R. Ramani

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Dr. (Honorary)
R. Ramani
2nd President of Malaya Bar Council
In office
1953–1960
Preceded byE D Shearn
Succeeded byMorris Edgar
3rd President of Malaya Bar Council
In office
1960–1963
Preceded byMorris Edgar
Succeeded bySM Yong
Personal details
Born21 October 1901
Madras, Madras Presidency, British India
Died30 September 1970(1970-09-30) (aged 68)[1]
New York, United States
NationalityMalaysian
OccupationLawyer

Radhakrishna Ramani (21 October 1901 – 30 September 1970) was a prominent Malaysian lawyer and the second president of Malaya Bar Council (Now known as Malaysian Bar Council).[2][3][4] As coming from the Malaysian Indian ethnic background, he became the first Asian to be the president of Malaya Bar Council. He also served as former Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations.[5] In 2015 he posthumously received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Malaysian Bar council.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "R. Ramani Dead". The Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 1 October 1970. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. ^ "The Malaysian Bar". The Malaysian Bar. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  3. ^ "Archives | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  4. ^ "Political Reality and the Malaysian Bar" (PDF). Tommythomas.net. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  5. ^ "Hope yet to improve English". The Malaysian Bar. 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  6. ^ "Citation for Dr Radhakrishna Ramani, Recipient of the Malaysian Bar Lifetime Achievement Award 2015". The Malaysian Bar. 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2018-01-19.


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