Wong-Mah Jia Lan (黄马家兰 ) – Philanthropist, Famous Artist

黄马家兰慈善家八十五岁大寿喜庆

Mama Wong 85th Birthday Art and Jewelry Charity Gala

艺术画和珍藏义卖展览

(开幕2023年 4月19日星期三 6.30 pm）

Opening Ceremony (19 Apr 2023 Wed, 6.30 pm)

Guest-of-Honor 主宾: Mr. Eric Chua 蔡瑞隆 先生

Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

Date/Time: 19, 20, 21 April 2023 (Wed, Thu, Fri) 11 am to 6 pm

展出时间: 2023 4月19, 20, 21日 (星期三, 四, 五) 11 am to 6 pm

地点 / Place:

293 Lor 6 Toa Payoh, #03-01 SAFRA, Singapore 319387

Wong-Mah Jia Lan aged 84, owned tin mining, shipping, newspaper and hotel businesses with her late husband Mr. Wong Kwok Leong. She is the eldest daughter of the Ipoh, Malaysia tin mining family.

She has a heroic, righteous and decisive character. She has the characteristics of being gentle and considerate, compassionate, benevolent, a good wife as well as a good mother in the eyes of her husband and children.

She was a national bowling player in Singapore and had won many championships in international competitions between 1975 and 1976.

Advised by renowned painting artist Dr. Chen Wenxi , she also loves art, dabbling in Chinese and Western paintings., She learned calligraphy from Shi Xiangtuo, finger painting from Wu Zaiyan, and ink painting from Chen Jianpo. She is good at finger painting of pines and lotus flowers.

She was a national bowling player in Singapore and had won many championships in international competitions between 1975 and 1976.

Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) has received a donation of SGD1 million from Mrs Wong-Mah Jia Lan, one of Asia Pacific’s top philanthropists, to launch a student training Academy. Named the Wong-Mah Jia Lan LEAD (Leadership Excellence & Affective Development) Academy.

About 1200 SUSS students will benefit from the Academy’s suite of leadership and community learning initiatives that champion social good that have lasting social impact to communities in Singapore.

SMU Donor, Mrs Wong Kwok Leong, affectionately known as Mama Wong to beneficiaries and friends, is an active philanthropist.

She has contributed to many charitable projects, both locally and around Asia, in areas ranging from religion, community and culture to medicine, music, sports and education.