Liem Koen Hian (3 November 1897 – 4 November 1952) was an Indonesian journalist and politician. He was born in Banjarmasin, the son of a local peranakan Chinese business owner, Liem Ke An.Leo Suryadinata, "The search for national identity of an Indonesian Chinese : a political biography of Liem Koen Hian", Archipel 14 (1977), p. 43 He attended the Hollands-Chineesche School to class 6, when he was reportedly expelled after coming into conflict with a Dutch teacher. He subsequently worked as a business clerk for Royal Dutch Shell in Balikpapan before returning to Banjarmasin to work for a local newspaper. The name of the newspaper is not known, but may have been Penimbangan, Pengharepan, or Borneo Post.Leo Suryadinata, "The search for national identity of an Indonesian Chinese : a political biography of Liem Koen Hian", Archipel 14 (1977), p. 45
