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Samy Vellu s/o Sangalimuthu (Template:Langx; 8 March 1936 – 15 September 2022)<ref>Former Malaysian minister Samy Vellu dies, aged 86</ref> was a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of Works from June 1983 to June 1989 and again from May 1995 to March 2008, Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts from June 1989 to May 1995, Minister of Works and Public Amenities from September 1979 to June 1983 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Sungai Siput from September 1974 to March 2008. He was a member and served as 7th President of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, from October 1979 to December 2010. He is the longest-serving MIC president having held the position for 31 years and one of the longest-serving Cabinet ministers at 29 years. In December 2010, he announced his retirement from politics, paving the way for then MIC Deputy President Palanivel Govindasamy to succeed him as the new party president. <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Former MCA president Ling Liong Sik described Samy Vellu as a man of many talents and with a great sense of humour.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Political career

Samy Vellu's political career began at the age of 23, in 1959, when he and Govindaraj joined the Batu Caves MIC branch. After five years, he was elected Selangor MIC committee member and the head of the party. He made headline news by climbing up the Indonesian embassy's flag pole, pulling down the flag and burning it. He was charged in court and fined RM2. He was called Hero Malaysia on the front pages.

He was a Member of Parliament for Sungai Siput constituency for eight terms from September 1974 to March 2008. During this time, from 1978 to 1979 he was Deputy Minister of Local Government and Housing. Then from 1979 to 1989 he was Minister of Works. He then served as Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts from 1989 to 1995. From 1995 to March 2008 he was the Minister of Works until he lost his parliamentary seat to Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj of the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) who contested on the ticket of the People's Justice Party (PKR) in the March 2008 general election.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

He was the second longest serving minister in the country during his time, after Rafidah Aziz.

Samy Vellu was appointed Malaysia's Special Envoy of Infrastructure to India and Southern Asia, with ministerial rank, since 1 January 2011.<ref name=dkpm>Template:Cite news</ref> The appointment was terminated by the new Pakatan Harapan (PH) government in 2018.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Personal life

Vellu was born in Kluang, Johor, and was of Indian descent. He was married to Indrani Samy Vellu and had one son, Vell Paari.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was a chartered architect and a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and of the Malaysian Institute of Architects.Template:Cn

Biography

A Life. A Legend. A Legacy written by Bernice Narayanan reveals Samy Vellu's achievements and setbacks as well as "behind-the-scenes" events in his almost 50 years of active politics.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1974	P048 Sungei Siput	rowspan="3" Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Template:Nowrap (MIC)	9,045	49.09%	Template:Party shading/Democratic Action Party |	Patto Perumal (DAP)	8,401	45.59%	18,529	644	77.87%
		Template:Party shading/PEKEMAS |				Thang Pang Fay (PEKEMAS)	877	4.76%
		Template:Party shading/Independent |				RC Manavarayan (IND)	103	0.56%
1978		Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Template:Nowrap (MIC)	12,930	62.41%	Template:Party shading/Democratic Action Party |	Ngan Siong Hing @ Ngan Siong Eng (DAP)	7,789	37.59%	21,440	5,141	76.79%
1982		rowspan="2" Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Template:Nowrap (MIC)	14,930	64.56%	Template:Party shading/Democratic Action Party |	T. Sellapan (DAP)	7,033	30.41%	23,827	7,897	73.63%
		Template:Party shading/PAS |				Ahmad Zawawi Ibrahim (PAS)	1,164	5.03%
1986	P056 Sungai Siput	rowspan="2" Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Template:Nowrap (MIC)	13,148	56.05%	Template:Party shading/Democratic Action Party |	Liew Sam Fong (DAP)	8,712	37.14%	24,566	4,436	69.32%
		bgcolor=Template:Party color |				Wan Hassan Wan Mahmud (SDP)	1,597	6.81%
1990		Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Template:Nowrap (MIC)	14,427	53.25%	Template:Party shading/Democratic Action Party |	Patto Perumal (DAP)	12,664	46.75%	28,028	1,763	69.21%
1995	P059 Sungai Siput	rowspan="2" Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Template:Nowrap (MIC)	21,283	71.86%	Template:Party shading/Democratic Action Party |	Lim Ah Guan @ Lim Soon Guan (DAP)	5,673	19.15%	30,552	15,610	67.66%
		Template:Party shading/PAS |				Mohamed Hashim Salim (PAS)	2,663	8.99%
1999		rowspan="2" Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Template:Nowrap (MIC)	17,480	57.75%	Template:Party shading/Democratic Action Party |	Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj (DAP)1	12,221	40.38%	31,165	5,259	63.62%
						Mohamad Asri Othman (MDP)	565	1.87%
2004	P062 Sungai Siput	rowspan="2" Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Template:Nowrap (MIC)	19,029	62.19%	Template:Party shading/Keadilan |	Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj (PKR)2	8,680	28.37%	31,583	10,349	67.51%
		Template:Party shading/Democratic Action Party |				Sanmugam Ponmugam Ponnan (DAP)	2,890	9.44%
2008		rowspan="2" Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Template:Nowrap (MIC)	14,637	44.15%	Template:Party shading/Keadilan |	Template:Nowrap (PKR)2	16,458	49.64%	33,154	1,821	69.91%
		Template:Party shading/Independent |				Nor Rizan Oon (IND)	864	2.61%

Note: ¹ & ² Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj amid contesting under the tickets of DAP in the 1999 election and PKR in the 2004 and 2008 elections, is a member of PSM.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

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  • File:Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia - SSM.svg Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (SSM) – Tun (2017)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • File:MY-FED Darjah Mahkota Wilayah - Grand Knight - SUMW.svg Grand Knight of the Order of the Territorial Crown (SUMW) – Datuk Seri Utama (2013)<ref name=IST>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • File:MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Grand Knight - SSAP.svg Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2004)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • File:MY-PERA Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (before 2001).svg Commander of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (PCM) (1978)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• • File:MY-PERA Order of the Perak State Crown (before 2001).svg Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (1989)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • File:Order of the Crown of Johor ribbon bar.svg Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato' (1980)
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  • File:MY-SAR Order of the Star of Sarawak - 2 ribbon PNBS -JBS-PBS-ABS-BBS.svg Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) – Dato Sri (2003)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • File:MY-SEL Order of the Crown of Selangor - Knight Commander - DPMS.svg Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Dato' (1979)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Places named after him

• Jalan Tun Dr S Samy Vellu, a stretch of the Ipoh–Butterworth trunk road in Sungai Siput<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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External links

• Malaysian Indian Congress' Website