First Ladies and Gentlemen of Singapore

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Spouse of the President of Singapore
Incumbent
Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee
since 14 September 2017
StyleMister
ResidenceThe Istana
Inaugural holderNoor Aishah
Formation9 August 1965; 56 years ago (1965-08-09)

The spouse of the President of Singapore, also known as the first lady or first gentleman of Singapore outside of Singapore, is the spouse of the incumbent president of Singapore. Unlike many countries, the position is largely ceremonial and it is not an office.

Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee is the current first gentleman of Singapore as he is the spouse of the incumbent President of Singapore, Halimah Yacob.[1]

By tradition, an official portrait of the first spouse is prominently displayed alongside the president's in government buildings.[2]

List of spouses of the president of Singapore[]

No Spouse of President President Start date End date
1 Noor Aishah Yusof Ishak 9 August 1965 23 November 1970
2 Yeo Seh Geok Benjamin Sheares 2 January 1971 12 May 1981
3 Avadai Dhanam Devan Nair 23 October 1981 28 March 1985
4 Koh Sok Hiong Wee Kim Wee 2 September 1985 1 September 1993
5 Ling Siew May Ong Teng Cheong 2 September 1993 30 July 1999
6 Urmila Umi Nandey Sellapan Ramanathan 1 September 1999 31 August 2011
7 Mary Chee Bee Kiang Tony Tan Keng Yam 1 September 2011 31 August 2017
8 Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee Halimah Yacob 14 September 2017 present

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ hermes (14 September 2017). "The man behind her successful career". The Straits Times. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. ^ Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh (7 February 2017). "Debate on Bill prompts questions on ethnicity and identity". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.


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