D. S. Ramanathan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

D. S. Ramanathan

Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1908

Place of Birth: Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: trade unionist

Nationality: Malaysia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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Ramanathan (Tamil: ??.
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He was a member as well as chairman of the Labour Party of Malaya, and subsequently joined the Malaysian Indian Congress.
Besides that, Ramanathan also served as the first mayor for the city of George Town, and is credited for his pioneering efforts to set up a university in Penang.
The idea of a university in Penang was first mooted by him in 1959 in the State Assembly and later crystallised when he was nominated chairman of the Penang University Project committee. The Universiti Sains Malaysia opened in 1969 and is today one of the leading tertiary institutions of learning in Malaysia