Dato' Jana Santhiran is currently the Deputy Secretary General (Management) of the Ministry of Transport, Malaysia. At present, he sits on the boards of Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB), Lembaga Pelabuhan Johor and Lembaga Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas. He had previously served on the boards of Lembaga Pelabuhan Kemaman dan Lembaga Pelabuhan Kuantan.

Dato' Jana Santhiran has been in the Malaysian public service for 25 years where he started as an Assistant Director of the Ministry of Rural Development in 1995. After a year, he joined the Ministry of Education (MOE) as the Assistant Secretary in the Development Division and was later promoted to the position of Principal Assistant Secretary in 2003. During his service with the MOE, he also served as the Project Manager for Education Projects in Malaysia under the Asian Development Bank and World Bank. 

Dato' Jana Santhiran then joined the Policy and Strategic Planning Unit, Ministry of Housing and Local Government as the Principal Assistant Secretary. He was then promoted as the Secretary of Tribunal for Homebuyer Claims in September 2007. In the following year, he was promoted as the Director of Abandoned Projects Rehabilitation Division, Ministry of Housing and Local Government.

In December 2014, he was promoted as the Under Secretary, Administration and Finance Division, Ministry of Transport. Later, he served the Ministry of Finance as Senior Deputy Director, National Strategic Unit from May 2016 until September 2018.

Dato' Jana Santhiran is a holder of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree and a Master in Management from University of Malaya. He also holds a Diploma in Public Administration from the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN).

1. Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB).

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