G.K. Rama Iyer (Tamil: ஜி. ராமா ஐயர்) (13 March 1932 – 17 March 2020)[1] was a Malaysian civil servant, who served as Secretary-General of the Primary Industries Ministry and chairman of Malaysian Airlines. He did much for the civil service in the years following independence.[2]

He was born in 1932 in Penang. His father was V.K. Ganapathy Iyer, a teacher at Penang Free School. Rama himself was educated in Penang Free School.

Rama was the older brother to lawyer Sulaiman Abdullah.[3] Another brother, G. Krishna Iyer, served as headmaster of Penang Free School from 1983 to 1988.[4][5][6] A third brother is Australia-based doctor Dr Lakshmanasamy Iyer.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ Vengadesan, Martin (2020-03-19). "Farewell to Rama Iyer, an eminent servant of old Malaysia". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  2. ↑ "MAS first chairman dies | New Straits Times".
  3. ↑ "Former Bar Council president Sulaiman dies". Malaysiakini. 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  4. ↑ "In tandem with the nation". thestar.com.my. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. ↑ https://m.malaysiakini.com/columns/654192
  6. 1 2 Vengadesan, Martin (2023-02-07). "COMMENT | You did it your way, Uncle Krish". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2023-12-19.


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