Ramasamy Palanisamy இராமசாமி பழனிசாமி | |
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| Deputy Chief Minister of Penang II | |
| In office 13 March 2008 – 13 August 2023 Serving with Mohd Firdaus Khairuddin (2008–2009) & Mansor Othman (2009–2013) & Mohd Rashid Hasnon (2013–2018) & Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman (2018–2023) (Deputy Chief Ministers of Penang I) | |
| Governor | Abdul Rahman Abbas (2008–2021) Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak (2021–2023) |
| Chief Minister | Lim Guan Eng (2008–2018) Chow Kon Yeow (2018–2023) |
| Preceded by | Abdul Rashid Abdullah |
| Succeeded by | Jagdeep Singh Deo |
| Constituency | Perai |
| Member of the Penang State Executive Council (State Economic Planning, Education, Human Resources, Science, Technology and Innovation) | |
| In office 13 March 2008 – 13 August 2023 | |
| Governor | Abdul Rahman Abbas (2008–2021) Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak (2021–2023) |
| Chief Minister | Lim Guan Eng (2008–2018) Chow Kon Yeow (2018–2023) |
| Preceded by | Toh Kin Woon |
| Constituency | Perai |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Batu Kawan | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Huan Cheng Guan (BN–Gerakan) |
| Succeeded by | Kasthuriraani Patto (PR–DAP) |
| Majority | 9,485 (2008) |
| Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Perai | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 12 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Rajapathy Kuppusamy (BN–MIC) |
| Succeeded by | Sundarajoo Somu (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 5,176 (2008) 7,159 (2013) 9,049 (2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | P. Ramasamy s/o Palanisamy 10 May 1949[1] Sitiawan, Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) (2005–2023) United for the Rights of Malaysians Party (URIMAI) (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–2023) |
| Residence | Penang |
| Alma mater | Indiana University McGill University University of Malaya |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www |
Prof. Dr. P. Ramasamy s/o Palanisamy (Tamil: இராமசாமி பழனிசாமி; born 10 May 1949) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Penang II and Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administrations under Chief Ministers Lim Guan Eng and Chow Kon Yeow and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Perai (MLA) from March 2008 to August 2023. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Batu Kawan from March 2008 to May 2013. For most of his political career, he was a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH and formerly PR coalitions. His vocal opinions on Zakir Naik, support for the Hindu Nationalism policies in India under Narendra Modi regime and reforms of the civil service in Malaysia due to its Malay dominance have been controversial.
Ramasamy was elected to the Malaysian Parliament and Penang State Legislative Assembly in the 2008 election, defeating former Penang Chief Minister Koh Tsu Koon.[2] He became Deputy Chief Minister of Penang after the election, serving under the new Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, making him the first person of Indian origin to hold the post of deputy chief minister in any Malaysian state.[3]
In 2023, Ramasamy left the DAP over differences with party leaders and founded the Indian-focused United for the Rights of Malaysians Party (URIMAI).[4]
Before entering politics, Ramasamy was a professor at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), from which he officially retired in May 2005. He later took up teaching positions in Germany and Singapore.[3]
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- ^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ a b Kuppusamy, Baradan (20 March 2008). "Dr P. Ramasamy – from critic to Penang No. 2". The Star. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ Mok, Opalyn (27 November 2023). "Former Penang deputy chief minister P. Ramasamy forms Indian-based party Urimai". Malay Mail. Retrieved 8 December 2023.