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]