H. S. Lee, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

H. S. Lee

Malaysian businessman

Date of Birth: 19-Nov-1900

Place of Birth: British Hong Kong, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 22-Jun-1988

Profession: businessperson

Nationality: Malaysia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Colonel Tun Sir Henry Lee Hau Shik (19 November 1900 – 22 June 1988), also known as H.S.
Lee, was a Malaysian Chinese politician and businessman who served as the first Finance Minister of the Federation of Malaya and co-founded the Malaysian Chinese Association and Alliance Party, forerunner to Malaysia's ruling coalition Barisan Nasional.
Lee was also a member of the Merdeka mission to London and the only Chinese signatory to Malaya's independence agreement with Britain.
He was the only major leader of the independence movement not born in Malaya.