Ramkarpal Singh

Ramkarpal Singh s/o Karpal Singh (; born April 9, 1976) commonly referred to as Ramkarpal Singh, is a Malaysian politician and lawyer. He is currently the Member of Parliament (MP) of Malaysia for Bukit Gelugor constituency in Penang. Ramkarpal is a member of Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He is the son of the late Karpal Singh and younger brother of Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo and Penang state assemblyman for Datuk Keramat Jagdeep Singh Deo.
On 18 July 2019, Ramkarpal was selected as chair of the Consideration of Bills Select Committee, replacing Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar.
Education.
Ram 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, Ram was elected as the MP for Bukit Gelugor constituency. He was the only Pakatan Rakyat's candidate for the 2014 Bukit Gelugor by-election. 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), successfully defeated the incumbent Barisan Nasional (BN) to form the government.
Legal career.
He was admitted to the Malaysian bar in 2000. Currently, he heads his late father's law firm in Pudu Lama, Kuala Lumpur.
Ramkarpal defended People's Justice Party (PKR) leader Anwar Ibrahim in his second sodomy criminal charge in the High Court however his verdict was overturned by the Court of Appeal.
Death of Karpal Singh.
Ramkarpal was travelling with his father from his Pudu office to Penang when the accident happened. According to Ram, his father was asleep before the fatal crash took place, claiming the life of Karpal and his personal aide, Michael Cornelius Selvam.