- Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree majoring in Mathematics from the University of Malaya, 1973.  
- Masters in Business Administration from the University of Malaya, 1988.

Dr. Chia  started his career as a tutor and subsequently joined University Teknologi Mara as a lecturer where he served for 11 years until 1984.

Dr. Chia orchestrated the listing of QL Resources Berhad in year 2000, now, a multinational agro-food corporation, which encompassed the trading in fish meal and feed meal raw material businesses that he and his brothers founded in year 1985. 

He is a founding member of INTI Universal Holdings Berhad, which operates one of the leading private university colleges in Malaysia. On 5 July 2008, he was conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (Hon LLD) by the Honorary Awards Board of the University of Hertfordshire in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development of business and education in Malaysia. 

Dr Chia is the Chairman of Boilermech Holdings Berhad, a company listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad on 5 May 2011, which was transferred to the Main Market on 4 December 2014.

-Father of Mr Chia Lik Khai.
-Brother of Mr Chia Song Swa and Mr Chia Song Kooi. 
-Brother-in-law of Mr Chia Seong Pow and Mr Chia Seong Fatt.
-Director and substantial shareholder of CBG (L) Pte Ltd, a major shareholder of QL Resources Berhad

None.

Direct interest- 877,500 ordinary shares
Indirect interests held by:-
1) CBG (L) Pte Ltd - 682,554,573 ordinary shares
2) Ruby Technique Sdn. Bhd.-837,990 ordinary shares
3) Song Bak Holdings Sdn. Bhd. (formerly known as Attractive Features Sdn. Bhd.) - 5,908,500 ordinary shares
4) Spouse - 4,610,300 ordinary shares
5) Children- 1,815,885 ordinary shares