re ▁of ▁many ▁within ▁the ▁party ▁that ▁is ▁seeing ▁his ▁med d ling ▁in ▁party ▁affairs ▁a ▁cause ▁in ▁the ▁contin ual ▁d eter ior ation ▁of ▁the ▁party ' s ▁support . ▁ ▁W aw as an ▁Open ▁University ▁( W OU ) ▁appointed ▁Tun ▁Dr ▁Lim ▁K eng ▁Ya ik ▁as ▁its ▁second ▁ch an cell or ▁on ▁ 9 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁succeed ▁the ▁Late ▁Tun ▁Dr ▁Lim ▁Ch ong ▁Eu . ▁ ▁Death ▁After ▁being ▁pl ag ued ▁by ▁ill ness ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁year , ▁Tun ▁Dr . ▁Lim ▁K eng ▁Ya ik ▁died ▁peace fully ▁on ▁Saturday ▁afternoon , ▁ 2 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁surrounded ▁by ▁his ▁family ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Trop icana , ▁Pet aling ▁J aya , ▁he ▁was ▁ 7 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁state ▁fun eral ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁to ▁honour ▁his ▁dec ades ▁of ▁immense ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁country ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁longest - ser ving ▁minister s ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁a ▁highly ▁rever ed ▁states man ▁by ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁E lection ▁results ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁of ▁Malays ia ▁▁ ▁: ▁▁ ▁Grand ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Lo yal ty ▁to ▁the ▁Crown ▁of ▁Malays ia ▁( SS M ) ▁- ▁Tun ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁▁▁ ▁: ▁▁ ▁Grand ▁Knight ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Sultan ▁A hm ad ▁Shah ▁of ▁P ah ang ▁( SS