Gobind Singh Deo | |
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ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਓ | |
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| Minister of Digital | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2023 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2023–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Wilson Ugak Kumbong |
| Preceded by | Fahmi Fadzil (Minister of Communications and Digital) |
| Constituency | Damansara |
| Minister of Communications and Multimedia | |
| In office 21 May 2018 – 24 February 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Muhammad V (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020) |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Deputy | Eddin Syazlee Shith |
| Preceded by | Salleh Said Keruak |
| Succeeded by | Saifuddin Abdullah |
| Constituency | Puchong |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Damansara | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Tony Pua Kiam Wee (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 124,619 (2022) |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Puchong | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Lau Yeng Peng (BN–GERAKAN) |
| Succeeded by | Yeo Bee Yin (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 19,972 (2008) 32,802 (2013) 47,635 (2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gobind Singh Deo s/o Karpal Singh 19 June 1973 Penang, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Spouse | Sangeta Kaur Sidhu |
| Relations | Jagdeep Singh Deo (brother) Ramkarpal Singh (brother) |
| Children | Jaydn Jhan Karpal Singh Deo
Kheeshan Karpal Singh Deo Kayden Karpal Singh Deo Neshaan Karpal Singh Deo |
| Parent(s) | Karpal Singh Gurmit Kaur |
| Alma mater | University of Warwick (LLB) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | gobindsinghdeo |
Gobind Singh Deo s/o Karpal Singh (Punjabi: ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਓ, romanized: Gobind Siṅgh Dio; born 19 June 1973) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who was appointed as the Minister of Digital in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2023 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Damansara since November 2022.
Previously, he served as the Minister of Communications and Multimedia in the Pakatan Harapan administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from May 2018 to the collapse of the government in February 2020.He was the MP for Puchong from March 2008 to November 2022.
Gobind is the National Deputy Chairman of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. Known as the "Little Lion of Puchong",[1] he is the son of the late DAP leader Karpal Singh, who was known as the "Tiger of Jelutong". His brothers Ramkarpal Singh and Jagdeep Singh Deo are also elected representatives - Ramkarpal is the MP for Bukit Gelugor (Penang), while Jagdeep is the State Legislative Member for Datok Keramat (Penang). Gobind also created history by becoming the first ever Sikh Cabinet minister in Malaysian history.[2]
- ^ ""There's no democracy in Parliament" - The Nut Graph". www.thenutgraph.com. 11 June 2009.
- ^ "Gobind: Malaysia's 1st Sikh minister". NST Online. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.