Lim Kit Siang, Malaysian lawyer and politician
Lim Kit Siang (Chinese: 林吉祥; pinyin: Lín Jíxiáng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Kiat-siâng; born 20 February 1941) is a Malaysian politician who served as 3rd Secretary-General, 2nd National Chairman, 1st Parliamentary Leader, 1st National Organising Secretary of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition from the founding of DAP in 1965 to 2018 as well as 1st Mentor of DAP since March 2022 and 1st Chairman of the Central Policy and Strategic Planning Commission of DAP since 2004. He served as the 4th, 7th and 10th Leader of the Opposition from April 1973 to August 1974, again from November 1975 to November 1999 and once again from March 2004 to March 2008. In total, he served in the position for 29 years or almost three decades, making him the longest-serving leader of the opposition of Malaysia.