Sivarasa Rasiah | |
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| சிவராசா ராசையா | |
| Deputy Minister of Rural Development | |
| In office 2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Muhammad V (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020) |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Minister | Rina Harun |
| Preceded by | Alexander Nanta Linggi (Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development I) Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub (Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development II) |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Rahman Mohamad (Deputy Minister of Rural Development I) Henry Sum Agong (Deputy Minister of Rural Development II) |
| Constituency | Sungai Buloh |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sungai Buloh | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ramanan Ramakrishnan (PH–PKR) |
| Majority | 26,634 (2018) |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Subang | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | K. S. Nijhar (BN–MIC) |
| Succeeded by | Wong Chen (PH–PKR) |
| Majority | 6,709 (2008) 26,719 (2013) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sivarasa a/l K. Rasiah 8 December 1956 Selangor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Barisan Alternatif (BA) |
| Spouse | Anne James |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
Sivarasa a/l K. Rasiah (Tamil: சிவராசா ராசையா, romanized: Civarācā rācaiyā; born 8 December 1956), or also known as R. Sivarasa is a Malaysian politician, lawyer and human rights activist of Ceylonese and Sri Lankan descent who served as the Deputy Minister of Rural Development in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister Rina Harun from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sungai Buloh from May 2018 to November 2022 as well as for Subang from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member and former Vice-President of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition. He is co-founder of the Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM), a human rights non-governmental organisation (NGO).[1][2]