Kohilan Pillay Appu

Kohilan Pillay Appu
Council Member of the Malaysian Senators Council
Assumed office
2023
Vice President of the
Malaysian Indian Congress
In office
2019–2024
Serving with Murugiah Thopasamy (2018–2024)
Asojan Muniyandy (2018–2024)
Vell Paari Samy Vellu (2019–2024)
Mohan Thangarasu (2015–2024)
PresidentVigneswaran Sanasee
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs II
In office
10 April 2009 – 15 May 2013
Serving with Lee Chee Leong (2009–2010) & Richard Riot Jaem (2010–2013) (Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs I)
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterAnifah Aman
Succeeded byHamzah Zainudin (Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs)
ConstituencySenator
Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities
In office
19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
MinisterPeter Chin Fah Kui
Preceded byAnifah Aman
Succeeded byHamzah Zainudin
ConstituencySenator
Senator
Appointed by Yang di-Pertuan Agong
In office
14 February 2011 – 13 February 2014
In office
12 February 2008 – 11 February 2011
Personal details
Born (1967-07-24) 24 July 1967
PartyParti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) (1992–2018)
Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) (2019–present)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN) (1992–2018; 2019–present)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher
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Kohilan Pillay a/l Appu (born 1967) is a Malaysian politician and teacher who served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs II in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under Prime Minister Najib Razak and former Minister Anifah Aman from April 2009 to May 2013, Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities under Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and former Minister Peter Chin Fah Kui from March 2008 to April 2009 and Senator from February 2008 to February 2014. He is a member of Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) and was a member of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan).