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Ma Foi K. Pandiarajan | |
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 K. Pandiarajan in Soosaiya Nagar, Chennai on 71st Independence Day of India. | |
| Minister for Tamil Official Language, Tamil Culture and Archaeology | |
| In office 21 August 2017 – 6 May 2021 | |
| Chief minister | Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Thangam Thennarasu |
| Constituency | Avadi |
| Minister for School Education, Youth Affairs and Sports (Government of Tamil Nadu) | |
| In office 29 August 2016 – 17 May 2017 | |
| Chief minister | J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam |
| Preceded by | P. Benjamin |
| Succeeded by | K. A. Sengottaiyan |
| Member of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly | |
| In office 23 May 2016 – 6 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | S. Abdul Rahim |
| Succeeded by | S. M. Nasar |
| Constituency | Avadi |
| In office 15 May 2011 – 22 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | R. Varadarajan |
| Succeeded by | A. R. R. Seenivasan |
| Constituency | Virudhunagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 May 1959 Villampatti, Sivakasi, Madras State |
| Political party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (2016-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (until 2016) |
| Spouse | Hemalatha[1] |
| Children | Suhaas (son) Sunila (daughter) |
| Residence(s) | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Alma mater | PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore(BE) XLRI, Jamshedpur(MBA) |
| Occupation | Businessman, Politician |
| Portfolio | Chairman at Ma Foi Solutions |
K. Pandiarajan (born 13 May 1959) popularly known as Ma Foi K. Pandiarajan is an Indian businessman and politician from.Tamil Nadu. Ma Foi K. Pandiarajan is Minister of Avadi Constituency from 2016. He is the founder of Ma Foi Management Consultants Ltd, a human resource management company, and CIEL HR Services, another talent acquisition firm. He contested in the 2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election as a Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) candidate and won from his Virdhunagar constituency. Again he contested in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) candidate and won from his Avadi constituency.
Pandiarajan was appointed Minister for School Education, Youth Welfare and Sports by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, J. Jayalalithaa on 29 August 2016. He remained in her cabinet until her death on 5 December 2016. He was immediately sworn into the same office by the new Chief Minister, O. Panneerselvam. He half-heartedly supported the appointment of V. K. Sasikala as General Secretary of AIADMK before deciding to support the Panneerselvam faction when Panneerselvam turned against Sasikala. He was relieved of his ministerial office when Edappadi K. Palaniswami became Chief Minister. Later, in August 2017, Panneerselvam's and Palaniswami's Factions joined and gained majority in the house. Pandiarajan was appointed Minister for Tamil language, Tamil Culture and Archaeology.