Minister M. Saravanan is the Minister of Human Resources. Saravanan was appointed in March 2020. He has served as a Member of the Parliament of Tapah since March 2008. He is a member and Deputy President of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a minor component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He was a Senator prior to his election to the Dewan Rakyat.

Saravana began his political career in 1994 as a Secretary in MIC for the district of Titiwangsa. Prior to his active participation in Malaysian politics, Saravanan has worked several jobs as an office clerk, a member of the Malaysian police force Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM), and a Marketing Executive.

Saravanan holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Hammersmith & West London College in England. He has greatly contributed to the Malaysian Indian community.