Vijayaratnam Seevaratnam
S. Vijayaratnam | |
|---|---|
| Vice-President of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | |
| In office 2005–2008 | |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2005–2008 | Parliamentary Secretary of Plantation Industries and Commodities |
| Faction represented in Dewan Negara | |
| 2005–2008 | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 June 1950 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Federation of Malaya |
| Died | 3 November 2008 (aged 58) Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia |
| Spouse | Anusha Tharumaratnam |
| Children | 4 |
| Profession | Medical doctor |
Vijayaratnam s/o Seevaratnam (11 June 1950 – 3 November 2008) was a Malaysian politician of Ceylonese-Indian descent and one of the vice-presidents of the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (PGRM) from 2005 to 2008.[1]
Biography[edit]
His father, S. Seeveratnam was Seremban Barat Member of Parliament (DAP) whilst his uncle, S. Rajaratnam served as Minister for Culture, Minister for Labour, Foreign Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Senior Minister of Singapore. Vijayaratnam studied in Saint Paul's Institution, a prominent school and was married to Datin Anusha Tharumaratnam in which the couple are blessed with four children (three daughters and a son) namely Ashta (born 1984), Ayra (born 1986), Seeralan (born 1994) and Ahalya (born 1996), all who were aged 12, 14, 22 and 24 when he passed away (as of 2024, they are now grown adults aged 28, 30, 38 and 40 years old respectively).
From 1997 to 1999, he was a member of the Seremban Municipal Council. In 2002, he became a Malaysian senator and later in 2005, he became Parliamentary Secretary for the Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry. Besides political offices, he was also an involved with a number of professional and social bodies in lieu of his lifetime profession outside politics as a medical doctor. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health in London, England. In 1999, he was made an Honorary Fellow of the Indian College of General Practitioners of New Delhi and eight years later in 2007, he was made a Fellow of Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
He was a life member of the Malaysian Medical Association.[2]
He died accidentally after falling from the roof of his clinic building in Jalan Tunku Hassan, Seremban.[3]
Honours[edit]
Malaysia :
Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1998)
Negeri Sembilan :
Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK) (1986)[4]
Member of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (ANS) (1988)[4]- Justice of the Peace of Negeri Sembilan (JP) (1996)[4]
- Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DSNS) – Dato' (2000)[4]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Tribute to a True Malaysian". PGRM. 3 November 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2008. [dead link]
- ^ Kah Lin, Khoo. "Press Statement on the demise of Dr.S.Vijayaratnam" (PDF). Dr.Khoo Kah Lin. Retrieved 17 February 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ SARBAN SINGH; C.S. NATHAN; LESTER KONG (4 November 2008). "Gerakan V–P Vijayaratnam falls from rooftop". The Star Online. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d "CARIAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN / BINTANG / PINGAT TAHUN 1981 - 2010". ipingatns.ns.gov.my.
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