Ramanan Ramakrishnan | |
|---|---|
| ரமணன் ராமகிருஷ்ணன் | |
| Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2023 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Ewon Benedick |
| Preceded by | Saraswathy Kandasami |
| Constituency | Sungai Buloh |
| Chairman of the Special Committee of the Malaysian Indian Community Transformation Unit | |
| Assumed office 18 April 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Armizan Mohd Ali (April–December 2023) Aaron Ago Dagang (since December 2023) |
| Director-General | Raveendran Nair |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sungai Buloh | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sivarasa Rasiah (PH–PKR) |
| Majority | 2,693 (2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Political party | Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) (–2014) People's Justice Party (PKR) (since 2020) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2014) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2020) |
| Alma mater | Queensland University of Technology |
| Occupation | Politician |
Dato' Ramanan Ramakrishnan is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Ewon Benedick since December 2023,[1] Chairman of the Special Committee of the Malaysian Indian Community Transformation Unit (MITRA) since April 2023[2] and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sungai Buloh since November 2022.[3] He is a member and Deputy Information Chief of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition and was a member of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
Under Ramanan's leadership, MITRA disbursed over RM62 million to the Malaysian Indian community.[4] MITRA received a rating of "low risk" by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.[5]
Ramanan is the eldest grandson of Devaki Krishnan, the first Malayan woman to hold public office.[6]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | P107 Sungai Buloh | Ramanan Ramakrishnan (PKR) | 50,943 | 39.30% | Khairy Jamaluddin (UMNO) | 48,250 | 37.22% | 130,846 | 2,693 | 82.00% | ||
| Mohd Ghazali Md Hamin (PAS) | 29,060 | 22.42% | ||||||||||
| Mohd Akmal Mohd Yusoff (PEJUANG) | 829 | 0.64% | ||||||||||
| Ahmad Zuhri Faisal (PRM) | 279 | 0.22% | ||||||||||
| Syed Razak Alsagoff (Independent) | 165 | 0.13% | ||||||||||
| Nurhaslinda Basri (Independent) | 113 | 0.09% | ||||||||||
Honours
Pahang :
Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2008)[7]
References
- ↑ "Ramanan continues grandma's legacy with new appointment". www.thestar.com.my. 13 December 2023.
- ↑ "Ramanan Ramakrishnan appointed new Mitra chief". The Star. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ↑ Calon PRU Ramanan Ramakrishnan
- ↑ "Mitra chairman: RM62m distributed to over 100,000 recipients in Indian community nationwide". Malay Mail. 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ↑ Bernama (2023-11-25). "Mitra gets 'low risk' rating from MACC, says Ramanan". Scoop. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ↑ BERNAMA (2023-12-12). "RAMANAN CONTINUES GRANDMOTHER'S LEGACY WITH APPOINTMENT AS DEPUTY MINISTER". BERNAMA. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang Dan Pingat".
