Abdullah Tarmugi

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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Tarmugi is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdullah.

Abdullah Tarmugi
عبدالله بن ترموڬي
5th
Singapore Parliament
for Siglap SMC
In office
22 December 1984 – 14 August 1991
Preceded byAbdul Rahim Ishark
Succeeded byMaliki Osman (PAP)
Personal details
Born (1944-08-25) 25 August 1944 (age 79)
University of Singapore
University of London

Abdullah bin Tarmugi (

Jawi: عبدالله بن ترموڬي; born 25 August 1944) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
between 2002 and 2011.

Early life

Born to a Javanese father and a Chinese mother, Abdullah's father was a low-salaried surveyor's assistant and his grandfather ran a provision shop.

Abdullah studied at

Commonwealth Scholarship
.

Political career

Abdullah was a Member of Parliament from 1984 to 2011, starting out at

Singapore Presidential Elections in 2017.[1]

Abdullah announced his retirement from politics on 24 March 2011, prior to the

Tony Tan[3] and a permanent member by President Halimah Yacob.[4]

Personal life

Abdullah is married to Shirley, a retired teacher and former principal who was his pre-university schoolmate at Raffles Institution. She is ethnic Chinese and converted to Islam prior to their marriage. The couple have two children.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Curriculum Vitae". Parliament of Singapore. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  2. ^ "PAP veterans to retire". AsiaOne. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original
    on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  4. ISSN 0585-3923
    . Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Marriage Tips From Former Speaker Of Parliament Abdullah Tarmugi". Her World. 17 July 2015.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs
1 July 1993 – 24 March 2002 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Community Development
15 January 1996 – 31 March 2000
Acting: 2 January 1994 – 14 January 1996 		Succeeded by
Minister for Community Development and Sports
1 April 2000 – 24 March 2002
Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by
Speaker of Parliament

2002–2011 		Succeeded by
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