Jayakumar or Jeyakumar is a

Sinhalese Sinhala may refer to: * Something of or related to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka * Sinhalese people * Sinhala language Sinhala ( ; , ''siṁhala'', ), sometimes called Sinhalese (), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language prima ...

and Indian surname. It consists of two parts: ''jaya'', which means ''victory'' in Sinhalese and is also the name of a Hindu demigod, and ''kumar'', meaning ''child'', ''son'' or ''prince''. The name may refer to the following notable people: * K. Jayakumar, Indian civil servant * R. V. Jayakumar, Indian doctor and Professor of endocrinology *

S. Jayakumar (Singaporean politician) Shunmugam Jayakumar ( ta, சண்முகம் செயக்குமார்; born 12 August 1939), often known as S. Jayakumar, is a Singaporean former politician, diplomat, lawyer and author who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Si ...

, Singaporean Member of Parliament * S. Jayakumar (Indian politician), Indian Member of Legislative Assembly * K. Jeyakumar, Indian politician *

Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj Dr. Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj ( Tamil: மைக்கல் ஜெயகுமார்) (born 28 March 1955) is a Malaysian politician and currently as the chairperson of Socialist Party of Malaysia. He served in the Parliament of Malaysia ...

, Malaysian politician

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