List of Malaysian politicians of Indian origin
This is list of notable Malaysian politician of Indian origin.
Heads of government or state
Other
Ruling party
- V. T. Sambanthan, one of the founding fathers of Malaysia
- Mahathir Mohamad, fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia[1]
- Mukhriz Mahathir, EX Chief Minister of Kedah
Opposition
- Yang Berhormat Ramasamy Palanisamy, Democratic Action Party politician (opposition) and is currently the Deputy Chief Minister of the state of Penang. First person of Indian origin to hold the post of deputy chief minister in any Malaysian state.
Member of Malaysian Cabinet
Below are the list of Indian origin in current Cabinet of Malaysia
Full members
Ruling Party
| Portfolio | Office Bearer | Party | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Health | Dr. Subramaniam Sathasivam | MIC | Deputy President of the Malaysian Indian Congress and member-elect of parliament of Malaysia for the Segamat |
Deputy ministers
Ruling Party
| Portfolio | Office Bearer | Party | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Ministers of Education and Higher Education | Kamalanathan Panchananthan | MIC | Member-elect of the Parliament of Malaysia for the seat of Hulu Selangor |
| Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports | Saravanan Murugan | MIC | member-elect of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Tapah |
| Deputy Minister of the Federal Territories | Senator Dr. Loga Bala Mohan Jaganathan | PPP | Senate of Malaysia |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | Reezal Merican Naina Merican | UMNO | member-elect of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kepala Batas |
Current Member of the Malaysian Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
Below are the list of members of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) of the 13th Parliament of Malaysia. The member holding portfolio in Cabinet of Malaysia are not listed.
Malaysian Indian in Dewan Rakyat | |
|---|---|
| Dewan Rakyat: |
16 / 222 |
Ruling Party
Some the member of Dewan rakyat from ruling party are not listed as some of them hold portfolio in Cabinet of Malaysia. Refer to List of Malaysian Politician of Indian Origin#Member of Malaysian Cabinet. The listed member below is member of Dewan Rakyat who did not hold any portfolio in Malaysian Cabinet.
| Member | Parliament Constituency | Party (Coalition) | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim | Baling | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
current president of Malaysian Indian Congress and member of parliament of Malaysia for the Cameroon Highlands
Opposition
| Member | Parliament Constituency | Party (Coalition) | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Surendran | Padang Serai | PR (PKR) | Vice President of People's Justice Party (PKR) | [2] |
| Kasthuriraani Patto | Batu Kawan | PR (DAP) | Daughter of late P.Patto | |
| Ramkarpal Singh | Bukit Gelugor | PR (DAP) | Son of Karpal Singh | |
| Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj | Sungai Siput | PR (PKR) | Member of the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) but was elected to Parliament on the ticket of the People's Justice Party | |
| M. Kulasegaran | Ipoh Barat | PR (DAP) | National Vice Chairman of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) | |
| V. Sivakumar | Batu Gajah | PR (DAP) | First ethnic Indian to become the speaker of a Malaysian legislative body | |
| Gobind Singh Deo | Puchong | PR (DAP) | Son of Karpal Singh.National legal bureau secretary of the Democratic Action Party. He is dubbed the “little lion of Puchong” | |
| Sivarasa Rasiah | Subang | PR (PKR) | Lawyer and human rights activist. He is co-founder of Suara Rakyat Malaysia or Suaram (a human rights NGO) and vice-president of the opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat | |
| G. Manivannan Gowindasamy | Kapar | PR (PKR) | [3] | |
| Charles Santiago | Klang (city) | PR (DAP) |
Independent
| Member | Parliament Constituency | Party (Coalition) | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Palanivel | Cameroon Highlands | Independent |
Current Member of the Singapore Parliament
- Janil Puthucheary, Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency
Current member of Malaysia State Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)
Ruling Party
Malaysian Indian in Dewan Undangan Negeri | |
|---|---|
| Dewan Undangan Negeri: |
18 / 576 |
