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Halimah binti Yacob DUT [1] (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. She is the first female president in Singapore's history. [2] [3]
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The eighth president, Halimah Yacob, who served as Speaker...
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Halimah Yacob (born 23 August 1954) is a Singaporean...
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Halimah Yacob (born 23 August 1954) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer. She became the 8th President of Singapore in September 2017. Before becoming president, she was the Speaker of Parliament from 2013 until 2017.
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The eighth president, Halimah Yacob, who served as Speaker of Parliament from 2013 to 2017, prior to her presidency, took office on 14 September 2017. She was the sole eligible candidate under the new reform terms which took effect earlier that year.
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Sep 11, 2017 · PHOTO: BERITA HARIAN. Sept 11, 2017 - She is set to be Singapore's first female President after being the only presidential hopeful to receive a Certificate of Eligibility. Madam Halimah Yacob...
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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May 30, 2023 · Published. May 29, 2023, 09:30 PM. 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...
Presidential elections were held in Singapore on 1 September 2023, the sixth public presidential elections but only the third to be contested by more than one candidate. Incumbent president Halimah Yacob, who had been elected unopposed in 2017, did not seek re-election.
