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Halimah Yacob

Also known as Halimah binti Yacob, Halimah binte Yacob

8th President of Singapore

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Halimah Yacob is the eighth and current President of Singapore, having taken office in 2017. She is notable as Singapore's first female president, making her an important symbolic figure in the country's political history.

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It sits within the topics 1954 births, 21st-century women politicians and First women presidents.

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Instance of: human
Gender: female
Citizenship: Singapore
Place of birth: Singapore
Occupation: politician
Position held: Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
Employer: National University of Singapore
Political party: People's Action Party
Religion: Islam
Award: Order of Friendship
Official website: www.istana.gov.sg
Image: President Halimah Yacob in 2019.jpg

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Commons category: Halimah Yacob
date of birth: 1954-08-23
name in native language: ஹலிமா பின்தி யாகொப்
P10632: Halimah Yacob
medical condition: COVID-19
described at URL: www.tatlerasia.com/people/halimah-yacob
affiliation string: Singapore Government

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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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