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Halimah Yacob

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Halimah binte Yacob (born 23 August 1954) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who held the office of the eighth president of Singapore from 2017 to 2023, making her the first woman to serve in this role. A former member of Singapore's long-dominant People's Action Party (PAP), Halimah served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Bukit Batok East division of the Jurong Group Representation Constituency (GRC) from 2001 to 2015 and then for the Marsiling division of the Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC from 2015 to 2017. She became Singapore's first female speaker of parliament, a position she held from 2013 to 2017. Following a constitutional amendment in 2016, the 2017 presidential election was reserved for candidates from the Malay community. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Halimah Yacob is the 3,893rd most popular politician (down from 841st in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Singapore (down from 2nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Singaporean Politician.

Halimah Yacob is most famous for being the first female president of Singapore.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Halimah Yacob ranks 3,893 out of 19,576. Before her are Salome Alexandra, Peter I of Bulgaria, Archduke Maximilian Eugen of Austria, Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden, Jose P. Laurel, and Ásgeir Ásgeirsson. After her are Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France, Vahagn Khachaturyan, Alexander Balas, John I of Sweden, Emperor Ai of Tang, and Ramiro II of Aragon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Halimah Yacob ranks 44. Before her are Condoleezza Rice, Paolo Gentiloni, Ron Howard, Ash Carter, Johnny Logan, and Matt Groening. After her are Lawrence M. Krauss, Vojislav Šešelj, Chris Evert, Marian Gold, Catherine O'Hara, and Riccardo Patrese.

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In Singapore

Among people born in Singapore, Halimah Yacob ranks 4 out of 42. Before her are Lee Kuan Yew (1923), S. R. Nathan (1924), and Tony Tan (1940). After her are Benjamin Sheares (1907), Lee Hsien Loong (1952), Parameswara (1344), Goh Chok Tong (1941), Tharman Shanmugaratnam (1957), David Marshall (1908), Julia Nickson (1958), and Vanessa-Mae (1978).

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Among POLITICIANS In Singapore

Among politicians born in Singapore, Halimah Yacob ranks 4. Before her are Lee Kuan Yew (1923), S. R. Nathan (1924), and Tony Tan (1940). After her are Benjamin Sheares (1907), Lee Hsien Loong (1952), Parameswara (1344), Goh Chok Tong (1941), Tharman Shanmugaratnam (1957), David Marshall (1908), Wee Kim Wee (1915), and Abu Bakar of Johor (1833).

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