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Tharman Shanmugaratnam [a] PPA(E) (born 25 February 1957) is a Singaporean politician and economist who has been the ninth president of Singapore since 2023. Prior to his presidency, Tharman served as Senior Minister of Singapore between 2019 and 2023, Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore between 2011 and 2023, and Deputy Prime ...
By tradition, an official portrait of the spouse of the president of Singapore is prominently displayed in government buildings and public institutions alongside the portrait of the president. [1] Jane Yumiko Ittogi is currently the spouse of the ninth President of Singapore , after her husband Tharman Shanmugaratnam won the 2023 presidential ...
This is a list of international presidential trips made by Tharman Shanmugaratnam, the 9th President of Singapore.. President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who took the office of President of Singapore on 14 September 2023, made his first overseas presidential state visit to meet with his counter-part Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah on 25 January 2024 at Bandar Seri Begawan. [1]
Former Mongolian President Elbegdorj Tsakhia offers some advice to new Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam: abolish the death penalty, and your country will be better off.
The term of president was previously 4 years, with it being extended to 6 years following the 1991 constitutional amendment. [12] Two presidents, Yusof and Benjamin Sheares, have died in office. [13] [14] Devan Nair was the first president to resign mid-term. [15] S. R. Nathan was the longest serving president, serving as president for 12 years ...
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam offered a somber analysis in a post on Instagram, saying: “Americans have voted in favor of President Trump. He will lead a nation in need of healing, and a ...
Ong decided not to run for a second term as president in 1999 partially because of the illness and subsequent death of his wife. He was succeeded by S. R. Nathan. In his farewell speech on 30 August 1999, he stated Having a good government is better than having a good President to check on a bad government.
On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was seated beside his smartly dressed wife, who was wearing a pink Chanel-like suit and matching pillbox hat and holding an armful of red roses that ...