Datuk Dr S Vijayaratnam
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Datuk Dr S Vijayaratnam was a Malaysian politician, and vice-president of the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia
(PGRM). His late Father was Seremban Barat Member of Parliament, and his late uncle S.Rajaratnam was Foreign Minister in Singapore. He died accidentally after falling from his roof in Jalan Tunku Hassan.
, and in 2006 he was Parliamentary Secretary for the Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry. He was also PGRM International Affairs and Ethnic Relations Bureau Chairman and SLC, Negeri Sembilan
Vice-Chairman, Sunngai Ujong Branch Chairman. Besides political offices he was also an involved with a number of professional and social bodies. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health
in London, United Kingdom. In 1999, he was made an Honorary Fellow of the Indian College of General Practitioners of New Delhi, and in 2007 he was made a Fellow of Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, of Ireland.
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia
The Malaysian People's Movement Party is a political party in Malaysia. The party was founded on March 24, 1968, and , it is part of the ruling National Front coalition....
(PGRM). His late Father was Seremban Barat Member of Parliament, and his late uncle S.Rajaratnam was Foreign Minister in Singapore. He died accidentally after falling from his roof in Jalan Tunku Hassan.
Biography
Vijayaratnam was a former Paulian. He studied in Saint Paul's Institution. He was married to Datin Anuncia Tharumaratnam. Their four children are Ashta, Ayra, Seeralan and Ahlya. From 1997 to 1999, he was a member of the Seremban Municipal Council. In 2002, he became a Malaysian senatorDewan Negara
The Dewan Negara is the upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia. The Dewan Negara consists of 70 members, of which 26 are indirectly elected by the states, with two senators for every state in the Federation, and the other 44 being appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong .The Dewan Negara...
, and in 2006 he was Parliamentary Secretary for the Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry. He was also PGRM International Affairs and Ethnic Relations Bureau Chairman and SLC, Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan, one of the 13 states that constitutes Malaysia, lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia, just south of Kuala Lumpur and borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the south....
Vice-Chairman, Sunngai Ujong Branch Chairman. Besides political offices he was also an involved with a number of professional and social bodies. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health
Royal Society for the Promotion of Health
The Royal Society for Public Health is an independent charity formed in October 2008 following the merger of the Royal Institute of Public Health and the Royal Society of Health -- two of the oldest professional bodies in the world....
in London, United Kingdom. In 1999, he was made an Honorary Fellow of the Indian College of General Practitioners of New Delhi, and in 2007 he was made a Fellow of Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, of Ireland.