Murugiah Thopasamy
Murugiah s/o Thopasamy is a Malaysian politician He served as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department from March 2008 to May 2013 in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak respectively.[1][2] He was a Senator from 2008 to 2013. He is member of Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) and was a member of People's Progressive Party (PPP)
Murugiah Thopasamy | |
|---|---|
| Vice-President of the Malaysian Indian Congress | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| President | Vigneswaran Sanasee |
| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | |
| In office 19 March 2008 – 15 May 2013 | |
| Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Najib Razak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Murugiah a/l Thopasamy |
| Political party | People's Progressive Party (PPP) (–2010) Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) (2010–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | P076 Teluk Intan, Perak | Murugiah Thopasamy (MIC) | 12,304 | 19.17% | Nga Kor Ming (DAP) | 33,133 | 51.61% | 65,128 | 15,169 | 73.60% | ||
| Zainol Fadzi Paharudin (BERSATU) | 17,964 | 27.98% | ||||||||||
| Ahmad Khusyairi Mohamad Tanusi (PEJUANG) | 793 | 1.24% | ||||||||||
Honours
- Malaysia :
- Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2008)[5]
- Perak :
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (2009)[6][7]
References
- "New ministers and deputy ministers". The Star (Malaysia). 19 March 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- "Najib names his new cabinet". Malaysiakini. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- "GE14 The Star Online Perak results". election.thestar.com.my.
- "Calon PRU Murugiah Thopasamy". pru.sinarharian.com.my.
- "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2008" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
- "CARIAN REKOD PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN/PINGAT NEGERI PERAK DARUL RIDZUAN". pingat.perak.gov.my.
- "Zambry dahului senarai penerima Darjah Kebesaran Perak". www.mstar.com.my. 19 April 2009.
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