Ahmad Ibrahim (Singaporean politician)

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Ahmad bin Ibrahim
احمد بن إبراهيم
Ahmad in 1961
Minister for Health
In office 5 June 1959 – 24 September 1961
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew
Preceded by	A. J. Braga
Succeeded by	K.M. Byrne
Minister for Labour
In office 24 September 1961 – 21 August 1962
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew
Preceded by	Kenneth Michael Byrne
Succeeded by	Jek Yeun Thong
Personal details
Born	17 May 1927 Penang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	21 August 1962 (aged 35) Singapore
Resting place	Bidadari Cemetery, Singapore
Political party	People's Action Party (1959-1962)

Ahmad bin Ibrahim (Jawi: احمد بن إبراهيم; b. 17 May 1927 – d. 21 August 1962) was a Singaporean politician who had served as Minister of Health (1959–1961) and Minister for Labour (1961–1962) in the first Cabinet of Singapore. He was also an active unionist and elected independent member of the 1955 Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Life[]

Ahmad was born in Penang and educated at the Penang Free School. In 1955, he stood for the Legislative Assembly elections and won as an independent candidate representing Sembawang. A former first branch secretary of All-Singapore Fire Brigade Employees Union and Vice-President of the Naval Base Labour Union, he was co-opted into the Central Executive Committee of the People's Action Party (PAP) in 1956. In 1959, under the PAP banner, he was re-elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly. When the PAP government formed its first Cabinet that year, Ahmad served as Minister for Health. He was also appointed Assistant Secretary-General of the PAP's Central Executive Committee.

In a September 1961 Cabinet reshuffle, Ahmad was appointed Minister for Labour. He died in the Singapore General Hospital after a prolonged illness on 21 August 1962 while holding office as Minister for Labour. He was accorded a state funeral and buried at Bidadari Cemetery.^[2]

Places named after Ahmad Ibrahim[]

Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim, a road in Boon Lay, is named after Ahmad. Ahmad Ibrahim Primary School, Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School and Masjid Ahmad Ibrahim in Yishun are also named after him.^[3]

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