Abdullah Tarmugi
Abdullah Tarmugi (born 25 August 1944) was the Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore[1] as well as the Member of Parliament of East Coast Group Representation Constituency from 1996 to 2011.[2]
Born to a Javanese Father and Chinese Mother. His father was a low salaried Surveyor's Assistant and his grandfather ran a provision shop.
He studied at Raffles Institution and had a Bachelor of Social Sciences at the then University of Singapore, followed by a Post-graduate Diploma in Urban Studies at the University of London in 1972[2] under a Commonwealth Scholarship.
He has been a Member of Parliament since 1984 starting out at Siglap constituency and later Bedok Group Representation Constituency from 1991 to 1996.[2] Before becoming Speaker on 25 March 2002, Abdullah was the Minister-in-charge for Muslim Affairs, Minister for Community Development, Minister for Community Development and Sports from 1996 to 2000 and 2000 to 2002 respectively.[2] He was also the Deputy Speaker of Parliament from 1989 to 1993.[2]
He announced his retirement from politics on March 24, 2011, prior to the Singapore general election, 2011.
[edit] References
- ^ "Parliament pays respects". The Straits Times. 2010-05-18. http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_528000.html. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ a b c d e "Curriculum Vitae". Parliament of Singapore. http://www.parliament.gov.sg/AboutUs/Org-MP-CV-AbdullahTarmugi.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
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