Tan Siew Sin ( Jawi : ; ; 21 May 1916 — 17 March 1988 ) was a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Commerce and Industry , Minister of Finance , and 3rd President of the Malaysian Chinese Association ( MCA , formerly Malayan Chinese Association ) , a major component party of Alliance and later Barisan Nasional ( BN ) coalitions .
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