Biography
Ramanan Ramakrishnan is a Malaysian politician of Indian descent who has served as Minister of Human Resources since December 2025 and as Member of Parliament for Sungai Buloh since November 2022. He is also a Vice President of the People's Justice Party (PKR) and previously held roles including Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development and Chairman of the Special Committee of the Malaysian Indian Community Transformation Unit.
Constituencies (1)
Electoral track record
| Year | Party | Votes | % | Majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | PKR | 50,943 | 39.30% | — | Won |
| 2018 | DAP | 9,983 | — | — | Won |
Parliamentary activity
From 249 Dewan Rakyat sittings- 3 Mar 2026· Sitting 20Absent
- 2 Mar 2026· Sitting 19Present
- 26 Feb 2026· Sitting 18Absent
- 25 Feb 2026· Sitting 17Present
- 24 Feb 2026· Sitting 16Present
- 23 Feb 2026· Sitting 15Present
- 12 Feb 2026· Sitting 14Present
- 11 Feb 2026· Sitting 13Absent
- 10 Feb 2026· Sitting 121Present
- 9 Feb 2026· Sitting 11Absent
- 5 Feb 2026· Sitting 101Present
- 4 Feb 2026· Sitting 9Present
- Rang Undang-undang Perlembagaan Persekutuan (Pindaan) 20262 Mar 2026Yes
- Division4 Nov 2025Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 20254 Mar 2025Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 20254 Mar 2025Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 202417 Oct 2024Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 202417 Oct 2024Yes
- Division18 Jul 2024Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG SURUHANJAYA PENERBANGAN MALAYSIA (PEMBUBARAN) 202426 Jun 2024Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG TENAGA BOLEH BAHARU (PINDAAN) 202325 May 2023Yes
Attendance, participation & recorded votes extracted from official Hansard records.
Connections (351)
Explore network- Ahmad MaslanUMNO100% aligned
- Hanifah Hajar TaibPBB100% aligned
- Hannah Yeoh Tseow SuanDAP100% aligned
- Rubiah binti WangPBB100% aligned
- Siti Aminah binti AchingUMNO100% aligned
- Aiman Athirah Al JundiAMANAH100% aligned
- Huang Tiong SiiSUPP100% aligned
- Teo Nie ChingDAP100% aligned
- Lukanisman bin Awang SauniPBB100% aligned
- Wilson Ugak anak KumbongPRS100% aligned
News sentiment over time
294 mentions across 12 months
News mentions
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Ramanan desak Rafizi jawab skandal Nik Nazmi, Yayasan Hijau
Naib Presiden PKR, Datuk Seri R Ramanan, mendesak Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli supaya menjawab skandal membabitkan bekas Menteri Sumber Asli dan…
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'Saya bebankan rakyat kalau saya saman dia...' - Ramanan sifatkan Rafizi sebagai pembohong bersiri
Naib Presiden PKR, Datuk Seri R Ramanan menyifatkan Pemimpin Parti Bersama Malaysia (BERSAMA) Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli sebagai pembohong…
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5,234 ‘expert’ Malaysians returned home under govt drive since 2011
Human resources minister R Ramanan reported that 5,234 Malaysians have returned under the Returning Expert Programme since 2011, in…
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Ramanan hits back at Rafizi's challenge to sue, calls it 'political distraction 101'
PKR vice-president R Ramanan has hit back at Rafizi Ramli, who recently doubled down on his challenge for the human resources minister to…
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Ramanan questions Rafizi's claims over alleged RM9.5mil payment to corporate mafia
PKR vice-president Datuk Seri R. Ramanan has questioned Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli’s claims that he received RM9.5 million from businessman…
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