Neethan Shan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Neethan Shan
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Dec 24, 1978(1978-12-24)
Age	46
Birthplace	Jaffna
Country	Sri Lanka
Birth City	Northern
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Neethan Shan Biography

Neethan Shan is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on December 24, 1978 in Jaffna, Northern, Sri Lanka. Shan was born in Jaffna, northern Sri Lanka on December 24, 1978. His father was from Neduntivu, and his mother from Analaitivu. In 1995, he immigrated to Canada as refugee at the age of 16. Shan holds a B.Sc. Honours degree from New College in Toronto (2001) as well as a B.Ed. He received a degree from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (2003). He earned a M.Ed. He received a M.Ed. in sociology and equity research in education from OISE in 2012.

Shan was vice-chair of The National Council of Canadian Tamils, and the Tamil Heritage Month Committee Committee chair. He founded it in 2009. Many other community groups have served him, including Better Ballot Initiative; Boreal Institute for Civil Society; Malvern Community Coalition and Malvern Community Coalition; Parent Action on Drugs; Scarborough Youth Task Group; Tsunami Relief Coordinating Committee and the Youth Gang Work Group. He is also involved in Canadian Multicultural Radio, Tamil Vision International.

Shan contested the 2014 Ontario general election as the NDP’s candidate in Scarborough—Rouge River but again failed to get elected. He contested the 2014 Toronto municipal election as a candidate for Ward 42 (Scarborough—Rouge River) on Toronto City Council but again failed to get elected.

Shan contested the by-election for the Toronto District School Board held in January 2016 and was elected as a trustee to represent Ward 21 (Scarborough—Rouge River). He contested the Ontario provincial by-election in Scarborough—Rouge River held in September 2016 as the NDP’s candidate but again failed to get elected.

Shan ran for the markham municipal election in 2003 as a candidate to be a trustee for Wards 7 and 8. However, he was unsuccessfully elected. In the November 2006 Markham municipal elections, Shan was elected as a trustee to the York Region District Schools Board. Taking a leave of absence from the school board, Shan contested the 2007 Ontario general election as the New Democratic Party’s (NDP) candidate in Scarborough–Guildwood but failed to get elected and returned to the school board.

Neethan Shan Net Worth

Neethan Shan is one of the richest Politician from Sri Lanka. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Neethan Shan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Neethan Shamugarajah (listen ) (Tamil : niitnnncnmukraajaa, romanized as Nitan Canmukaraja; December 24, 1978), also known as Neethan, is a Tamil Canadian politician and youth worker. In the February 13th 2017 by-election, he was elected to Toronto City Council. He is the first Tamil Canadian to be elected to city council. In his 2018 reelection campaign, Shan was defeated.

Shan started his career in youth outreach work in Malvern (Toronto) when he was 22 years old. He was 22 when he was appointed executive director of Canadian Tamil Youth Development Centre, a social service agency. After that, he was appointed manager of Malvern Family Resources Centre’s youth programs. He was elected executive director of Council of Agencies Serving South Asians in 2007.

Shan contested the 2010 Toronto municipal election as a candidate for Ward 42 (Scarborough—Rouge River) on Toronto City Council but failed to get elected. He contested the 2011 Ontario general election as the NDP’s candidate in Scarborough—Rouge River but failed to get elected. He was elected president of the Ontario NDP in April 2012.

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Facts & Trivia

Neethan Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. Neethan Shan celebrates birthday on December 24 of every year.

Top Facts about Neethan Shan

1. Neethan Shan is a Canadian politician and community activist.
2. He was born in Sri Lanka and raised in Scarborough, Ontario.
3. Shan served as a Toronto District School Board trustee from 2014-2018.
4. In 2017, he founded the Urban Alliance on Race Relations.
5. Shan was elected to the Toronto City Council in 2020.
6. He is the first Tamil-Canadian to be elected to city council.
7. Shan advocates for affordable housing and community safety initiatives.
8. He has been recognized for his work promoting equity and inclusion.
9. Shan holds a degree in political science from York University.
10. He is fluent in English, Tamil, and Sinhalese languages.