Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs
Encyclopedia
Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs is a position in the Cabinet of Singapore
that oversees policies and issues related to the Muslim
community in Singapore
. In 1977, Dr. Ahmad Mattar was appointed Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs. Previously, there were no minister with a reference to Muslim Affairs as part of a minister's official duties.
Before Dr. Ahmad Mattar, ministers like Mr. Othman Wok (the then Minister for Social Affairs and Sports) or Mr. A. Rahim Ishak (the then Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs) were involved in the administration of Muslim affairs.
Since 25 March 2002, the position is held by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim.
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!Minister||Term
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|Dr. Ahmad Mattar||1977 (Minister-in-Charge)
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|Abdullah Tarmugi
||1996 - 24 March 2002
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|Yaacob Ibrahim
||25 March 2002 - Present
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Cabinet of Singapore
The Cabinet of Singapore forms the Government of Singapore together with the President of Singapore. It is led by the Prime Minister of Singapore who is the head of government...
that oversees policies and issues related to the Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
community in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. In 1977, Dr. Ahmad Mattar was appointed Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs. Previously, there were no minister with a reference to Muslim Affairs as part of a minister's official duties.
Before Dr. Ahmad Mattar, ministers like Mr. Othman Wok (the then Minister for Social Affairs and Sports) or Mr. A. Rahim Ishak (the then Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs) were involved in the administration of Muslim affairs.
Since 25 March 2002, the position is held by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim.
{|class="wikitable"
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!Minister||Term
|-
|Dr. Ahmad Mattar||1977 (Minister-in-Charge)
|-
|Abdullah Tarmugi
Abdullah Tarmugi
Abdullah Tarmugi was the Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore as well as the Member of Parliament of East Coast Group Representation Constituency from 1996 to 2011.Born to a Javanese Father and Chinese Mother...
||1996 - 24 March 2002
|-
|Yaacob Ibrahim
Yaacob Ibrahim
Yaacob bin Ibrahim is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he is currently the country's Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs.-Education and early career:Yaacob graduated from the University of...
||25 March 2002 - Present
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