Yang Berhormat Dato' Seri
Sundarajoo Somu
DGPN DMPN DSPN MLA
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
for Perai
Assumed office
12 August 2023
Preceded byRamasamy Palanisamy
Member of Penang State Executive Council for Housing and Environment
Assumed office
2023
GovernorAhmad Fuzi Abdul Razak
Chief MinisterChow Kon Yeow
Preceded byJagdeep Singh Deo (Housing)
Phee Boon Poh (Environment)
Personal details
Born
Sundarajoo a/l Somu

1962
Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyDAP
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan
Children4
Alma materNottingham Trent University
OccupationPolitician

Sundarajoo a/l Somu is a Malaysian politician from DAP. He has been the member of Penang State Executive Council for Housing and Environment and the Member of Penang State Legislative Assembly for Perai since 2023.

Early life

Sundarajoo was born into a poor family in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur.[1]

Education

Sundarajoo got his diploma from the Federal Institute of Technology. He is also a Master in Business Administration from Nottingham Trent University.[1]

Early career

Sundarajoo first worked as an adjuster for the General Insurance Association of Malaysia. He lost his work during the 1987 financial crisis and started working as a field conductor in an estate. Then, he started working as a taxi driver before becoming a security guard where Tan Sri Liew Kee Sin, the founder of S P Setia, lived. Subsequently, he worked as Liew's driver before joining S P Setia in 2005 as a salesman. In 2002, he was made the general manager of S P Setia for the northern region of Malaysia. In 2014, following Permodalan Nasional Berhad’s takeover of S P Setia, he helped Liew to set up EcoWorld and became the Deputy Chairman and deputy CEO of EcoWorld.[1][2]

Political career

Sundarajoo joined DAP in 2018.[1]

Election results

Penang State Legislative Assembly[3]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2023 N16 Perai Sundarajoo Somu (DAP) 10,680 76.76% Sivasuntaram Rajalinggam (GERAKAN) 1,541 11.08% 14,044 9,139 68.58%
David Marshel Pakianathan (IND) 1,439 10.34%
Vikneswary Harikrishnan (MUDA) 253 1.82%

Honours

  •  Penang :
    • Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) – Dato' (2011)[4]
    • Companion of the Order of the Defender of State (DMPN) – Dato' (2016)[4]
    • Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DGPN) – Dato' Seri (2020)[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Former EcoWorld top exec hopes to be 'hero' in Perai seat". Edgeprop.my. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  2. ↑ "I won't stand again if I fail in Perai, vows Sundarajoo". The Star. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  3. ↑ "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  4. 1 2 3 "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 2023-12-02.
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