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{{Infobox Officeholder
{{Infobox Officeholder
| honorific-prefix =[[Tan Sri]] [[Datuk]]<br />Prof.<br />
| name =Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim
| name =Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim
| image =
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| term_start =9 Aug 1965
| term_start =9 Aug 1965
| term_end =31 Jan 1967
| term_end =31 Jan 1967
| predecessor = Himself as [[State Advocate General]] of Singapore
| predecessor = ''Himself''<br /><small>(as State Advocate General of Singapore)</small>
| successor = [[Tan Boon Teik]]
| successor = [[Tan Boon Teik]]
| office2 = State Advocate-General of the State of Singapore
| office2 = State Advocate-General of the State of Singapore
| term_start2 = 25 June 1959
| term_start2 = 25 June 1959
| term_end2 = 8 August 1965
| term_end2 = 8 August 1965
| predecessor2 = [[E. P. Shanks]] as Attorney-General of the Crown Colony of Singapore
| predecessor2 = [[E. P. Shanks]]<br /><small>(as Attorney-General of the Crown Colony of Singapore)</small>
| successor2 = Post abolished and replaced with [[Attorney-General of Singapore]]
| successor2 = ''Post abolished and replaced with [[Attorney-General of Singapore]]''
| office3 =
| office3 =
| term_start3 =
| term_start3 =
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| birth_place = [[Singapore]] ([[Straits Settlements]])<ref>[http://books.google.ca/books?id=KcI4AQAAIAAJ&q=%22Ahmad+Mohamed+Ibrahim%22+1916&dq=%22Ahmad+Mohamed+Ibrahim%22+1916&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UnZdT6jlCvDKiQKd8KXBCw&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA]</ref>
| birth_place = [[Singapore]] ([[Straits Settlements]])<ref>[http://books.google.ca/books?id=KcI4AQAAIAAJ&q=%22Ahmad+Mohamed+Ibrahim%22+1916&dq=%22Ahmad+Mohamed+Ibrahim%22+1916&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UnZdT6jlCvDKiQKd8KXBCw&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA]</ref>
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1999|4|17|1916|5|15}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1999|4|17|1916|5|15}}
| death_place = [[Gombak, Malaysia]]
| death_place = [[Gombak]], [[Malaysia]]
| nationality = Singaporean <br> Malaysian
| nationality = Singaporean
| spouse = Puan Sri Salmah Mohamed Tahir
| spouse = Puan Sri Salmah Mohamed Tahir
| relations = [[Cal Bellini]]
| relations = [[Cal Bellini]]
| children =
| children =
| residence = [[Gombak, Malaysia]]
| residence = [[Gombak]], [[Malaysia]]
| alma_mater = [[Cambridge University]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Cambridge]]
| religion = Islam
| religion = [[Islam]]
}}
}}
{{Malay name|Ahmad|Ibrahim}}
'''[[Tan Sri]] [[Datuk]] Prof Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim''' (15 May 1916 – 17 April 1999) was a distinguished [[Singapore|Singaporean]] law professor.
[[Tan Sri]] [[Datuk]] Prof. '''Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim''' (15 May 1916 – 17 April 1999) was a [[Singapore]]an lawyer and law professor. He was the first [[Attorney-General of Singapore]].


He was educated at Kampong Glam Malay School (now [[Victoria School]]), [[Raffles Institution]], and [[Raffles College]]. He received the Queen's Scholarship in 1936 which enabled him to study at St. John's College, Cambridge. He graduated in 1939 with 1st Class Economics Tripos I and 1st Class Law Tripos II. and [[Cambridge University]].
Ahmad was educated in Kampong Glam Malay School (now [[Victoria School]]), [[Raffles Institution (Secondary)|Raffles Institution]], and Raffles College (now the [[National University of Singapore]]). In 1936, he received the Queen's Scholarship (now known as the [[President's Scholar]]ship) to study in [[St John's College, Cambridge|St John's College]], [[University of Cambridge]]. He graduated in 1939 with 1st Class Economics Tripos I and 1st Class Law Tripos II.


