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| office = Member of [[Constituent Assembly of India]] | | office = Member of [[Constituent Assembly of India]] | ||
| term_start = 9 December 1946 | | term_start = 9 December 1946 | ||
| term_end = | | term_end = 24 January 1950 | ||
| order1 = Minister of Education and Excise (Madras Presidency) | | order1 = Minister of Education and Excise (Madras Presidency) | ||
| term_start1 = 10 October 1936 | | term_start1 = 10 October 1936 | ||
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| successor1 = [[P. Subbarayan]] | | successor1 = [[P. Subbarayan]] | ||
| birth_date =5 August 1905 | | birth_date =5 August 1905 | ||
| birth_place =[[Kanadukathan]], | | birth_place =[[Kanadukathan]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] | ||
| death_date ={{Death date and age|df=yes|1984|05|12|1905|08|05}} | | death_date ={{Death date and age|df=yes|1984|05|12|1905|08|05}} | ||
| death_place = [[Madras]], | | death_place = [[Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] | ||
| party = [[Justice Party (India)|Justice Party]] | | party = [[Justice Party (India)|Justice Party]] | ||
| children = [[M. A. M. Muthiah]],<br />[[M. A. M. Ramaswamy]] | | children = [[M. A. M. Muthiah]],<br />[[M. A. M. Ramaswamy]] | ||
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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 [[List of mayors of Chennai|Mayor of Madras city]] (1933) and Minister of Excise and Education (1936–37) in the provincial government of [[Madras Presidency]].<ref name=mayor>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070203104408/http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/06/stories/2005080615440300.htm Tamil scholar honoured]. ''The Hindu''. 6 August 2005.</ref><ref name=mayor2>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071127104059/http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/06/stories/2006080610330300.htm Awards presentation ceremony marks 102nd birth anniversary of Muthiah Chettiar]. ''The Hindu''. 6 August 2006.</ref> He was holder of the hereditary title Kumar-rajah (1929–48) and later, [[Raja of Chettinad]] (1948–84). | '''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 [[List of mayors of Chennai|Mayor of Madras city]] (1933) and Minister of Excise and Education (1936–37) in the provincial government of [[Madras Presidency]].<ref name=mayor>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070203104408/http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/06/stories/2005080615440300.htm Tamil scholar honoured]. ''The Hindu''. 6 August 2005.</ref><ref name=mayor2>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071127104059/http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/06/stories/2006080610330300.htm Awards presentation ceremony marks 102nd birth anniversary of Muthiah Chettiar]. ''The Hindu''. 6 August 2006.</ref> He was holder of the hereditary title Kumar-rajah (1929–48) and later, [[Raja of Chettinad]] (1948–84). | ||
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.<ref name=stamp>[http://www.indianpost.com/viewstamp.php/Color/Gray/DR.RAJAH%20SIR%20MUTHIAH%20CHETTIAR Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar – Biography on release of postal stamp on his honour]. Indianpost.com. Retrieved on 10 December 2018.</ref> He was also the third [[Nagarathar|Nattukottai Chettiar]] to be [[knight]]ed; the first two were his nephew and father.<ref name=knight>Muthiah, S. (8 September 2003) [http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/09/08/stories/2003090800060300.htm A generation apart]. ''The Hindu''.</ref> The government of Tamil Nadu honoured him with the title ''Tamil Isai Kavalar''.<ref name=stamp/><ref name=award/> | 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.<ref name=stamp>[http://www.indianpost.com/viewstamp.php/Color/Gray/DR.RAJAH%20SIR%20MUTHIAH%20CHETTIAR Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar – Biography on release of postal stamp on his honour]. Indianpost.com. Retrieved on 10 December 2018.</ref> He was also the third [[Nagarathar|Nattukottai Chettiar]] to be [[knight]]ed; the first two were his nephew and father.<ref name=knight>Muthiah, S. (8 September 2003) [https://web.archive.org/web/20031021053117/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/09/08/stories/2003090800060300.htm A generation apart]. ''The Hindu''.</ref> The government of Tamil Nadu honoured him with the title ''Tamil Isai Kavalar''.<ref name=stamp/><ref name=award/> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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[[Category:Annamalai University faculty]] | [[Category:Annamalai University faculty]] | ||
[[Category:Businesspeople from Chennai]] | [[Category:Businesspeople from Chennai]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Indian businesspeople]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian businesspeople]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century philanthropists]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian philanthropists]] | ||