Subramaniam Sathasivam

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In this Indian name, the name "Sathasivam" is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, "Subramaniam". The abbreviations "s/o" or "d/o", if used, mean "son of" or "daughter of" respectively.
Yang Berhormat Menteri Datuk Dr.
  Subramaniam s/o K. V. Sathasivam
Malaysian Minister of Human Resources
Incumbent
Assumed office 
March 18, 2008
Preceded by Datuk Seri Fong Chan Onn
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Segamat
Incumbent
Assumed office 
March 21, 2004
Preceded by Datuk S. Subramaniam
Majority 2,991
Political party Flag of Malaysia Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
part of Barisan Nasional
Occupation Politician
Dermatologist
Religion Hindu

Datuk Dr Subramaniam Sathasivam (Tamil: சுப்ரமணியம்) is a Malaysian politician of Indian origin and the current Human Resource Minister in the Malaysian federal cabinet. He is also secretary general of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a major component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN). He is the sole full Minister from the party and the only minister representing the Malaysian Indian community.

Dr Subra, as he is known to many, is a dermatologist by training. He is the Member of Parliament representing Segamat. He was one of only three MIC candidates who managed to retain their parliamentary seats in the recent 2008 general elections.

Previously, he had been the parliamentary secretary to the Housing and Local Government Minister and is replacing MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, who lost his Sungai Siput parliamentary seat, in the Cabinet.

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Dr Subra says his appointment as Human Resource Minister would benefit low-income groups, especially Indians. He also said issues related to Indians and employment was one of the reasons the MIC had been given the human resources portfolio in the Cabinet and he would seek solutions. He says:

“ The Prime Minister (Abdullah Ahmad Badawi) is hopeful that issues related to unemployment, low numbers enrolled in skills’ training institutes and the plight of estate workers among the Indian community can be effectively addressed through the ministry ”

Dr Subra said the MIC had raised the issue of Indian employment in the public sector even before the election and there had been some development with more Indians being employed now.

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