Gobind Singh Deo s/o Karpal Singh ( pa, ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਓ, Gobind Siṅgh Dio; born 19 June 1973) is a Malaysian

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and

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who served as the Minister of Communications and Multimedia in the

Pakatan Harapan The Alliance of Hope ( ms, Pakatan Harapan; abbrev: PH; stylized as HARAPAN) is a Malaysian political coalition consisting of centre-left political parties which was formed in 2015 to succeed the Pakatan Rakyat coalition. It has been the ...

(PH) administration under former Prime Minister

Mahathir Mohamad Mahathir bin Mohamad ( ms, محاضير بن محمد, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; ; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author, and physician who served as the 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the office ...

from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020. He has served as the

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...

(MP) for Damansara since November 2022 and for

Puchong Puchong is a major town and a parliamentary constituency in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is bordered by Subang Jaya in the north, Sepang and Putrajaya in the south, Serdang in the east and Putra Heights in the west. Histor ...

from March 2008 to November 2022. He is a member and National Deputy Chairman of the

Democratic Action Party The Democratic Action Party (abbreviation: DAP; ms, Parti Tindakan Demokratik; ; ta, ஜனநாயக செயல் கட்சி) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Malaysia. As one of four component parties of the ...

(DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. Dubbed the "little lion of Puchong", He is the son of the former DAP leader

Karpal Singh Dato' Seri Utama Karpal Singh s/o Ram Singh Deo ( pa, ਕਰਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ, Karpāl Siṅgh; 28 June 1940 – 17 April 2014) was an Indian Malaysian politician and lawyer. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of B ...

, who was known as the "Tiger of Jelutong". His brothers,

Ramkarpal Singh Ramkarpal Singh s/o Karpal Singh ( pa, ਰਾਮਕਰਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ, Rāmkarpāl Siṅgh; born 9 April 1976) commonly referred to as Ramkarpal Singh, is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Deputy Minister in the ...

and Jagdeep Singh Deo, are also DAP leaders. In 2018, he made history by becoming the first Malaysian federal minister from the

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community.

Early life, education and early career

Gobind was born on 19 June 1973 in

Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the M ...

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. He received his

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(LLB) from

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. He by profession is a law practitioner and found his law firm Gobind Singh Deo & Co. based in Damansara, Kuala Lumpur. The firm is operated together with his members lawyers. He was admitted to the

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in 1996, a year after returning from

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Political career

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Gobind Singh was elected to Parliament at the

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, unseating the

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incumbent Lau Yeng Peng amid a significant swing to the opposition in Selangor. In 2009 he was suspended from Parliament for 12 months for calling the Prime Minister,

Najib Razak Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak ( ms, محمد نجيب بن عبد الرزاق, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, ; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th prime minister of Malay ...

, a "murderer" in a parliamentary debate and insulting the deputy speaker. He later won a legal challenge seeking to be paid his normal remuneration for his period of suspension. He was re-elected to Parliament, with an increased margin, at the 2013 election, and also retained his seat at the 2018 election. Following

's victory in the elections over the incumbent

in 2018, Gobind Singh was appointed Minister of Communication and Multimedia, and was sworn in on 21 May 2018. Gobind Singh is the first Malaysian

be appointed to the Malaysian cabinet. As of GE 15 Gobind Singh gain a huge margin victory(142,875 Votes) against Lim Si Ching (Gerakan) ( 18,256 Votes) and Tan Gim Tuan (MCA) ( 13,806 Votes).

Appointment as Deputy Chairman

On 20 March 2022, on the 17th

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National Congress, Gobind Singh was re-elected into the Central Executive Committee with 1782 votes, the highest vote. He was then appointed as DAP's Deputy Chairman under Chairman

Lim Guan Eng Lim Guan Eng (; born 8 December 1960) is a Malaysian politician and accountant from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bagan, Member of t ...

Election results

References

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Early life, education and early career

Political career

Appointment as Deputy Chairman

Election results

See also

References