{{short description|Malaysian politician}} {{infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = Yang Berbahagia Datuk | name = Lim Pay Hen | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|DPSM|JMN|PPN}} | office1 = Senator | title1 = {{small|Elected by the Johor State Legislative Assembly}} | term_start1 = 26 June 2022 | term_end1 = 25 June 2025 | alongside1 = <br> Jefridin Atan {{small|(2022–2023)}} <br> Abdul Halim Suleiman {{small|(2023–2025)}} | term_start2 = 4 December 2017 | term_end2 = 3 December 2020 | office3 = Deputy State Chairman of the Malaysian Chinese Association of Johor | 1blankname3 = President | 1namedata3 = Wee Ka Siong | 2blankname3 = Deputy President | 2namedata3 = Mah Hang Soon | 3blankname3 = Secretary-General | 3namedata3 = Chew Mei Fun <br> {{small|(2018–2019)}} <br> Chong Sin Woon <br> {{small|(since 2019)}} | 4blankname3 = State Chairman | 4namedata3 = Wee Ka Siong | 5blankname3 = State Secretary | 5namedata3 = Ng Keng Heng | predecessor3 = Jason Teoh | office4 = Division Chief of Pagoh of the <br> Malaysian Chinese Association | 1blankname4 = President | 1namedata4 = Wee Ka Siong | 2blankname4 = Deputy President | 2namedata4 = Mah Hang Soon | 3blankname4 = Secretary-General | 3namedata4 = Chew Mei Fun <br> {{small|(2018–2019)}} <br> Chong Sin Woon <br> {{small|(since 2019)}} | 4blankname4 = State Chairman | 4namedata4 = Wee Ka Siong | 5blankname4 = | 5namedata4 = | native_name = {{nobold|林培兴}} | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1957}} | birth_place = Jementah, Segamat, Johor, Malaysia | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | spouse = | children = | party = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Malaysian Chinese Association.svg}} Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) | other_party = Barisan Nasional (BN) | occupation = Politician | monarch1 = Abdullah <br> {{small|(2022–2024)}} <br> Ibrahim <br> {{small|(2024–2025)}} | predecessor1 = ''himself'' | predecessor2 = Chia Song Cheng | monarch2 = Muhammad V <br> {{small|(2017–2019)}} <br> Abdullah <br> {{small|(2019–2020)}} | prime_minister1 = Ismail Sabri Yaakob <br> {{small|(2022)}} <br> Anwar Ibrahim <br> {{small|(2022–2025)}} | prime_minister2 = Najib Razak <br> {{small|(2017–2018)}} <br> Mahathir Mohamad <br> {{small|(2018–2020)}} <br> Muhyiddin Yassin <br> {{small|(2020)}} | alongside2 = <br> Zahari Sarip {{small|(2017–2020)}} <br> Jefridin Atan {{small|(2020)}} | successor2 = ''himself'' | successor1 = Wong You Fong | profession = Teacher | successor3 = Ling Tian Soon }}
'''Lim Pay Hen''' (born 1957) is a Malaysian politician who served as a Senator from 2017 until 2020 and was elected again for a second term from June 2022 until June 2025 by the Johor State Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-08-08 |title=Dua Senator angkat sumpah hari ini |url=https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2022/08/985824/dua-senator-angkat-sumpah-hari-ini |website=Berita Harian |language=ms |access-date=2022-08-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-26 |title=【柔佛州议会】马华林培兴 二度受委国会上议员 {{!}} 南马 {{!}} 地方 |url=https://www.orientaldaily.com.my/index.php/news/south/2022/06/26/495217 |website=Oriental Daily News (Malaysia) |language=zh-MY |access-date=2022-08-14}}</ref>
==Political career== He is the former Deputy Chairman of the Liaison Committee of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) of Johor from 2018 to 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jawatankuasa Perhubungan Negeri MCA |url=https://www.mca.org.my/3/Content/SinglePage?_param1=25-032019-1214-03-201925&_param2=M |website=Persatuan Cina Malaysia |language=ms |access-date=2022-08-08 |archive-date=2022-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808090914/http://www.mca.org.my/3/Content/SinglePage?_param1=25-032019-1214-03-201925&_param2=M |url-status=dead }}</ref> Apart from that, he is the Head of Pagoh MCA Division.
He was appointed as the Special Officer to former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Muhyiddin Yassin from 2009 to 2015. He was also a member of the Tangkak District Council for 10 years.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-26 |title=3 angkat sumpah sebagai Senator Dewan Negara |url=https://www.parlimen.gov.my/tiga_angkat_sumpah_sebagai_senator_dewan_negara.html?uweb=web&lang=bm |website=Parliament of Malaysia |language=ms |access-date=2022-08-08}}</ref>
==Honours== * {{flag|Malaysia}}: ** 50px Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Tahun_2010.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2010|website=www.istiadat.gov.my}}</ref> ** 50px Medal of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PPN) (2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2008.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2008|website=www.istiadat.gov.my}}</ref> ** 50px Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2025) * {{flag|Malacca}}: ** 50px Companion Class II of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DPSM) – '''Datuk''' (2014)
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