Ananthan Somasundaram
Ananthan Somasundaram | |
|---|---|
| அனந்தன் சோமசுந்தரம் | |
| Secretary-General of the Malaysian Indian Congress | |
| Assumed office 7 August 2024 | |
| President | Vigneswaran Sanasee |
| Deputy President | Saravanan Murugan |
| Preceded by | RT Rajasekaran |
| Senator | |
| Elected by Kedah State Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 15 August 2017 – 14 August 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Muhammad V (2017–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020) |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak (2017–2018) Mahathir Mohamad (2018–2020) Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2020) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ananthan a/l Somasundaram Kulim, Kedah |
| Political party | Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Alma mater | Universiti Putra Malaysia (Bachelor of Education) Universiti Sains Malaysia (Master of Education) Universiti Sains Malaysia (Ph.D in Educational Management and Leadership) |
Ananthan s/o Somasundaram is a Malaysian politician who had served as a Senator from August 2017 to August 2020.[1] He is currently the secretary-general of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[2]
Political career
[edit]Ananthan Somasundaram was contested on Lunas state seat in 2008 and 2013 elections, however he was defeated by PKR candidate.[3]
On 9 March 2022, Ananthan was appointed as Political Secretary to the Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.[4]
In the other hand, Ananthan also served as Board of Directors of the AIMST university.[5]
Election results
[edit]| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | N34 Lunas | Ananthan Somasundaram (MIC) | 7,513 | 29.64% | Mohammad Radzhi Salleh (PKR) | 17,836 | 70.36% | 25,711 | 10,323 | 79.29% | ||
| 2013 | Ananthan Somasundaram (MIC) | 12,586 | 36.24% | Azman Nasrudin (PKR) | 21,670 | 62.39% | 35,125 | 9,084 | 86.73% | |||
| Vasanthi Ramalingam (IND) | 406 | 1.17% | ||||||||||
| Prebakarran Narayanan Nair (KITA) | 71 | 0.20% | ||||||||||
Honours
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Kedah :
Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (2016)[9]
Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (SDK) (2014)[9]
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External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ananthan A/L Somasundaram, YB. Senator Dato' Dr". www.parlimen.gov.my.
- ^ "MIC appoints Ananthan Somasundaram as new secretary-general, replacing Rajasekaran". www.thestar.com.my. 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Calon PRU Ananthan Somasundara". pru.sinarharian.com.my.
- ^ "Ananthan Somasundaram dilantik Setiausaha Politik PM". www.astroawani.com. 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Board of Directors". aimst.edu.my.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Carian Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". eservices.kedah.gov.my.