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Halimah Yacob

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Halimah Yacob

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Also known as Halimah binti Yacob, Halimah binte Yacob

8th President of Singapore

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Halimah Yacob is a Singaporean politician and member of the People's Action Party. Born in Singapore on August 23, 1954, she is a citizen of the country and follows Islam. She has served as the President of Singapore and as the Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore. Her professional background includes employment at the National University of Singapore, where she also received her education.

Yacob has received several honors, including the Darjah Utama Temasek, the Order of King Abdulaziz al Saud, and the Order of Friendship. She is affiliated with the Singapore Government. Additionally, she has been diagnosed with COVID-19.

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Associations of fats and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 18 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study

    · 2017 · cited 947x

  2. Mapping synergies and trade-offs between energy and the Sustainable Development Goals

    · 2017 · cited 863x

  3. Fruit, vegetable, and legume intake, and cardiovascular disease and deaths in 18 countries (PURE): a prospective cohort study

    · 2017 · cited 530x

  4. Demand-side solutions to climate change mitigation consistent with high levels of well-being

    · 2021 · cited 466x

  5. Global Retinoblastoma Presentation and Analysis by National Income Level

    · 2020 · cited 314x

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Quotes

  • “As a small nation, we must take the world as it is, not as we wish it to be. But we are far from powerless on the international stage by acting together with like-minded partners, both big and small. We remain vigilant and proactive in defending ourselves against external threats. We will continue to build a network of friends to advance our shared interests. We will strive to preserve our sovereignty and the right to determine our own future, as we have done since independence.”

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Encyclopedic overview

Halimah binte Yacob (born 23 August 1954) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who was the eighth president of Singapore from 2017 to 2023, making her the first woman to serve in this role after being elected uncontested in the 2017 presidential election.

As a member of the People's Action Party (PAP), Halimah served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Bukit Batok East division of the Jurong Group Representation Constituency (GRC) from 2001 to 2015 and then for the Marsiling division of the Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC from 2015 to 2017. She became Singapore's first female speaker of parliament, a position she held from 2013 to 2017.

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