Ahmad Ibrahim (Singaporean politician)
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Ahmad Ibrahim | |
|---|---|
 Ahmad in 1961 | |
| Minister for Health | |
| In office 5 June 1959 – 24 September 1961 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | A. J. Braga |
| Succeeded by | K. M. Byrne |
| Minister for Labour | |
| In office 24 September 1961 – 21 August 1962 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | K. M. Byrne |
| Succeeded by | Ong Pang Boon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 May 1927 Penang, Straits Settlements (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 21 August 1962 (aged 35) Singapore |
| Resting place | Bidadari Cemetery, Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party (from 1959) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (until 1959) |
Ahmad bin Ibrahim (17 May 1927 – 21 August 1962) was a Singaporean politician who served as Minister of Health between 1959 and 1961, and Minister for Labour from 1961 until his death in 1962, in the First Cabinet of Singapore. An active unionist, Ahmad was first elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Sembawang as an independent candidate in the 1955 general election.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Penang, Ahmad attended Penang Free School.
Ahmad contested in Sembawang as an independent candidate during the 1955 general election and won.
A former First Branch Secretary of the All-Singapore Fire Brigade Employees Union and Vice-President of the Naval Base Labour Union, Ahmad was co-opted into the People's Action Party's Central Executive Committee in 1956. During the 1959 general election, he was re-elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly as a PAP candidate.
When the PAP government formed its first Cabinet that year, Ahmad served as Minister for Health. He was also appointed Assistant Secretary-General of the party's CEC. After a Cabinet reshuffle in September 1961, Ahmad was appointed Minister for Labour.
Ahmad died on 21 August 1962, at the age of 35, at Singapore General Hospital after a prolonged liver illness while holding the portfolio of Minister for Labour. He was accorded a state funeral and buried at Bidadari Cemetery.[2][3]
Legacy
[edit]Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim—a road in Boon Lay, Ahmad Ibrahim Primary School, Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School, and Masjid Ahmad Ibrahim in Yishun are named after him.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ahmad bin Ibrahim". National Library Board. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ^ "FUNERAL OF THE LATE MINISTER FOR LABOUR AHMAD BIN IBRAHIM - …". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "TRIBUTE TO THE LATE INCHE AHMAD BIN IBRAHIM BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR. LEE KUAN YEW, BROADCAST OVER RADIO SINGAPORE AT 9.40 P.M. ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 21ST, 1962" (PDF). www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Ahmad Ibrahim was an alumnus". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- 1927 births
- 1962 deaths
- People from Penang
- Members of the Cabinet of Singapore
- Members of the Parliament of Singapore
- People's Action Party politicians
- Singaporean politicians of Malay descent
- Singaporean Muslims
- Singaporean people of Malay descent
- Ministers for health of Singapore
- Malaysian emigrants to Singapore
- Ministers for labour of Singapore
- Members of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore