Saraswathy Kandasami

Saraswathy Kandasami
சரசுவதி கந்தசாமி
Deputy Minister of National Unity
In office
12 December 2023 – 17 December 2025
MonarchsAbdullah
(2023–2024)
Ibrahim
(2024–2025)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
MinisterAaron Ago Dagang
Preceded byWan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal
Succeeded byYuneswaran Ramaraj
ConstituencySenator
Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development
In office
10 December 2022 – 12 December 2023
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
MinisterEwon Benedick
Preceded byMuslimin Yahaya
Succeeded byRamanan Ramakrishnan
ConstituencySenator
Senator
Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Assumed office
10 December 2022
MonarchsAbdullah
(2022–2024)
Ibrahim
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
Vice President of the
People's Justice Party
(Appointed)
In office
20 July 2022 – 23 May 2025
Serving with
PresidentAnwar Ibrahim
Personal details
BornSarawathy Kandasami
(1968-09-24) 24 September 1968
Penang, Malaysia
Citizenship Malaysia
Party People's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Alma materUniversity of London
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
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Saraswathy d/o Kandasami (born 24 September 1968) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Deputy Minister of National Unity in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Aaron Ago Dagang since December 2023 as well as Senator since December 2022. She served as the Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development in the PH administration under Prime Minister Anwar and Minister Ewon Benedick from December 2022 to December 2023. She is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition and has served as a Vice President of PKR since July 2022.