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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian industrialist and banker (1929–2006)}}<br />
{{Indian patronymic|Muthiah|Muthiah Chidambaram}}<br />
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| name = M. Ct. Muthaiah<br />
| birth_name = Muthaiah Chidambaram Muthaiah<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|10|19|df=yes}}<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2006|09|18|1929|10|19}}<br />
| alma_mater = {{ubl|[[The Doon School|The Doon School, Dehradun]]|[[University of Allahabad]]}}<br />
| occupation = {{hlist|Banker|Industrialist|Philanthropist}}<br />
| parents = {{ubl|[[M. Ct. M. Chidambaram Chettyar]]|C. Valliammai Achi}}<br />
| relatives = M. Ct. Pethachi (Brother)<br />
}}<br />
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'''Muthiah Chidambaram Muthiah''' (19 October 1929 &ndash; 18 September 2006) was an Indian industrialist, banker and philanthropist who served as the Chairman of the [[Indian Overseas Bank]] from 1954 to 1969.<ref name=h/><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
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Muthiah was born on 19 October 1929 to industrialist [[M. Ct. M. Chidambaram Chettyar]] and C. Valliammai Achi. He had his schooling at [[The Doon School|The Doon School, Dehradun]] and graduated from [[University of Allahabad]]. Muthiah did his M.B.A. in Chicago. Muthiah has a younger brother M. Ct. Pethachi.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
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Muthiah took over the family business in 1954 on the early death of his father in an aeroplane crash. Muthiah served as the Chairman of the Indian Overseas Bank from 1954 until its nationalisation in 1969. He also served as the Chairman of the United Fire and General Insurance company and was President of the [[Southern Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry]]. Muthiah also served as President of the Andhra Pradesh State Finance Corporation and was one of the directors of [[Indian Bank]].<br />
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==Trustee==<br />
He was president of the Trust Boards that run the M.Ct.M. Boys and Lady M.Ct. M. Girls Schools, besides Sir M.Ct. Trust Centenary School.<ref name=h>{{cite news|title=M. Ct. Muthiah passes away|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/19/stories/2006091918651100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426200941/http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/19/stories/2006091918651100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 April 2014|date=19 September 2006}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
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Muthiah died in his sleep on 18 September 2006 due to a heart disease.<br />
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[[Category:1929 births]]<br />
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[[Category:The Doon School alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Indian bankers]]<br />
[[Category:Businesspeople from Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:University of Allahabad alumni]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian philanthropists]]</div>AryaShah