Tan Jiak Kim CMG (29 April 1859 - 22 October 1917) was a Peranakan merchant, political activist and philanthropist from Singapore.

[3][4] He had resigned as his term had expired and he wished to retire from the legislative council as an unofficial member.

[13][14] Tan first announced his plans to resign from the legislative council in May 1915, as his health had begun to deteriorate.

[18] Following his resignation, Lee Choon Guan proposed for a portrait of Tan to be commissioned and hung in the Victoria Memorial Hall.

[19] The proposal was supported by Lim Boon Keng, and a fundraiser for Tan's portrait was soon held, with $20 being the maximum someone could donate.

[25][26] On 14 October 1904, Tan began a fundraiser with a goal of $71,000 to fund the construction of a new school, the King Edward VII College of Medicine.

[22][1] Tan donated $37,000 to the Prince of Wales Relief Fund during World War I to aid the British in buying battle planes.

[45][46] After the funeral, Tan was buried in his family's private cemetery along Alexandra Road in Bukit Merah.

[48][49] In 2012, Tan's fountain, which had been traded away to Penang, Malaysia after his death, was returned to Singapore.