Arumugam Ponnu Rajah
Arumugam Ponnu Rajah (7 July 1911 – 28 September 1999), also known as A. P. Rajah, was a Singaporean judge, diplomat and politician who served as Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 1964 and 1966.
Arumugam Ponnu Rajah | |
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Official portrait, 1964 | |
| Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore | |
| In office 1 October 1976 – 30 September 1990 | |
| 1st Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore | |
| In office 1964–1966 | |
| Deputy | Fong Kim Heng Punch Coomaraswamy |
| Preceded by | Edmund W. Barker |
| Succeeded by | Punch Coomaraswamy |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Farrer Park SMC | |
| In office 1959–1963 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Rebeiro Lazarous |
| Succeeded by | S. R. Dharmarajoo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1911 Port Dickson, British Malaya |
| Died | 28 September 1999 (aged 88) Singapore |
| Resting place | Bidadari Cemetery, Singapore |
| Spouse |
Vijaya Lakshmi (died 1971) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
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Rajah also served as Singapore High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and later Singapore High Commissioner to Australia.
He was Singapore's first Supreme Court judge to remain on the bench after turning 70.
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