M. Moorthy

Moorthy Maniam (Tamil: மூர்த்தி மணியம்), simply known as M. Moorthy, was a corporal in the Malaysian Army and a member of the first group of Malaysians to successfully climb Mount Everest. He was a Malaysian Indian, born and raised Hindu.

In this Indian name, the name Maniam is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Moorthy.
M. Moorthy
மூர்த்தி மணியம்
Born
Moorthy Maniam

1969
Malaysia
Died20 December 2005
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
SpouseKaliammal Sinnasamy
ChildrenThenesvari (aged 9 in 2006)
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