Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee

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In this Malay name, Alhabshee is a family name, the name Abdullah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by his given name, Mohammed.
Muhammed Abdullah Alhabshee
8th First Gentleman of Singapore
Assumed role
14 September 2017
PresidentHalimah Yacob
Preceded byMary Chee Bee Kiang
Personal details
Born
Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee

1954 (age 67–68)
Colony of Singapore
NationalitySingaporean
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1980)​
Children5
Residence(s)The Istana
Alma materNational University of Singapore

Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee (born 1954)[1] is the current First Gentleman of Singapore and a retired businessman. He is the spouse of Halimah Yacob, who is the 8th President of Singapore.[2]

Background[]

Mohammed is a Malay of Arab descent.[3]

Mohammed graduated from the National University of Singapore, majoring in physics. It is also where he would first met Halimah Yacob.[2][4]

He married Halimah Yacob in 1980, two years after meeting her at the National University of Singapore.[4] They both own a HDB duplex flat in Yishun, consisting of one 5-room flat and one 4-room flat joined together by demolishing the median wall.[5] They have five children together.

He is currently a retired businessman.[6]

After Halimah won an uncontested election, and was sworn in on 14 September 2017, Mohammed became Singapore's inaugural First Gentleman.[7][8] During Halimah's term as president, they were still living in their HDB duplex flat at Yishun. Halimah previously stated that she would not be moving out of her flat during her term in office.[9] On 2 October 2017, however, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced that they would be moving out of the public housing apartment, due to security threats identified by security agencies from being the head of state.[10][11]

References[]

  1. ^ Tham, Yuen-C (2017-09-13). "Halimah Yacob to be sworn in as Singapore's 8th president on Thursday: PMO". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  2. ^ a b "Our First Gentleman to be, Mohamed Abdullah Alhabshee". The Independent Singapore News. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  3. ^ "Getting to know Mohamed Abdullah Alhabshee, husband of Madam Halimah Yacob – THOUGHTS OF REAL SINGAPOREANS". 2017-07-29. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  4. ^ a b "StackPath". theindependent.sg. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  5. ^ "Our First Gentleman to be, Mohamed Abdullah Alhabshee | The Independent". 2017-08-17. Archived from the original on 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  6. ^ Tham, Yuen-C (2017-09-13). "Halimah Yacob to be sworn in as Singapore's 8th president on Thursday: PMO". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  7. ^ "Halimah Yacob set to be next President after other potential candidates fail to qualify - CNA". 2019-04-14. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  8. ^ "Halimah Yacob to be sworn in as Singapore's 8th president on Thursday: PMO, Politics News & Top Stories - The Straits Times". 2017-12-17. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  9. ^ Tham, Yuen-C; Seow, Joanna (2017-09-14). "Halimah wants to continue living in her HDB flat". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  10. ^ Tian, Ang Tian (2017-10-03). "President Halimah to move out of Yishun flat". The New Paper. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  11. ^ "President Halimah to move out from Yishun residence to a new location - The Online Citizen". 2019-02-27. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
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