Sasindran Muthuvel (born 5 July 1974) is the Current Governor for West New Britain Province and former Minister of State Owned Enterprises in

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

. He is the first person of Indian origin to be elected to the Parliament of Papua New Guinea in 2012. He was honored with the initiation as Chief "Swara", a major clan in Central Nakanai in West New Britain province of Papua New Guinea and also received the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, the highest honour awarded to an Indian citizen overseas, by the President of the Republic of India, Hon. Pranab Mukerjee in 2014. Prior to elections, Muthuvel was the Managing Director of Hamamas Trading Ltd, a retail Chain in West New Britain province.

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Governors of West New Britain Province Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea People from Tamil Nadu Tamil politicians 1974 births Living people Recipients of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman {{PapuaNewGuinea-politician-stub