Chik graduated with a BA (Hons) from the University of Malaya in 1966 and subsequently obtained his master's degree in Public Administration from the Institute of Social Studies, in the Netherlands in 1974.
A year later, he was appointed the Assistant Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
[2] He then rose to various positions in the public services, including as the Principal Assistant Secretary at the Prime Minister's Department, Director of Socio-Economic Planning Unit in the Prime Minister's Department and Director of International Trade, Ministry of Trade and Industry from 1971 to 1979.
He was then made the Deputy Finance Minister in 1982 to 1987 under Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad cabinet.
Chik died from COVID-19 at University Malaya Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur on 4 December 2021, aged 79 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.