Member
of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
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Member of Malaysian
Institute of Architect.
Employment
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Senior
Member Of The Malaysian Cabinet.
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1978-1979-Deputy
Minister Of Local Government & Housing.
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1979-1989-Minister Of
Works, Malaysia.
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1989-1995-Minister Of
Energy, Telecommunications & Posts, Malaysian.
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1995 - Till to date, Minister Of Works,
Malaysia.
Political Career
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1979 till to
date - President of Malaysian Indian Congress, a partner in the ruling National
Front Coalition
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Member of the
House of Representatives of the Malaysian Parliament since 1974.
Personal
Accomplishments
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As Minister
of Works, successfully undertook the construction of the 13.6 KM Penang Bridge
linking the Mainland with Penang Island.
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Introduced the
privatization concept in highway construction in Malaysia culminating in the
successful completion of the 900KM North-South Highway.
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As Minister of Energy,
Telecommunication and Posts, successfully undertook the Privatization of three
Government utility entities namely the Telecommunications Department, the
National Electricity Board and the Postal Department.
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Introduced Value Added Network
Services and cellular networks such as Celcom, Mobikom, GSM and PCN. Conceived
the need for Malaysia to have its own satellite, which was launched in 1995.
Honours & Awards
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In 1982 the
Government of Republic of Korea conferred on him the Order Of Diplomatic
Service Merit (Gwang Hwa Medal) for strengthening bilateral relations between
Malaysia and Korea.
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In 1985, the
Government of Italy conferred the Grand Officer Of The Order Of The Merit Of
The Republic Of Italy.
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In 1989, conferred "The Man Of The
Year Award" by the International Road Federation at Las Vegas for outstanding
achievements as Minister Of Works, Malaysia.
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In 1989, he was made an Honorary
Fellow Of The Royal Chartered Institute Of Building, United Kingdom.
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In 1989, he was made an Honorary
Fellow Of The Royal Chartered Institute Of In the same year he was awarded the
Honorary Doctorate of Letters by Annamalai University, India.
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In 1991, he was awarded the
Honorary Doctorate of Law by University of Keele, Staffordshire, United
Kingdom.
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In 1998, he was awarded the
Honorary Doctorate of Education by the Northern Territory University of
Australia.
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In 2003, the Minister
was conferred one of India's highest award, the "Pravasi Bharatiya Samman" by
the Government of India in New Delhi.
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And in the same year, he was
awarded the "Malaysia Water Award for Management 2003" by the Malaysian Water
Association.
Achievements In Political Arena
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Founder of
Maika Holdings, the investment arm of the MIC with a capital of RM 100 Million
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Founder and
Chairman of the Maju Institute of Educational Development (MIED), the
educational arm of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC). The Institute aimed at
the educational advancement of Malaysian Indians is a non-profit organization
and runs two colleges, Technical and Further Education.
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(TAFE) college in Seremban and in
Kuala Lumpur in collaboration with TAFE, Western Australia.
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In furthering their efforts, MIED
has started a medical college in collaboration with the Bristol University, U.K
in a temporary campus in Bandar Aman Jaya, Sungai Petani, Kedah while a new
campus be ready soon in Semeling, Kedah.
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Founder and Chairman of the Workers
Housing Cooperation Society (KPJ).
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Founder and Chairman of Education
Cooperative Society, Kop Didik.
Malaysian Indian Congress
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