Kesavadas Achyuthan Nair
Malaysian politician
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Kesavadas s/o A. Achyuthan Nair is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as a Senator representing Negeri Sembilan from May 2019 to May 2022 and again from April 2022 to April 2025. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.[1]
(2022)
Anwar Ibrahim
(2022–2025)
Kesavadas Achyuthan Nair | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| Elected by the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 25 April 2022 – 24 April 2025 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim (2024–2025) |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2022) Anwar Ibrahim (2022–2025) |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Wu Him Ven |
| In office 20 March 2019 – 19 March 2022 Serving with Ahmad Azam Hamzah | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad (2019–2020) Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022) |
| Preceded by | Chong Sin Woon |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| State Vice Chairman of the Democratic Action Party of Negeri Sembilan | |
| In office October 2018 – 29 September 2024 | |
Secretary-General | Lim Guan Eng (2021–2022) Anthony Loke Siew Fook (2022–2024) |
State Chairman | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
| Succeeded by | Arul Kumar Jambunathan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kesavadas a/l Achyuthan Nair 11 June 1959 |
| Party |  Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
Other political affiliations |  Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| University of London (LLB) University of Malaya (CLP) | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Career
Kesavadas is a lawyer and practicing under the law firm A.k. Das & Associates in Malacca.[2][3]
At the party level, he was a state vice chairman of DAP of the Negeri Sembilan alongside Teo Kok Seong from 2018 until 2024.[4]
On 20 March 2019, Kesavadas was elected to the Parliament as a Senator representing Negeri Sembilan for the first term after being nominated and approved by the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.[5] On 19 March 2022, his first 3-year term ended. On 25 April 2022, he was reelected as Senator for the second term after being renominated and reapproved by the assembly.
Kesavadas also discussed the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry regarding the cartel of non-halal imported meat that was detected in 2020 and the government has agreed to set up the commission.[6]
Honours
Malaysia
Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2025)
Pahang
Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2014)[7]
