Yaacob Ibrahim
Yaacob Ibrahim | |
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يعقوب إبراهيم | |
Minister for the Environment and Water Resources | |
In office 12 August 2004 – 20 May 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Preceded by | Lim Swee Say (as Minister for the Environment) |
Succeeded by | Vivian Balakrishnan |
Minister for Community Development and Sports | |
In office 12 May 2003 – 11 August 2004 Acting: 25 March 2002 – 11 May 2003 | |
Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong Lee Hsien Loong |
Preceded by | Abdullah Tarmugi |
Succeeded by | Vivian Balakrishnan (as Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports) |
Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs | |
In office 25 March 2002 – 30 April 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong Lee Hsien Loong |
Preceded by | Abdullah Tarmugi |
Succeeded by | Masagos Zulkifli |
Personal details | |
Born | University of Singapore Stanford University | 3 October 1955
Occupation |
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Yaacob bin Ibrahim (
Education
Yaacob attended Tanjong Katong Technical Secondary School (now Tanjong Katong Secondary School).[5]
He graduated from the University of Singapore (now National University of Singapore) with a bachelor's degree with honours in civil engineering in 1980. He subsequently went on to obtained a PhD at Stanford University in 1989.
Career
Academia career
Yaacob started his career as a
He received his department's teaching excellence award in 1994. He took leave of absence from the university as an associate professor to take up public office.
Political career
Yaacob made his political debut in the
In April 2001, he was appointed as the first Mayor of Central Singapore District, a role he served until November 2001.[6]
Yaacob was
He became
During the
During the
In May 2011, as part of a Cabinet reshuffle, Yaacob became
During the
In 2017, Yaacob declined competing in the 2017 presidential election and preferred to do policy work.[8]
Yaacob stepped down from the cabinet on 30 April 2018.[9] After the 13th Parliament was dissolved on 23 June 2020, Yaacob retired from politics, ending his political career after 23 years of service.[3][4]
Post-Political career
Since retirement from politics, Yaacob has returned to academia. He is currently a Professor in Practice at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, and also an Advisor to the Office of the President of the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and the founding Director of the Community Leadership and Social Innovation Centre (CLASIC) at SIT. [10]
Personal life
Yaacob has been active in community service since his school days and has been involved with the
He is married with a son and a daughter.[11] Questions arose in regards to his son's citizenship and if he would serve National Service were raised when a leaked US diplomatic cable from WikiLeaks stated the minister's two children as US citizens.[12] In response, he clarified that his children have dual American and Singapore citizenship until the age of 18 because of the status of his wife as an American citizen. He confirms his son will serve national service.[13]
Yaacob's eldest brother Ismail Ibrahim was the first Malay recipient of the President's Scholarship.[14] His sister Zuraidah Ibrahim was a former Straits Times journalist now with South China Morning Post.[15][16] His younger brother Latiff Ibrahim is a lawyer.[17]
Filmography
- Gunting The Movie (2017)
As himself
References
- ^ a b "Connect Asia Pacific 2013".
- ^ "Member's Profile". parliament.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ [self-published]
- ^ a b hermes (24 June 2020). "Yaacob Ibrahim bids farewell to politics after 23 years as MP". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Proxy Arena - Singapore Education History" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ^ a b c "Dr YAACOB Ibrahim". cabinet.gov.sg. May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "Deluge a 'once in 50 years' event". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Yaacob: I'm happy in current role". AsiaOne. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "In retrospect: 3 veteran ministers stepping down to make way for younger leaders". Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Yaacob Bin Ibrahim | Web Directory | Singapore Institute of Technology". Faculty Directory, Singapore Institute of Technology. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Dr YAACOB Ibrahim". parliament.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ "Dr Yaacob Ibrahim's son will serve NS". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ "Yaacob Ibrahim clarifies childrens' [sic] citizenship". Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Desire for Malay president cuts across community: Yaacob". TODAYonline. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ ceritalah. "GE13: Real challenge for MSM - Letters | The Star Online". Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "What next after SCMP's top-level changes?". EJ Insight. 9 November 2015. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ hermesauto (8 October 2016). "Lawyer honoured at Muis Awards for contributions to community". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.