Jayendra Saraswathi

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His Holiness Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Jayendra Saraswati Shankararacharya Swamigal
Acharyal listening to a Devotee speech
Personal
Born	Subrahmanyam Mahadeva Iyer (1935-07-18)18 July 1935 Irulneeki, Thiruthuraipoondi, Tamil Nadu
Died	28 February 2018(2018-02-28) (aged 82) Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu[1]
Religion	Hinduism
Nationality	Indian
Honors	Shankaracharya
Kanchi Kāmakoti Pīṭādipati
In office 1994 – 28 February 2018
Preceded by	Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati Swamigal
Succeeded by	Vijayendra Saraswati
Personal details
Residence	Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham

Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal (born Subrahmanyam Mahadeva Iyer; 18 July 1935 – 28 February 2018) was the 69th Shankaracharya Guru and head or pontiff (Pïțhādhipati) of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham.^[2] Subramanyam Mahadeva Iyer was nominated by his predecessor, Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, as his successor and was given the pontifical title Sri Jayendra Saraswathi on 22 March 1954.^[3]

Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal succeeded Mahaperiyava Chandrashekara Saraswati Swamigal in 1960,^{[citation needed]} a fact not many people know. He conducted all the activities of the mutt with the oversight of his Guru out of reverence. His successor was anointed by the then Senior Pontiff Mahaperiyava during his lifetime in the early 1980s.^[4]