Nelson Renganathan

In this Indian name, the name Renganathan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Nelson. The abbreviation "s/o" or "d/o", if used, means "son of" or "daughter of" respectively.

Nelson s/o Renganathan (born 29 May 1962) is a Malaysian politician who had served as a Senator from November 2021 to November 2024.^[3] He is currently the vice-president of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Yang Hormat Dato' Nelson Renganathan DIMP
நெல்சன் ரெங்கநாதன்
Vice-President of the Malaysian Indian Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office 2024 Serving with Murugiah Thopasamy Vell Paari Samy Vellu (since 2024) Ramasamy Muthusamy (since 2024)
President	Vigneswaran Sanasee
Deputy President	Saravanan Murugan
Senator
Appointed by Yang di-Pertuan Agong
In office 23 November 2021 – 22 November 2024
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022) Anwar Ibrahim (2022–2024)
Personal details
Born	Nelson a/l Renganathan (1962-05-29) 29 May 1962 (age 63)[1] Klang, Selangor, Federation of Malaya
Political party	Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Children	3
Alma mater	Australian College of Applied Psychology (Bachelor degree of Applied Social Science in Counselling) University of Hull (MBA) La Jolla University (Doctor of Philosophy degree majoring in Human Behavior)[2]
Occupation	Politician, businessman

Political career

Nelson Renganathan appointed as Senator alongside with GERAKAN president Dominic Lau Hoe Chai on 23 November 2021.^[4] Nelson also elected as vice-president of the Malaysian Indian Congress in 2024.^[5]

Honours

• Pahang :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (1996)^[6]