Who found tin in Malaysia?

Answer 1

Tin extraction and use can be dated to the beginnings of the Bronze Age around 3000 BCE. In Malaya Tin exploitation began sometime between the third and second millennium BC.

Commercial tin mining started since 1820s in Malaysia after the arrival of Chinese immigrants. The Chinese immigrants settled in Perak and started tin mines. Their leader was the famous Chung Ah Qwee.Their arrival contributed to the needed labour and hence the growth of the tin mining industry. By 1872, there were about 40,000 miners in Malaysia, mostly Cantonese and Hakka. In Selangor, tin mining started in 1824. There were about 10,000 Chinese in the state. The majority of them were Hakka. Kuala Lumpur, like Selangor was similarly developed by the hard working miners.

All this said, I will watch if I find an actual name of a person next time I go to the national Museum.