| Honorific Prefix: | RAJAH OF CHETTINAD |
| M.A.M. Ramasamy Chettiar | |
| Occupation: | Industrialist |
| Native Name Lang: | மு.அ.மு.இராமசாமி செட்டியார் |
| Birth Date: | 1931 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Chettinad House, Chennai |
| Death Place: | Chennai |
| Children: | M.A.M.R.Muthiah |
| Father: | Rajah Sir M.A. Muthiah Chettiar |
| Family: | S.RM Family |
Muthiah Annamalai Muthiah Ramaswamy Chettiar (30 September 1931 – 2 December 2015) better known as Rajah M.A.M.Ramasamy Chettiar an Indian industrialist, politician and race horse owner who served as Chairman of the Chettinad Group of Companies and a member of the Upper House of the Parliament of India, the Rajya Sabha for Karnataka representing the Janata Dal (Secular) from 2004 to 2010.[1] [2]
Ramaswamy succeeded his older brother M. A. M. Muthiah in 1970 to the title "Kumar-rajah of Chettinad" and held title Raja of Chettinad from 1984 to 2015. With a net worth of Rs.1,500 crores, Ramaswamy was one of the richest individuals in Chennai city.[3] He was also popular in the racing circles of Chennai city and winner of 600 horse racing classics.[4]
Ramaswamy was born in Madras, Tamil Nadu on 30 September 1931, as the second son of Sir M. A. Muthiah Chettiar, the Kumar-rajah of Chettinad. Ramaswamy had an older brother Muthiah, upon whose death in 1970 at the age of 40, Ramaswamy inherited the title Kumar-rajah of Chettinad and Chairmanship of the Chettinad Group of Companies. Ramaswamy was also a maternal cousin of former Indian finance minister, P. Chidambaram.
Ramaswamy married Sigappi Aachi on 6 February 1951. He died on 2 December 2015.[5] [6]