Saraswathy Kandasami | |
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| சரசுவதி கந்தசாமி | |
| Deputy Minister of National Unity | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2023 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2023–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Aaron Ago Dagang |
| Preceded by | Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal |
| Constituency | Senator |
| Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development | |
| In office 10 December 2022 – 12 December 2023 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Ewon Benedick |
| Preceded by | Muslimin Yahaya |
| Succeeded by | Ramanan Ramakrishnan |
| Constituency | Senator |
| Senator Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2022 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Vice President of the People's Justice Party | |
| Assumed office 20 July 2022 Serving with Amirudin Shari & Aminuddin Harun & Chang Lih Kang & Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad & Nurul Izzah Anwar & Awang Husaini Sahari | |
| President | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sarawathy Kandasami 24 September 1968 Penang, Malaysia |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Saraswathy s/o Kandasami (born 24 September 1968) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Deputy Minister of National Unity in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Aaron Ago Dagang since December 2023 as well as Senator since December 2022. She served as the Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development in the PH administration under Prime Minister Anwar and Minister Ewon Benedick from December 2022 to December 2023. She is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition. She has also served as the Vice President of PKR since July 2022.[1][2]