Ramkarpal Singh

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Tuan

| name = Ramkarpal Singh

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|MP}}

| native_name = {{nobold|ਰਾਮਕਰਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ}}

| native_name_lang = pa

| image =

| caption =

| office = Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
{{small|(Law and Institutional Reforms)}}

| term_start = 10 December 2022

| term_end = 12 December 2023

| predecessor = Mas Ermieyati Samsudin
{{small|(Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Parliament and Law))}}

| successor = M. Kulasegaran

| monarch = Abdullah

| primeminister = Anwar Ibrahim

| minister = Azalina Othman Said

| constituency = Bukit Gelugor

| office1 = Deputy Secretary-General of the
Democratic Action Party

| term_start1 = 16 March 2025

| term_end1 =

| alongside1 = Steven Sim Chee Keong & Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan

| 1blankname1 = Secretary-General

| 1namedata1 = Anthony Loke Siew Fook

| predecessor1 = Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji

| successor1 =

| office2 = State Deputy Chairman of the
Democratic Action Party of Penang

| term_start2 = 22 September 2024

| term_end2 =

| predecessor2 = Jagdeep Singh Deo

| successor2 =

| 1blankname2 = Secretary-General

| 1namedata2 = Anthony Loke Siew Fook

| 2blankname2 = State Chairman

| 2namedata2 = Steven Sim Chee Keong

| constituency_MP3 = Bukit Gelugor

| parliament3 = Malaysian

| term_start3 = 25 May 2014

| term_end3 =

| majority3 = 37,659 (2014)
55,951 (2018)
63,112 (2022)

| predecessor3 = Karpal Singh
(PR–DAP)

| successor3 =

| office4 = Other roles

| subterm4 = 2019–2020

| suboffice4 = Chairman of the Consideration of Bills Select Committee

| birth_name = Ramkarpal Singh s/o Karpal Singh

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|4|9}}

| birth_place = Penang, Malaysia

| residence =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nationality = {{MAS}}

| occupation = Politician

| profession = Lawyer

| relations = Jagdeep Singh Deo (older brother)
Gobind Singh Deo (older brother)

| spouse =

| children =

| parents = Karpal Singh (father)
Gurmit Kaur (mother)

| citizenship = Malaysian

| party = Democratic Action Party (DAP)

| otherparty = Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
{{small|(2008–2015)}}
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
{{small|(since 2015)}}

| alma_mater = University of Bristol

| website =

| footnotes =

}}

Ramkarpal Singh s/o Karpal Singh ({{langx|pa|ਰਾਮਕਰਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ|Rāmkarpāl Siṅgh}}; born 9 April 1976) commonly referred to as Ramkarpal Singh, is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Gelugor since May 2014. He served as the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Law and Institutional Reforms in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Azalina Othman Said from December 2022 to his resignation in December 2023 and Chairman of the Consideration of Bills Select Committee from July 2019 to 2020. He is a member of Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. He has also served as the Deputy Secretary-General of DAP since March 2025 and State Deputy Chairman of DAP of Penang since September 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/09/22/steven-sim-is-new-penang-dap-chairman|title=Steven Sim is new Penang DAP chairman|website=The Star|date=22 September 2024|accessdate=22 September 2024}} He is the son of Karpal Singh and younger brother of Gobind Singh Deo, the Minister of Digital and the MP for Damansara as well as Jagdeep Singh Deo, the Deputy Chief Minister of Penang II and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Datok Keramat.

Education

Ramkarpal was educated in Penang, first at St. Xavier's Institution and then Seri Inai School (now Tenby International School). He earned his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Bristol in the UK and was called to the bar by Gray's Inn.

Politics

After the death of his father Karpal, Ramkarpal was elected as the MP for Bukit Gelugor constituency.{{Cite web|url = http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/dap-s-ramkarpal-wins/1121354.html|title = DAP's Ramkarpal Singh wins|date = 25 May 2014|publisher = Channel News Asia}} He was the only Pakatan Rakyat's candidate for the 2014 Bukit Gelugor by-election.{{Cite web|url = http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/karpals-cub-pledges-to-fight-on-in-fathers-footsteps|title = Karpal's cub pledges to fight on in fathers footsteps|date = 10 May 2014|website = The Malaysian Insider|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140513122556/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/karpals-cub-pledges-to-fight-on-in-fathers-footsteps|archive-date = 13 May 2014|url-status = dead}} He won the Bukit Gelugor by-election with 37,659 votes majority. He was sworn as MP on 10 July 2014. He retained his Bukit Gelugor seat by an even larger 55,951-vote majority in the 2018 General Elections, when his coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH), defeated the incumbent Barisan Nasional (BN) to form the government.

On 18 July 2019, Ramkarpal was selected as chair of the Consideration of Bills Select Committee, replacing Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar.{{cite web|date=18 July 2019|access-date=18 July 2019|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/484398|publisher=Malaysiakini|title=Ramkarpal replaces Nurul as head of Consideration of Bills Committee}}

Legal career

He was admitted to the Malaysian bar in 2000. Currently, he heads his late father's law firm in Green Hall, Penang.

Ramkarpal is also the legal representative for the family of Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu.{{Cite web |last=Jr |first=Joseph Kaos |date=2018-06-19 |title=Ramkarpal confident with new evidence, Altantuya's murder case will be reopened |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/06/19/ramkarpal-confident-with-new-evidence-altantuya-murder-case-will-be-reopened |access-date= |website=The Star |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Rashid |first=Hidir Reduan Abdul |date=2019-12-16 |title=Use ex-cop's SD to renew probe into Altantuya's murder: Ramkarpal |url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/503832 |access-date= |website=Malaysiakini}} In June 2018, he assisted Altantuya's father, Shaariibuu, in meeting with Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.{{Cite web |last=Buang |first=Shakira |date=2018-06-20 |title=Ramkarpal: Dr M gave nod to reopen Atlantuya case |url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/430534 |access-date= |website=Malaysiakini}}

Death of Karpal Singh

Ramkarpal was travelling with his father from his Pudu office to Penang when the accident happened.[http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/Dalam_Negeri/20140417/dn_25/Karpal-Singh-maut-kemalangan Karpal Singh maut kemalangan] Utusan Online. 17 April 2014.{{Cite web|url = http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/05/11/The-third-cub-roars-Ramkarpal-ready-to-conquer-Tiger-of-Jelutongs-den/|title = The third cub roars, Ramkarpal ready to conquer Tiger of Jelutong's den|date = 11 May 2014|website = The Star Online}} According to Ramkarpal, his father was asleep before the fatal crash took place, claiming the life of Karpal and his personal aide, Michael Cornelius Selvam.{{Cite web|url = http://news.malaysia.msn.com/tmi/my-last-moments-with-pa-ramkarpal-singh|title = My last moments with Pa: Ramkarpal Singh|date = 23 April 2014|website = MSN News|publisher = The Malaysian Insider|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140512231003/http://news.malaysia.msn.com/tmi/my-last-moments-with-pa-ramkarpal-singh|archive-date = 12 May 2014|url-status = dead}}

Election results

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|+ Parliament of Malaysia{{Cite web

| title = Malaysia General Election

| work = undiinfo Malaysian Election Data

| publisher = Malaysiakini

| url = http://undi.info/#

| access-date = 4 February 2017}} Results only available from the 2004 election.{{cite web|url=https://keputusan.spr.gov.my/|title=SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14|publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia |language=ms|access-date=17 May 2018}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.{{cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/|title=The Star Online GE14|work=The Star|access-date=24 May 2018}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.

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