria Building (QVB) and Capitol Theatre in Sydney. He also owns a number of Australian-based Thoroughbred racehorses.

Tan's biography, released in 2006 and published by MPH Malaysia, is called Never Say I Assume!.

Early life

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Tan Chin Nam was born on March 18, 1926[4] in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He was the sixth of twelve children.[5]

Thoroughbred horse racing

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The principal owner for one of Australia's most successful horse trainers, Bart Cummings, Tan had a successful working relationship with Cummings for more than thirty years until the latter's death in 2015.

He owned at least a share in most of Cummings' well-known horses, including Think Big (co-owned with Queensland property developer Rick O'Sullivan and then joined by Tunku Abdul Rahman), winner of back-to-back Melbourne Cups in 1974 and 1975, as well as the multiple Group One winner, Saintly.[6] He was the owner of the 2008 Melbourne Cup winner Viewed, and is one of four thoroughbred owners to win the Melbourne Cup four Times.[7] He also owned 2009 and 2010 Cox Plate winner So You Think, and the winner of the 2009 Crown Oaks, Faint Perfume.

Tan owned a stud farm located along the Wingecarribee River at Burradoo, New South Wales that he named Think Big Stud.

Chess

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In 1975, Tan decided that there was great potential in expanding the game of chess in China. For the first eight years of the Cultural Revolution, chess had been prohibited, but in 1974 there was an easing of the ban and, together with some leading Chinese officials, Tan set-up the "Big Dragon Project", with the aim of having China dominate the chess world by 2010.[8] In 1982 he became the first FIDE Deputy President for Asia.[4] Tan was also president of the Malaysian chess federation for many decades.[9]

Tan sponsored the annual chess tournament Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysian Open, which takes place in Kuala Lumpur since 2004.[10]

Honours

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Death

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Having retired from the corporate world in the 1990s, he died on October 21, 2018,[12][10] aged 92, in Kuala Lumpur.[9] The Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne is named in his honour.

References

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  1. ^ "Home". igbcorp.com.
  2. ^ "February 22, 2003 article on Dato Tan Chin Nam by Thean Lee Cheng". Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
  3. ^ "Wednesday March 8, 2006 The Star Online article by Angie Ng". Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
  4. ^ a b "Congratulations to Dato Tan Chin Nam on his 90th birthday". FIDE.
  5. ^ "Tan Chin Nam passes away at age 92". The Edge Financial Daily. 2018-10-22.
  6. ^ Thoroughbred News article on Think Big Stud
  7. ^ 2008 Melbourne Cup result
  8. ^ "The Big Dragon Project". Chessbase News. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  9. ^ a b Long, Peter (2018-10-22). "Obituary for Honorary Life President of the Malaysian Chess Federation Dato Tan Chin Nam". FIDE.
  10. ^ a b Lam, Edwin (21 October 2018). "Chess philanthropist Dato Tan has died". Chess News. ChessBase. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).
  12. ^ "IGB's Tan Chin Nam passes away". www.thestar.com.my. The Star Online. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
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