S. Dhanabalan

Dhanabalan Suppiah DUT (Tamil: சு. தனபாலன்; born 8 August 1937), also known as S. Dhanabalan, is a Singaporean former politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs between 1980 and 1988. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Kallang SMC between 1976 and 1991, and the Kuo Chuan ward of Toa Payoh GRC between 1991 and 1996.

In this Indian name, the name Suppiah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Dhanabalan.
S. Dhanabalan
DUT
சு. தனபாலன்
Minister for Trade and Industry
In office
7 December 1992 – 1 January 1994
Preceded byLee Hsien Loong
Succeeded byYeo Cheow Tong
Minister for National Development
In office
1 January 1987 – 31 August 1992
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Goh Chok Tong
Preceded byTeh Cheang Wan
Succeeded byRichard Hu
Leader of the House
In office
2 January 1985 – 24 February 1987
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Preceded byEdmund W. Barker
Succeeded byWong Kan Seng
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
1 June 1980 – 12 September 1988
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Preceded byS. Rajaratnam
Succeeded byWong Kan Seng
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Toa Payoh GRC
(Kuo Chuan)
In office
21 August 1991 – 16 December 1996
Preceded byWong Kan Seng
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Kallang SMC
In office
23 December 1976 – 14 August 1991
Preceded byAbdul Aziz bin Karim
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
Dhanabalan Suppiah

(1937-08-08) 8 August 1937
Singapore, Straits Settlements, British Malaya
Political partyPeople's Action Party
SpouseChristine Tan
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Malaya (BA)

Dhanabalan was a prominent political leader in Singapore during the 1980s, where he served as Minister for Foreign Affairs between 1980 and 1988, Minister for National Development between 1987 and 1992, and Minister for Trade and Industry between 1992 and 1993 under Prime Ministers Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong.

He had also served as Leader of the House between 1985 and 1987.

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