| Member | State Constituency | Party (Coalition) | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manickam Letchuman | Jeram Padang | Barisan Nasional (MIC) | ||
| M.S Mahadevan Sanacy | Gadek | Barisan Nasional (MIC) | ||
| M Asojan Muniyandy | Gambir | Barisan Nasional (MIC) | ||
| Vidyananthan Ramanadhan | Kahang | Barisan Nasional (MIC) | ||
| Raven Kumar Krishnasamy | Tenggaroh | Barisan Nasional (MIC) |
Opposition
| Member | State Constituency | Party (Coalition) | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krishnamoorthy Rajannaidu | Bukit Selambau, Kedah | PR (PKR) | ||
| Tanasekharan Autherapady | Bagan Dalam, Penang | PR (DAP) | ||
| Jagdeep Singh Deo | Datok Keramat,Penang | PR ('DAP) | Son of Karpal Singh | |
| RSN Rayer | Seri Delima, Penang | PR ('DAP ) | ||
| Jayabalan A. Thambyappa | Batu Uban | PR (PKR) | ||
| Sivasubramaniam Athinarayanan | Buntong | PR ('DAP ) | ||
| Kesavan Subramaniam | Hutan Melintang | PR (PKR) | ||
| Terence Naidu | Pasir Bedamar | PR (DAP ) | ||
| Sivanesan Achalingam | Sungkai | PR (DAP ) | ||
| Kamache Doray Rajoo | Sabai | PR (DAP ) | ||
| Rajiv Rishyakaran | Bukit Gasing | PR (DAP ) | ||
| Ganabatirau Veraman | Kota Alam Shah | PR (DAP ) | ||
| Xavier Jayakumar Arulanandam | Seri Andalas | PR (PKR) | ||
| Arul Kumar Jambunathan | Nilai | PR (DAP ) | ||
| Mary Josephine Pritam Singh | Rahang | PR (DAP ) | ||
| Gunasekaren Palasamy | Senawang | PR (DAP ) | ||
| Ravi Munusamy | Port Dickson | PR (PKR) | ||
| Veerapan Superamaniam | Repah | PR (DAP ) |
Others
- R.S. Thanenthiran, is a Malaysian Indian politician and Businessman. He was the founder and the current president of Malaysian Makkal Sakhti Party
- N.K. Menon, Malaysian politician and doctor of Indian Origin. He had serve as assemblyman for Jelutong in year 1954. He is well known for criticizing the exploitation of Indian labour by British capitalist
- Devaki Krishnan, the first Malaysian Indian woman to become a municipal councillor
- Devamany S. Krishnasamy
- Nor Mohamed Yakcop, Ex minister in the prime minister's department
- K. Parthiban
- S. Krishnasamy
- Dato' Seri Samy Vellu, the longest serving president of Malaysian Indian Congress
- K. Sivalingam
- K. S. Nijhar, one of the three vice-presidents of the Malaysian Indian Congress. He is the highest ranking Punjabi and Sikh in the political party, which is dominated by Tamils. However, he is not the sole Sikh in the Malaysian parliament. The member being Karpal Singh who is from the opposition Democratic Action Party.
- Datuk Seri Dr. M. Kayveas, president of the People's Progressive Party (Malaysia)
- S. Sothinathan, current vice-president of Malaysian Indian Congress
- Datuk Roto K. Pathmanaban, vice president of Malaysian Indian Congress
- V. Manickavasagam, sixth president of the Malaysian Indian Congress and former Minister of Communication in the Malaysian cabinet
- K. L. Devaser, fourth president of Malaysian Indian Congress
- Tan Sri G. Vadiveloo, former President of the Malaysian Senate
- K. Pathmanaban, former deputy minister and founder of Melaka Manipal Medical College
- D. R. Seenivasagam, founder of PPP and politician
- Kishva Ambigapathy, First Asian Chairperson, Commonwealth Youth Council and Royal Mace Bearer Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday[4]
- John Thivy, Malayan Indian nationalist and the founding president of the Malayan Indian Congress.
- Ganga Nayar, first women to lead a political party in Malaysia
- D.S. Ramanathan, first mayor for the city of George Town and founder of Labour Party of Malaya
- Tan Sri M.G. Pandithan, founder president of the Indian Progressive Front
- Veerappen Veerathan, Founder of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia and Parti Keadilan Masyarakat (
- N Gobalakrishnan,the first Indian member of parliament at the Malay dominated state Kedah, ex Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for Padang Serai
- M. Manogaran
- M. Manoharan
- S. Manikavasagam
- Kumutha Rahman, first non-Muslim to contest for PAS
- V. Arumugam
- David V.
- John Fernandez
References
- ↑ http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/dr-m-admits-he-has-indian-blood
- ↑ https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2013/02/28/padang-serai-surendrans-election-debut
- ↑ http://www.demirakyat.my/en/candidate/g-manivannan-al-gowindasamy
- ↑ "Penang man elected head of Commonwealth youth". freemalaysiatoday.com.
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