Subramaniam Sinniah | |
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சி. சுப்ரமணியம் | |
| Deputy President of the Malaysian Indian Congress | |
| In office 12 October 1979 – June 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Samy Vellu |
| Succeeded by | Palanivel Govindasamy |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 1974–1978 | Parliamentary Secretary of Labour and Manpower |
| 1982– | Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government |
| 1991–1995 | Parliamentary Secretary of International Trade and Industry |
| 1995–2004 | Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 1974–1978 | Barisan Nasional |
| 1982–2004 | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Subramaniam s/o Sinniah 26 October 1944 |
| Died | 5 July 2022 (aged 77) Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Political party | Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) (1964–2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (1964–2022) |
Subramaniam s/o Sinniah (Tamil: சி. சுப்ரமணியம், romanized: Ci. Cupramaṇiyam; 6 October 1944 – 5 July 2022), or S. Subramaniam as he was known to his supporters, was a Malaysian politician of Indian origin who was a member of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He served as the Deputy President of MIC from October 1979 to June 2006. He was the longest-serving officeholder by serving for 27 years. He served as Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs from 1995 to 2004, Parliamentary Secretary of International Trade and Industry from 1991 to 1995 and Parliamentary Secretary of Labour and Manpower from 1974 to 1978 in the BN administration under former Prime Ministers Hussein Onn, Mahathir Mohamad and Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as well as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Segamat from 1982 to 2004 and Damansara from 1974 to 1982.