Waytha Moorthy Ponnusamy
Waytha Moorthy Ponnusamy, sometimes spelled Waythamoorthy (Tamil: வேதமூர்த்தி பொன்னுசாமி, romanized: Vētamūrtti poṉṉucāmi; born 16 July 1966), is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who served as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of National Unity and Social Wellbeing in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department from May 2013 to his resignation in February 2014 and Senator from June 2013 to his resignation in February 2014 and again from his appointment to the Cabinet in July 2018 to July 2021. He has served as the 1st and founding President of the Malaysian Advancement Party (MAP) since July 2019. He is also known as a former key leader of the Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF).
Waytha Moorthy Ponnusamy | |
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ப. வேதமூர்த்தி | |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (National Unity and Social Wellbeing) | |
| In office 17 July 2018 – 24 February 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Muhammad V (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020) |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Deputy | Mohamed Farid Md Rafik (2018–2019) |
| Preceded by | Joseph Kurup (Minister in Prime Minister's Department (National Unity and Integration)) Noh Omar (Minister of Housing, Local Government and Urban Wellbeing) |
| Succeeded by | Halimah Mohamed Sadique (Minister of National Unity) |
| Constituency | Senator |
| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | |
| In office 16 May 2013 – 8 February 2014 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Minister | Abdul Wahid Omar |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Maslan |
| Succeeded by | Devamany S. Krishnasamy |
| Constituency | Senator |
| Senator | |
| In office 17 July 2018 – 16 July 2021 | |
| Monarchs | Muhammad V (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2021) |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad (2018–2020) Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) |
| Preceded by | Sambanthan Manickam (IPF) |
| In office 5 June 2013 – 10 February 2014 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Preceded by | Maglin Dennis D'Cruz (BN–PPP) |
| Succeeded by | Vigneswaran Sanasee (BN–MIC) |
| Faction represented in Dewan Negara | |
| 2013–2014 | HINDRAF |
| 2018–2021 | HINDRAF-MAP |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 July 1966 Malacca, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) (2009–2019) Malaysian Advancement Party (MAP) (since 2019) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (aligned:2013–2014 & since 2022) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (aligned:2018–2022) |
| Spouse | Nagesvary Karuppen |
| Relations | P. Uthayakumar (elder brother) |
| Parent | Ponnusamy Arunasalam |
| Alma mater | Lincoln's Inn |
| Occupation | Politicians |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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