Vadiveloo Govindasamy

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

For the actor, see Vadivelu.

Vadiveloo s/o Govindasamy (Tamil: வடிவேலு கோவிந்தசாமி; 10 January 1932^{[citation needed]} – 19 October 2024) was a Malaysian politician who was president of the Malaysian Senate, serving from 13 April 1992 to 12 June 1995.^[1][2] He was also Secretary-General of the Malaysian Indian Congress.^[3] After leaving parliament, Vadiveloo continued working as CEO of Tafe College and as a trustee of the Maju Institute of Educational Development.^[4]

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Vadiveloo Govindasamy
வடிவேலு கோவிந்தசாமி
President of the Dewan Negara
In office 13 April 1992 – 12 June 1995
Preceded by	Chan Choong Tak
Succeeded by	Adam Kadir
Senator
In office 14 December 1994 – 13 December 1997
In office 16 December 1991 – 15 December 1994
Personal details
Born	Vadiveloo A/L Govindasamy (1932-01-10)10 January 1932
Died	October 19, 2024(2024-10-19) (aged 92) Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur
Political party	Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)

Vadiveloo died on 19 October 2024, at the age of 92.^[5]

Honours

• Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1994)^[6]
• Selangor :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Dato' (1989)^[7]

Foreign honours

• India :
  • Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (2009)^[8]