Devaki Krishnan
Tan Sri Devaki Ayathurai Krishnan (Tamil: தேவகி கிருஷ்ணன்; 11 March 1923 – 20 January 2024) was a Malaysian politician. She became the first woman elected to public office in Malaysia when she won a seat on the Municipal Council in Kuala Lumpur in 1952. She later became a life member of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC). She was the grandmother of Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative and Member of Parliament (MP) for Sungai Buloh Ramanan Ramakrishnan.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Devaki Krishnan PSM JMN AMN | |
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தேவகி கிருஷ்ணன் | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Devaki Ayathurai Krishnan 11 March 1923 Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Federated Malay States, British Malaya |
| Died | 20 January 2024 (aged 100) |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Political party | Malaysian Indian Congress |
| Spouse |
P. Krishnan (died 1998) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Ramanan Ramakrishnan (grandson) |
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