Kesavadas Achyuthan Nair
Kesavadas Achyuthan Nair | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| Elected by the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 25 April 2022 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2022) Anwar Ibrahim (since 2022) |
| In office 20 March 2019 – 19 March 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad (2019–2020) Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kesavadas a/l A. Achyuthan Nair 11 June 1959 Klang, Selangor, Federation of Malaya |
| Political party |  Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations |  Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Kesavadas s/o A. Achyuthan Nair[1] is a Malaysian politician who has served as a Senator representing Negeri Sembilan from May 2019 to May 2022 and again since April 2022. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.
Career
[edit]At the party level, Kesavadas is a state vice chairman of DAP of the Negeri Sembilan alongside with Teo Kok Seong.[2]
On 20 March 2019, Kesavadas was elected to the Parliament as the senator representing Negeri Sembilan for the first term after being nominated and approved by the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.[3] On 19 March 2022, his first 3-year term ended. On 25 April 2022, he was reelected as the senator for the second term after being renominated and reapproved by the assembly.[citation needed]
Kesavadas also discussed the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry regarding the cartel of non-halal imported meat that was detected in 2020 and the government has agreed to set up the commission.[4]
Honours
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Pahang :
Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2014)[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kesavadas a/l A. Achyuthan Nair, YB Senator Dato'". www.parlimen.gov.my.
- ^ "Negeri Sembilan state committee 2021-2024". dapmalaysia.org.
- ^ "Kesavadas Nair of DAP sworn in as senator". www.malaymail.com. 20 March 2019.
- ^ "Isu kartel daging: Kerajaan setuju tubuh RCI". www.sinarharian.com.my.
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang Dan Pingat". www.istiadat.gov.my.