In 1948, he ran as an independent in the Municipal Commission Election in Singapore and won.
In 1948, Ahmad stood as an independent candidate in the Municipal Commission Election in Singapore and won. He became Singapore's first State Advocate General in 1959, and the nation's first non-British Attorney-General in 1966. He moved to [[Malaysia]] in 1969. In 1972, he became the dean of the law faculty of the [[University of Malaya]].


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Ahmad was a key person in the merger talks between Singapore and Malaysia in the early 1960s. He was also the legal expert in the Singapore delegation to the Malaysia Talks in London in 1963, which discussed independence from Britain.
He became Singapore's first State Advocate General in 1959, and Singapore's first non-British Attorney-General in 1966


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Former Singaporean deputy prime minister [[Goh Keng Swee]] once described Ahmad as a man of "tremendous breadth and depth of intellect, whose ability as a legal draftsman is unsurpassed in this country".
Professor Ahmad moved to [[Malaysia]] in 1969.


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Ahmad was also the brother of the actor [[Cal Bellini]] (real name Khalid Ibrahim).
In 1972, he became the Dean of the Faculty of Law, [[University of Malaya]]

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He was a key person in the merger talks between Singapore and Malaysia in the early 1960s. He was also the legal expert in the Singapore delegation to the Malaysia Talks in London in 1963, which discussed independence from Britain.

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Former Senior Cabinet minister Dr. Goh Keng Swee, once described him as a man of "tremendous breadth and depth of intellect, whose ability as a legal draftsman is unsurpassed in this country".

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Professor Ahmad was also the brother of Hollywood actor, [[Cal Bellini]] (real name Khalid Ibrahim).

He died in 1999.


== References ==
== References ==
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| NAME = Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Law professor
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Lawyer, law professor
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1916
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1916
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Revision as of 15:36, 27 July 2012

Tan Sri Datuk
Prof.
Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim
Attorney-General of Singapore
In office
9 Aug 1965 – 31 Jan 1967
Preceded byHimself
(as State Advocate General of Singapore)
Succeeded byTan Boon Teik
State Advocate-General of the State of Singapore
In office
25 June 1959 – 8 August 1965
Preceded byE. P. Shanks
(as Attorney-General of the Crown Colony of Singapore)
Succeeded byPost abolished and replaced with Attorney-General of Singapore
Personal details
Born(1916-05-15)15 May 1916
Singapore (Straits Settlements)[1]
Died17 April 1999(1999-04-17) (aged 82)
Gombak, Malaysia
SpousePuan Sri Salmah Mohamed Tahir
RelationsCal Bellini
Residence(s)Gombak, Malaysia
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ibrahim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Ahmad.

Tan Sri Datuk Prof. Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim (15 May 1916 – 17 April 1999) was a Singaporean lawyer and law professor. He was the first Attorney-General of Singapore.

Ahmad was educated in Kampong Glam Malay School (now Victoria School), Raffles Institution, and Raffles College (now the National University of Singapore). In 1936, he received the Queen's Scholarship (now known as the President's Scholarship) to study in St John's College, University of Cambridge. He graduated in 1939 with 1st Class Economics Tripos I and 1st Class Law Tripos II.

In 1948, Ahmad stood as an independent candidate in the Municipal Commission Election in Singapore and won. He became Singapore's first State Advocate General in 1959, and the nation's first non-British Attorney-General in 1966. He moved to Malaysia in 1969. In 1972, he became the dean of the law faculty of the University of Malaya.

Ahmad was a key person in the merger talks between Singapore and Malaysia in the early 1960s. He was also the legal expert in the Singapore delegation to the Malaysia Talks in London in 1963, which discussed independence from Britain.

Former Singaporean deputy prime minister Goh Keng Swee once described Ahmad as a man of "tremendous breadth and depth of intellect, whose ability as a legal draftsman is unsurpassed in this country".

Ahmad was also the brother of the actor Cal Bellini (real name Khalid Ibrahim).

References

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