M. A. Muthiah Chettiar
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Raja Sir Muttaiya Annamalai Muthiah Chettiar (5 August 1905 – 12 May 1984) was an Indian banker, politician, philanthropist, socialite and cultural activist who served as Mayor of Madras city (1933) and Minister of Excise and Education (1936–37) in the provincial government of Madras Presidency.[1][2] He was holder of the hereditary title Kumar-rajah (1929–48) and later, Raja of Chettinad (1948–84).
Raja Sir M. A. Muthiah Chettiar | |
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Member of Constituent Assembly of India | |
In office 9 December 1946 – 24 January 1950 | |
Minister of Education and Excise (Madras Presidency) | |
In office 10 October 1936 – 14 July 1937 | |
Premier | Ramakrishna Ranga Rao of Bobbili, P. T. Rajan, Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu |
Governor | George Frederick Stanley |
Preceded by | S. Kumaraswami Reddiar |
Succeeded by | P. Subbarayan |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 August 1905 Kanadukathan, Madras Presidency, British India |
Died | 12 May 1984(1984-05-12) (aged 78) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India |
Political party | Justice Party |
Children | M. A. M. Muthiah, M. A. M. Ramaswamy |
Muthiah Chettiar's father Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar was also a famous educationist and along with him he founded the Annamalai University in the town of Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu.[3] He was also the third Nattukottai Chettiar to be knighted; the first two were his nephew and father.[4] The government of Tamil Nadu honoured him with the title Tamil Isai Kavalar.[3][5]