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Chengara Veetil Devan Nair BBM (5 August 1923 – 6 December 2005), also known as C. V. Devan Nair, better known as Devan Nair, was a Singaporean politician and union leader who served as the third president of Singapore from 1981 until his resignation in 1985.
Jul 11, 2020 · The Devan Nair Institute for Employment and Employability was opened in 2014 by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to recognise his contributions to the labour movement when he was Secretary General of National Trades Union Congress.
Dec 7, 2005 · Chengara Veetil Devan Nair 1 (b. 5 August 1923, Jasin, near Malacca, Malaysia 2 –d. 7 December 2005, Canada 3), better known as just Devan Nair, was Singapore’s third president and first Indian president. 4
The Istana turned 150 in 2019. A series of events and activities were held over the past year to commemorate this landmark anniversary. The Istana is the office of the President of the Republic of Singapore and is used to receive and entertain state guests.
C. V. Devan Nair. Fifty-eight-year-old C. V. Devan Nair was elected by parliament as Singapore's third president on 23 October 1981. He took office the following day. Prior to becoming president, Nair was the first secretary-general of the Singapore National Trades Union Congress, an organisation that he had helped establish in 1961.
Dec 8, 2005 · SINGAPORE — A former president of Singapore, Devan Nair, has died in Hamilton, Canada, a television news station reported. He was 82. The report Wednesday by Channel NewsAsia provided no further...
Devan Nair a/l Chengara Veetil, also known as C.V. Devan Nair (Malayalam: ദേവന് നായര്) (August 5, 1923–December 6, 2005), was the third President of Singapore and was elected by Parliament on October 23, 1981. He served as President until his resignation on March 28, 1985.
Devan Nair Chengara Veetil BBM (Malayalam: ദേവൻ നായർ ചെങ്ങറ വീട്ടിൽ; 5 August 1923 – 6 December 2005), also known as C. V. Devan Nair, was a Malaysian-born Singaporean politician. He was the third President of Singapore between 1981 and 1985. On 28 March 1985, Nair resigned for unknown reasons.
Dec 30, 2005 · Devan Nair, who fought the British, founded Malaysia‘s biggest opposition party and became Singapore‘s third president was laid to rest in a simple but moving funeral in Hamilton, Ontario.
Dec 12, 2023 · Devan Nair :- Explore the remarkable life and legacy of Devan Nair, Singapore's 3rd president, whose journey from activism to leadership shaped the nation's history.
