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    Halimah Yacob

    8th President of Singapore

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  1. Halimah binti Yacob DUT (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.

  2. Sep 19, 2023 · Halimah Yacob was a ground breaker in Singapore politics even before she became the nation's first female president. She also was the first woman to serve as speaker of parliament and only the second Muslim, holding the role between 2013 and 2017.

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  3. Sep 12, 2017 · The former unionist and Speaker of Parliament is set to be Singapore's first female president. On Wednesday, she will turn up at the People's Association headquarters in King George's Avenue to...

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  5. Singapore’s eighth President Halimah Yacob reflects on the defining moments of her six years in office, from unlocking past reserves, to advocating for cause...

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  6. May 30, 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...

  7. Sep 13, 2023 · SINGAPORE: Outgoing President Halimah Yacob marked the end of her term as Singapore’s eighth President on Wednesday (Sep 13) with a farewell reception at the Istana. The 69-year-old former Member...

  8. Sep 13, 2023 · SINGAPORE – Six years after making history as Singapore’s first woman head of state, President Halimah Yacob left the highest office in the land with accolades of being a powerful symbol of unity...

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