Radhakrishna Ramani Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Dr. (Honorary)
R. Ramani
Office:2nd President of Malaya Bar Council
Term Start:1953
Term End:1960
Predecessor:E D Shearn
Successor:Morris Edgar
Office2:3rd President of Malaya Bar Council
Term Start2:1960
Term End2:1963
Predecessor2:Morris Edgar
Successor2:SM Yong
Birth Date:21 October 1901
Birth Place:Madras, Madras Presidency, British India
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:New York, United States
Nationality:Malaysian
Occupation:Lawyer

Radhakrishna Ramani (21 October 1901  - 30 September 1970) was a prominent Malaysian lawyer and the second president of Malaya Bar Council (Now known as Malaysian Bar Council).[2] [3] [4] Ramani came from a Malaysian Indian ethnic background and he became the first Asian to serve as president of Malaya Bar Council. He also served as former the Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations.[5] In 2015, he posthumously received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Malaysian Bar council.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: R. Ramani Dead. 13 February 2018. Press Trust of India. The Indian Express. 1 October 1970.
  2. Web site: The Malaysian Bar . The Malaysian Bar . 2015-05-14.
  3. Web site: Archives | The Star Online . Thestar.com.my . 2007-10-21 . 2015-05-14.
  4. Web site: Political Reality and the Malaysian Bar . Tommythomas.net . 2015-05-14.
  5. Web site: Hope yet to improve English . The Malaysian Bar . 2011-04-11 . 2015-05-14.
  6. Web site: Citation for Dr Radhakrishna Ramani, Recipient of the Malaysian Bar Lifetime Achievement Award 2015 . The Malaysian Bar . 2015-03-23 . 2018-01-19.