Xavier_Jayakumar_Arulanandam
Xavier Jayakumar Arulanandam
Malaysian politician
Xavier Jayakumar s/o Arulanandam (Tamil: சேவியர் ஜெயக்குமார், romanized: Cēviyar Jeyakkumār; born 1953) is a Malaysian politician and dentist who served as Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020, Member of Parliament (MP) for Kuala Langat from May 2018 to November 2022, Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state administration under former Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim from March 2008 to May 2013 and Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Seri Andalas from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM). He was a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition. He also served as the Vice President of PKR from November 2018 to his resignation from the party in March 2021. He is the father of the Vice Women Chief of PKR Sangetha Jayakumar.[2]