Devaki Krishnan
Devaki Krishnan PSM JMN AMN | |
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தேவகி கிருஷ்ணன் | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Devaki Ayathurai Krishnan 11 March 1923 |
| Died | 20 January 2024 (aged 100) |
| Party | Malaysian Indian Congress |
| Spouse |
P. Krishnan (died 1998) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Ramanan Ramakrishnan (grandson) |
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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.