Devamany S. Krishnasamy
Dato' Sri Devamany s/o. S. Krishnasamy (Tamil: தேவமணி கிருஷ்ணசாமி, romanized: Tēvamaṇi kiruṣṇacāmi; born 10 September 1958), also known as S. K. Devamany, is a Malaysian politician. He is the incumbent Deputy President of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a major component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He was a Senator in Dewan Negara; the upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia and served as the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (EPU) (2016-2018) in previous government.
Yang Hormat Dato' Sri Devamany S. Krishnasamy SSAP DIMP PPT | |
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தேவமணி கிருஷ்ணசாமி | |
| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Economic Planning Unit : 27 June 2016–10 May 2018) | |
| In office 27 June 2016 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Halim Muhammad V |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Minister | Abdul Rahman Dahlan |
| Preceded by | Waytha Moorthy Ponnusamy |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Radzi Md Jidin as Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs |
| Constituency | Senator |
| In office 19 March 2008 – 15 May 2013 | |
| Monarchs | Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Minister | Bernard Giluk Dompok (2008–2009) Koh Tsu Koon (2009–2013) Idris Jala (2009–2013) |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
| Constituency | Cameron Highlands |
| Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 28 June 2013 – 30 June 2016 | |
| Monarchs | Azlan Shah Nazrin Shah |
| Deputy | Nasarudin Hashim |
| Menteri Besar | Zambry Abdul Kadir |
| Preceded by | Ganesan Retanam |
| Succeeded by | S. Thangasvari |
| Constituency | non–MP (Barisan Nasional) |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Cameron Highlands, Pahang | |
| In office 21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | G. Palanivel (MIC–BN) |
| Majority | 6,260 (2004) 3,117 (2008) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Devamany s/o S. Krishnasamy 10 September 1958 Semanggol, Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Died | Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department]] (Unity and Performance Management : 19 March 2008–15 May 2013) |
| Resting place | Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department]] (Unity and Performance Management : 19 March 2008–15 May 2013) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) |
| Spouse | Saraswathy Nallaiah |
| Children | 3 daughters |
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| Alma mater | University of Malaya (UM) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Previously he was also the Perak State Legislative Assembly Speaker from 28 June 2013 to 30 June 2016. He formerly served as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department under the Barisan Nasional government while being member of the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for the Cameron Highlands constituency in Pahang for two terms from 21 March 2004 to 5 May 2013.