Yeo Bee Yin shares love for husband on Facebook after wedding ceremony

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 29 Mar 2019 5:57PM · 5 Comments

Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin has tied the knot with the son of a property tycoon in a wedding ceremony in Putrajaya today. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, March 29, 2019.

YEO Bee Yin has married Lee Yeow Seng, the son of a property tycoon, in a wedding ceremony in Putrajaya today, according to news reports.

Just after the ceremony, the energy, science, technology, environment and climate change minister revealed in a Facebook post anecdotes of earlier periods in her life when her path had crossed with that of her husband’s.

“I grew up in an oil palm estate called Gomali Estate, where my mother worked as a clerk. When I was in kindergarten, Gomali Estate was bought over by his father’s company. He grew up tagging along with his father on frequent visits to the clusters of estates in the area, including Gomali Estate. We didn’t meet. Or did we?” she wrote.

“Growing up, I loved going to Paya Lang Club which is nearby to Gomali to swim during the weekends, (it was one of the employee benefits), and he loved to stop by for ice cream at the club whenever his father took him to visit the estates. We didn’t meet. Or did we?

“Then one day, the stars aligned. We met. And things amazingly fell into place.”

Yeo, who was usually tight-lipped about her relationship with Lee, said her husband proposed to her during a tour at her alma mater, Cambridge University earlier this year.

“I’ve lived a fulfilled and happy single life for 35 years, free to pursue my dreams; today I made a covenant before God that I’ll be with this man for as long as we live, in good and bad times, in sickness and in health, as the Bible says, ‘Two are better than one… If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.’”

The couple registered their marriage on March 11.

Lee’s father, 72-year-old Lee Shin Cheng, controls the IOI palm oil and properties and is one of Malaysia’s richest men.

Forbes listed him as Malaysia’s fourth-richest, with a net worth of US$5.2 billion (RM21.2 billion). – March 29, 2019.

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  • Blessed matrimony. Be an exemplary couple to all.

    Posted 5 years ago by Jacob Hong · Reply

  • Life is unpredictable. Good or bad. Blessings to both of you and your new families always.

    Posted 5 years ago by Concerned Citizen · Reply

  • Congrats to our dearest MP.

    Posted 5 years ago by Tam Yan Cheng · Reply

  • This news is nonsense.

    Posted 5 years ago by Soma Govin · Reply

  • So happy to know our minister is from Gomali estate. I grew up in this beautiful estate. Have alot of fond memories of this place. Bravo

    Posted 5 years ago by Dato Radha · Reply