S. Samy Vellu
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S. Samy Vellu was a long-serving Malaysian politician who led the Malaysian Indian Congress for decades and served as a senior cabinet minister, becoming one of the most prominent representatives of the Indian community in Malaysia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Malaysian politician
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government minister ⓘ human ⓘ party leader ⓘ |
| communityRole | prominent representative of Malaysian Indians in federal government ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Malaysian Indian
NERFINISHED
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Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Vellu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
politics
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public administration ⓘ |
| fullName | Samy Vellu s/o Sangalimuthu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Samy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor | involvement in Malaysian infrastructure and works portfolio as minister ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Malay ⓘ Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Malaysian Indian Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | S. Samy Vellu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of the Malaysian Indian Congress
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long tenure as cabinet minister ⓘ representation of the Indian community in Malaysia ⓘ |
| notableRole | senior leader in Barisan Nasional coalition ⓘ |
| occupation |
cabinet minister
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politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | Parliamentary seat of Sungai Siput NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyRole | long-serving president of Malaysian Indian Congress ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Barisan Nasional NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament of Malaysia
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Minister of Works of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ President of the Malaysian Indian Congress ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Malaysia
NERFINISHED
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Sungai Siput constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| representedCommunity | Indian community in Malaysia ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
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