M. A. Muthiah Chettiar
RAJAH OF CHETTINAD Rajah Sir M. A. Muthiah Chettiar | |
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Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar | |
| 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 |
| Mayor Of Madras | |
| In office 8 March 1933 – 1935 | |
| Preceding | Incumbency |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Hameed Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1905 Chettinad Palace, Kanadukathan, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Died | 12 May 1984 (aged 78) Chettinad House, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Political party | Justice Party |
| Children | M. A. M. Muthiah, M. A. M. Ramaswamy |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan(1973) |
Sir Muthiah Annamalai Muthiah Chettiar, Rajah of Chettinad KCSI (5 August 1905 – 12 May 1984) better known as Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar was an Indian Industrialist, banker, politician, philanthropist, and cultural activist who served as First Mayor of Madras city (1933) and Minister of Excise and Education (1936–37) in the provincial government of Madras Presidency.
Muthiah Chettiar was holder of the hereditary title Kumar-rajah (1929–48) and later, Rajah of Chettinad (1948–84).
His father Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar was also a famous educationist and founder of the Annamalai University in the town of Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu. He was also the third Nattukottai Chettiar to be knighted; the first two were his nephew and father. The government of Tamil Nadu honoured him with the title Tamil Isai Kavalar.