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Lingeshwaran Arunasalam

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Malaysian politician In this Indian name, the name R. Arunasalam is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Lingeshwaran. The abbreviation "s/o" or "d/o", if used, means "son of" or "daughter of" respectively.
Yang Berhormat SenatorLingeshwaran Arunasalam
Senator
Elected by the Penang State Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 March 2023Serving with Amir Md Ghazali
MonarchsAbdullah
(2023–2024)
Ibrahim
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
(since 2023)
Preceded byLim Hui Ying
Personal details
Political party Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Alma materRoyal College of Medicine Perak (MBBS)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPhysician

Lingeshwaran s/o Dato' Seri R. Arunasalam is a Malaysian politician and physician who has served as a Senator representing Penang since March 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

Background

Lingeshwaran holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the Royal College of Medicine in Perak and Master of Healthcare Administration from University of New South Wales also Master of Law from Taylor's University.

Career

He was the Director of Sungai Bakap Hospital, Seberang Perai, Penang, appointed in August 2022 prior to his senatorship.

Lingeshwaran sworn in as Senator on 7 March 2023.

References

  1. "Pulau Pinang representatives". dapmalaysia.org.
  2. "Penang to nominate hospital director for senatorship". www.thestar.com.my.
  3. "Search Registered Doctor". merits.mmc.gov.my.
  4. "Lingeshwaran a/l Dato' Seri R. Arunasalam, YB Senator Dr". www.parlimen.gov.my.
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