List of Malaysian politicians of Indian origin
This is list of notable Malaysian politician of Indian origin.
Heads of government or state
Other
- C. V. Devan Nair, third President of Singapore
- S. Rajaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore from 1980–85, a long-serving Minister and member of the Cabinet from 1959–88
Ruling party
- V. T. Sambanthan, one of the founding fathers of Malaysia
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 Natural Resources and Environment | G. Palanivel | MIC | current president of Malaysian Indian Congress and member of parliament of Malaysia for the Cameroon Highlands |
| 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 |
Others
| Portfolio | Office Bearer | Party | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department | Senator Waytha Moorthy Ponnusamy | Independent | Malaysian lawyer of Tamil origin and activist of HINDRAF |
Member of the Parliament
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.
Ruling Party
The member of Dewan rakyat from ruling party are not listed as all of them hold portfolio in Cabinet of Malaysia. Refer to List of Malaysian Politician of Indian Origin#Member of Malaysian Cabinet
Opposition
| Member | Parliament Constituency | Party (Coalition) | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Surendran | Padang Serai | PR (PKR) | Vice President of People's Justice Party (PKR) | [1] |
| 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) | [2] | |
| Charles Santiago | Klang (city) | PR (DAP) |
State Assembly
Opposition
- RSN Rayer, current state assemblyman for N32 - Seri Delima, Penang.
Others
Ruling Party
- Nor Mohamed Yakcop, Ex minister in the prime minister's department
- Dato' Seri Samy Vellu, the longest serving president of Malaysian Indian Congress
- 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
- Devaki Krishnan, the first Malaysian Indian woman to become a municipal councillor
- Devamany S. Krishnasamy
- K. Parthiban
- S. Krishnasamy
- K. Sivalingam
- 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
Opposition
- 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
Others
- E. E. C. Thuraisingham, politician of pre-Independence Malaya
- John Thivy, Malayan Indian nationalist and the founding president of the Malayan Indian Congress.
- Datuk Dr S Vijayaratnam
- S. J. V. Chelvanayakam
- Tan Sri M.G. Pandithan, founder president of the Indian Progressive Front