Ramanathan Vengadesan

Ramanathan Vengadesan is a retired Malaysian diplomat who most notably was Malaysia's Ambassador to Italy from 1997 to 2000.[1]

In the course of 35 years with the Malaysian Foreign Service, he also served as Ambassador to Mali and Senegal, as well as High Commissioner to Namibia.[2]

Born on June 25, 1945, in Banting, Selangor, he is the fourth child of S. Ramanathan Iyer and S. Gomathi Iyer. [3]

He was educated at Victoria Institution and studied English at the University of Malaya.[4]

After a year in Telecoms, he joined the Foreign Ministry in 1969. He was awarded a citation for bravery by the Malaysian government for bringing aid to stricken areas after the deadly 13 May incident.

Vengadesan served as a junior officer in the USSR (1972 to 1974), Japan (1974 to 1977) and Laos (1977-1979).

He was also the deputy ambassador in Brussels (1983 to 1988) and Bangkok (1988 to 1990) before taking on his first ambassadorial role in Bamako, Mali. It was while in Mali that he faced one of his greatest challenges as protestors threaten to burn down the residence which belonged to an associate of dictator Moussa Traore.

Vengadesan then shifted the West African base to Dakar, Senegal, becoming Malaysia's first resident ambassador there. In addition, he served in the Ministry as Undersecretary for the Americas from 1993 to 1997.

He was Malaysia's Ambassador to Italy from 1997 to 2000, and subsequently served as High Commissioner to Namibia from 2000 to 2004. He was awarded the Kesatria Mangku Negara in 1985 and the Panglima Jasa Negara giving him the title of Datuk.

After his retirement from the Foreign Ministry, he was Governor for Malaysia to the Asia-Europe Foundation.

Married to Christy Gonzales, he is the brother-in-law of former Olympic field hockey player Arumugam Sabapathy and academic Joseph Victor Gonzales.

He is the father of three children and grandfather to six.

## References[edit]

1. ↑ "STATEMENT BY H.E. MR. RAMANATHAN VENGADESAN, AMBASSADOR OF MALAYSIA TO ITALY". 18 June 1998 - via www.legal-tools.org.
2. ↑ https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/625985
3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110521071132/http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2007/8/5/lifefocus/18477907&sec=lifefocus
4. ↑ "Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad Investor Relations".

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