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Devan Nair

1923 - 2005

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Chengara Veetil Devan Nair (5 August 1923 – 6 December 2005), also known as C. V. Devan Nair, better known as Devan Nair, was a Singaporean politician and union leader who served as the third president of Singapore from 1981 until his resignation in 1985. Politically active in both Malaysia and Singapore, Nair was a communist in his youth, having been affiliated with the Malayan Communist Party (MCP). He held strong anti-colonial views and advocated for Singapore's self-determination at a time when it was still a British colony, which led to his detention by the British authorities in 1951. In 1954, he joined the People's Action Party (PAP). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Devan Nair is the 13,198th most popular politician (up from 13,930th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Malaysia (up from 40th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Malaysian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Devan Nair ranks 13,198 out of 19,576. Before him are Emily Donelson, Marek Belka, John I, Count Palatine of Simmern, Salim bin Thuwaini, Julio Antonio Mella, and Jo Cals. After him are Helen Herron Taft, Su Tseng-chang, Joseph Pholien, Ahn Changho, Igor Dodon, and Muhammad ibn Idris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Devan Nair ranks 239. Before him are Grigory Romanov, Jean Delumeau, Victor Papanek, Jorge María Mejía, Joseph Colombo, and Ioannis Grivas. After him are Al Lewis, Jalal Al-e-Ahmad, Charlie Mariano, Mikhail Yegorov, Inger Jacobsen, and Og Mandino. Among people deceased in 2005, Devan Nair ranks 179. Before him are Serge Lang, Eugenia Charles, José Beyaert, John Fiedler, William Rehnquist, and Fei Xiaotong. After him are Yevgeny Grishin, Per Borten, Johnny Haynes, Stanley Williams, Jaime Sin, and Polina Gelman.

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In Malaysia

Among people born in Malaysia, Devan Nair ranks 31 out of 90. Before him are Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan (1922), James Wan (1977), Hisamuddin of Selangor (1898), Ismail Sabri Yaakob (1960), Ling Liong Sik (1943), and Tsai Ming-liang (1957). After him are Henry Golding (1987), Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (1962), Yahya Petra of Kelantan (1917), Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu (1907), Muhammad V of Kelantan (1969), and K3 (null).

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Among POLITICIANS In Malaysia

Among politicians born in Malaysia, Devan Nair ranks 22. Before him are Azlan Shah of Perak (1928), Salahuddin of Selangor (1926), Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan (1922), Hisamuddin of Selangor (1898), Ismail Sabri Yaakob (1960), and Ling Liong Sik (1943). After him are Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (1962), Yahya Petra of Kelantan (1917), Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu (1907), Muhammad V of Kelantan (1969), Putra of Perlis (1920), and Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat (1931).

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