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List of Malaysians of Indian descent

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This is a list of notable Malaysians of Indian origin, including original immigrants who obtained Malaysian citizenship and their Malaysian descendants. Entries on this list are demonstrably notable by having a linked current article or reliable sources as footnotes against the name to verify they are notable and define themselves either full or partial Indian origin, whose ethnic origin lie in India.

This list also includes emigrant Malaysians of Indian origin and could be taken as a list of famous Malaysians of Indian origin.

Academicians

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Activists, social workers, environmentalist and lawyers

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Karpal Singh, lawyer and politician

Actresses and female models

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Deborah Priya, winner of Miss Malaysia

Ancient rulers

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Arts and entertainment

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Business people and entrepreneurs

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Comedians

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Criminals

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Dancers

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Deejays and television personalities

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Doctors

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Fashion designer

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Freedom fighters and nationalists

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  • S. A. Ganapathy, veteran of the communist underground resistance to Japanese occupation and postwar trade unionist in then Malaya; first president of the 300,000-strong Pan Malayan Federation of Trade Unions (PMFTU); was hanged by the colonial authorities in 1949 after being convicted for allegedly being in possession of firearms
  • Janaky Athi Nahappan, one of the earliest women involved in the fight for Malaysian (then Malaya) independence
  • John Thivy, founding president of the Malayan Indian Congress
  • Rasammah Bhupalan, Malaysian freedom fighter and social activist
  • V. T. Sambanthan, a Founding Father of Independent Malaysia and the fifth president of the Malaysian Indian Congress
  • V. Manickavasagam, Malaysian freedom fighter and the sixth president of the Malaysian Indian Congress
  • R. G. Balan

Journalists

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Literary figures

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Martial artists

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Astronauts

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Mountaineers

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  • M. Moorthy, member of the first group of Malaysians to successfully climb Mount Everest
  • M. Magendran, the first Malaysian Man who climbed the Mount Everest on 1997

Musicians

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Politicians

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Main article: List of Malaysian politicians of Indian origin

Religious

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Scientists

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Surveyors

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⬝ Dato Sr K Sri Kandan, Chairman of AECOM (M).

Sportspeople

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Main article: List of Malaysian sportspeople of Indian origin

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Thanuja Ananthan". Retrieved 27 September 2019 – via Facebook.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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