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Dato' Y. T. Lee, also Lee Yoon Thim (1905–1977) was a Malaysian Chinese architect active in Kuala Lumpur in the 1950s and 1960s. He helped ‘Build Merdeka’ after Malaysian Independence, 1963.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ISSUU - Chin woo stadium by Ah Jun )〕 He moved in elite circles, and held several positions in the national government and in the Chinese community. He was a close friend to Prime Minister Tuanku Abdul Rahman and other political figures. He designed several of Kuala Lumpur's landmark buildings, such as: Chin Woo Stadium, UMNO building, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Federal Hotel, Kampung Baru Mosque, Ar-Rahman Mosque and the Masjid Al-Ubudiyah.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Masjid Al-'Ubudiah Kerling (baru) - Kerling )〕 In addition to his famous mosques in Kuala Lumpur, he also worked on middle eastern and Islamic architecture project, for example, Masjid Al- Ubudiyah in Kerling ( a modest mosque), Hulu Selangor 〔 which is opened in 1960. When this masjid is built, there was no electricity supply yet. Somehow now it has being used as a teaching place by the locals.His less well known works include the Too House, an addition for the Methodist Boys School, and healthcare-related and commercial work. In the early 1960s, a series of honours came his way: in 1960, he was granted the appellation of P.J.K.; in 1961, he was honoured as Justice of Peace and J.M.N in 1962; he was honoured as Dato' in 1964, an honorific similar to the British "Sir". == Personal life == In his early years, Lee travelled to England, Germany and Italy respectively for studies and earned a master's degree in Engineering. He returned to Malaysia and founded his own company, Y. T. Lee & Co. He was a descendant of Guang Zhou province, Nan Hai county.〔 Lee married, and had at least three children,〔 including two daughters. His children became professionals, one a doctor, one an architect, and one a bank executive.〔 His son, Mr. Lee Hong Fatt was the bank executive, and one daughter, Ms. Lee Chee Peng was an arts graduate of the University of Sydney. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lee Yoon Thim」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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