Devamany Krishnasamy | |
|---|---|
தேவமணி கிருஷ்ணசாமி | |
| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | |
| In office 27 June 2016 – 9 May 2018 (Economic Planning Unit) | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Halim Muhammad V |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Minister | Abdul Rahman Dahlan |
| Preceded by | Waytha Moorthy Ponnusamy |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Radzi Md Jidinas Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs |
| Constituency | Senator |
| In office 19 March 2008 – 15 May 2013 (Unity and Performance Management) | |
| Monarchs | Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Minister | Bernard Giluk Dompok (2008–2009) Koh Tsu Koon (2008–2013) Idris Jala (2009–2015) |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
| Constituency | Cameron Highlands |
| Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 28 June 2013 – 30 June 2016 | |
| Monarchs | Azlan Shah Nazrin Shah |
| Deputy | Nasarudin Hashim |
| Menteri Besar | Zambry Abdul Kadir |
| Preceded by | Ganesan Retanam |
| Succeeded by | Thangasvari Suppiah |
| Constituency | non–MP (Barisan Nasional) |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forCameron Highlands,Pahang | |
| In office 21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Palanivel Govindasamy (BN–MIC) |
| Majority | 6,260 (2004) 3,117 (2008) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Devamany s/o S. Krishnasamy (1958-09-10)10 September 1958 (age 67) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Spouse | Saraswathy Nallaiah |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya (UM) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Devamany s/o S. Krishnasamy (Tamil:தேவமணி கிருஷ்ணசாமி,romanized: Tēvamaṇi kiruṣṇacāmi; born 10 September 1958), also known asS. K. Devamany, is a Malaysian politician. He was the Deputy President of theMalaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of theBarisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He served as theSenator and theDeputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (EPU).[1] Previously, he served Speaker of thePerak State Legislative Assembly from 28 June 2013 to 30 June 2016. He formerly served as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department under theBarisan Nasional government while being member of theMember of Parliament of Malaysia for theCameron Highlands constituency inPahang for two terms from 21 March 2004 to 5 May 2013.
Devamany was born on 10 September 1958 inSemanggol, Perak and received his early education atKing Edward VII School inTaiping.[2] In 1978, he qualified as a teacher from the Special Education Teachers' Institute inCheras, Kuala Lumpur. He then furthered his studies and graduated with a degree in Malay Literature fromUniversity Malaya in 1982.[3]
Dewamany is married to Saraswathy Nallaiah and the couple has three daughters.
Devamany was picked to be the treasurer general ofMalaysian Indian Congress (MIC) replacing Tan Sri Mahalingam in 2008.[4] He becomes MIC current Deputy President after winning the party re-election in 2015[5][6] when ROS nullified the 1 December 2013 party's earlier election in which he failed to retain the Vice-President position he previously held since 2009.[7][8]
Devamany was first elected to theParliament of Malaysia in the2004 election for the seat ofCameron Highlands, Pahang.[4] He held his seat in the2008 election despite widespread losses by the MIC, leaving him as one of only three MIC members of the Dewan Rakyat. After the 2008 election, Devamany was appointed a Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department.[9][10]
For the2013 Malaysian General Election, Devamany was selected to contest theSungai Siput, Perak parliamentary constituency. However, he was defeated by incumbentMichael Jeyakumar fromSocialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) who had contested under the tickets ofPeople's Justice Party (PKR).
On 28 June 2013, he was voted in as the new Perak State Legislative Assembly Speaker, receiving 31 votes to his opponent's 28.[11] He served as the Perak State Legislative Assembly Speaker from June 2013 to June 2016.
Devamany was appointed asSenator and once again as the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (EPU) in the federal government on 27 June 2016.[1]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | P078Cameron Highlands | Devamany Krishnasamy (MIC) | 10,226 | 72.05% | Apalasamy Jataliah (DAP) | 3,966 | 27.95% | 15,202 | 6,260 | 65.92% | ||
| 2008 | Devamany Krishnasamy (MIC) | 9,164 | 60.25% | Apalasamy Jataliah (DAP) | 6,047 | 39.75% | 16,456 | 3,117 | 70.14% | |||
| 2013 | P062Sungai Siput | Devamany Krishnasamy (MIC) | 18,800 | 45.17% | Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj (PKR) | 21,593 | 51.89% | 41,617 | 2,793 | 80.70% | ||
| Nagalingam Singaravelloo (IND) | 197 | 0.47% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Devamany Krishnasamy (MIC) | 15,210 | 35.60% | Kesavan Subramaniam (PKR) | 20,817 | 48.72% | 42,726 | 5,607 | 77.68% | |||
| Ishak Ibrahim (PAS) | 5,194 | 13.84% | ||||||||||
| Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj (PSM) | 1,505 | 3.52% | ||||||||||
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Recipient of the Distinguished Conduct Medal (PPT) (1998)[15]
Pahang
Knight Grand Companion of theOrder of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) –Dato' Sri (2012)
Knight Companion of theOrder of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) –Dato' (2008)
Companion of theOrder of the Crown of Pahang (SMP) (2007)[16]