Tan Sri G.K. Rama Iyer (

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: ஜி. ராமா ஐயர்) (13 March 1932 – 17 March 2020) was a Malaysian civil servant, who served as Secretary-General of the Primary Industries Ministry and chairman of

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. He did much for the civil service in the years following independence. He was born in 1932 in

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. 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

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. Another brother, G. Krishna Iyer, served as headmaster of Penang Free School from 1983 to 1988. https://m.malaysiakini.com/columns/654192 A third brother is Australia-based doctor Dr Lakshmanasamy Iyer.

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In tandem with the nation
The Star, August 5, 2007. 1932 births 2020 deaths People from Penang Malaysian politicians of Indian descent Malaysian Hindus {{Malaysia-politician-stub

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