Gobind Singh Deo


Gobind Singh Deo s/o Karpal Singh is a Malaysian politician and lawyer formerly serving as the Minister of Communications and Multimedia. He is also the Deputy Chairman of the Democratic Action Party, a component party of the ruling Pakatan Harapan coalition.
Dubbed the "little lion of Puchong", Gobind Singh is the son of the former DAP National Chairman and lawyer Karpal Singh, who was known as the "Tiger of Jelutong". His brothers, Ramkarpal Singh and Jagdeep Singh Deo, are also DAP politicians. He is the first Malaysian Sikh to serve on the Cabinet of Malaysia.

Political career

Gobind was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 1996, a year after returning from Lincoln's Inn. He was then elected to Parliament at the 2008 election, unseating the Barisan Nasional incumbent Lau Yeng Peng amid a significant swing to the opposition in Selangor. In 2009 he was suspended from Parliament for 12 months for calling the Prime Minister, Najib Razak, a "murderer" in a parliamentary debate and insulting the deputy speaker. He later won a legal challenge seeking to be paid his normal remuneration for his period of suspension. He was re-elected to Parliament, with an increased margin, at the 2013 election, and also retained his seat at the 2018 election.
Following Pakatan Harapan's victory in the elections over the incumbent Barisan Nasional in 2018, Gobind was appointed Minister of Communication and Multimedia, and was sworn in on 21 May 2018. Gobind is the first Malaysian Sikh be appointed to the Malaysian cabinet.

Initiatives

Recently, Gobind planned and initiated a new commission for startups.

Special / Guest Appearance

Honorable Minister YB Gobind Singh has been featuring himself in various events that relates his portfolio throughout his career. Some of his notable events after winning the 2018 elections are the PJ Startup Festival 2019.

Profession

Gobind by profession is a law practitioner and found his law firm Gobind Singh Deo & Co. based in Damansara, Kuala Lumpur. The firm is operated together with his members lawyers.

Public Social Accounts

Gobind Singh has been using the social media accounts to communicate with the public and to announce his activities. His Facebook profile contains latest updates on his photos of the events that he attends and continues to share his thoughts on his twitter handle. His also publishes the news and press release statements.
Below is the URLS to his social accounts
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GobindSinghDeo
Facebook Account: https://www.facebook.com/gobindsinghdeo
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/gobindsinghdeopage/
Website: https://gobindsinghdeo.com/

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