Mahaletchumy Arujunan is a Malaysian Scientist. She is currently the executive director of Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre (Mabic). Mahaletchumy joined MABIC in Jan 2003 as a Project Officer and later took over as the Executive Director in May 2005.[1] Mahaletchumy Arujunan was listed as one of the 100 most influential people in the field of biotechnology by the 7th edition of The Scientist American Worldwide View: A Global Biotechnology Perspective Journal
She is also a recipient of 2010 TWAS Regional Prize for Public Understanding of Science for East, Southeast Asia and Pacific Region. She also founded the country’s first science newspaper, The Petri Dish.