Ananthan Somasundaram

Ananthan Somasundaram
ஆனந்தன் சோமசுந்தரம்
Secretary-General of the
Malaysian Indian Congress
Assumed office
7 August 2024
PresidentVigneswaran Sanasee
Deputy PresidentSaravanan Murugan
Preceded byRT Rajasekaran
Senator
Elected by Kedah State Legislative Assembly
In office
15 August 2017 – 14 August 2020
MonarchsMuhammad V (2017–2019)
Abdullah (2019–2020)
Prime MinisterNajib Razak (2017–2018)
Mahathir Mohamad (2018–2020)
Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2020)
Personal details
BornAnanthan a/l Somasundaram
PartyMalaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Alma materUniversiti Putra Malaysia (Bachelor of Education)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (Master of Education)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (Ph.D in Educational Management and Leadership)
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Ananthan s/o Somasundaram is a Malaysian politician who had served as a Senator from August 2017 to August 2020. He is currently the secretary-general of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.