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Halimah binti Yacob DUT [1] (born 23 August 1954) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who served as the eighth president of Singapore from 2017 to 2023. Halimah won in the 2017 presidential election in an uncontested walkover due to ineligible candidates.
Sep 12, 2017 · SINGAPORE - Madam Halimah Yacob was issued a Certificate of Eligibility by the Presidential Elections Committee on Monday (Sept 11). The 63-year-old was the only presidential hopeful of three to...
May 29, 2023 · SINGAPORE: President Halimah Yacob was a people's President who was a strong advocate for social issues long before she was elected, advocates said following her announcement on...
May 29, 2023 · SINGAPORE - President Halimah Yacob announced on Monday that she will not stand for re-election in the upcoming presidential election. In her six years in office, she has championed social causes...
Nov 2, 2021 · SINGAPORE - Madam Halimah Yacob has resigned as Speaker of Parliament and MP for Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC MP to stand in next month's presidential election. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Sep 13, 2023 · SINGAPORE: Singapore continues to face challenges as a small and open economy, but Singaporeans have a better chance of keeping the country exceptional “if we stand together and stay united”, said...
Sep 25, 2023 · The Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) is pleased to announce that Mdm Halimah Yacob has been appointed Chancellor, effective 1 October 2023. Mdm Halimah takes over from Mr Stephen Lee, who has served as SUSS Chancellor since 2018.
Sep 12, 2023 · SINGAPORE: Madam Halimah Yacob was at a Singapore Armed Forces Day event in July this year when a 10-year-old girl, whose father was receiving an award, came up to her.
Sep 13, 2017 · SINGAPORE – Madam Halimah Yacob, 63, became the first woman and first Malay in 47 years to ascend to the highest office, after successfully filing her nomination papers on Wednesday (Sept 13) as...
Mar 11, 2021 · Halimah Yacob is a trail blazer. In 2013 she became the first woman to be Speaker of the Singapore Parliament. Four years later, in September 2017, she became Singapore’s first woman President.
