tun samy vellu s/o sangalimuthu (; 8 march 1936 – 15 september 2022) was a malaysian politician. he was the minister of works from june 1983 to june 1989 and again from may 1995 to march 2008. he was also the minister of energy, telecommunications and posts from june 1989 to may 1995 and minister of works and public amenities from september 1979 to june 1983.