Yaacob Ibrahim
Yaacob bin Ibrahim (Jawi: يعقوب بن إبراهيم; born 3 October 1955) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs between 2002 and 2018, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports between 2002 and 2004, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources between 2004 and 2011, Minister for Communications and Information between 2011 and 2018, and Minister-in-charge of Cyber Security between 2015 and 2018. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Kolam Ayer division of Jalan Besar GRC between 1997 and 2020.
Yaacob Ibrahim | |
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| يعقوب إبراهيم | |
Yaacob in 2006 | |
| Minister-in-charge of Cyber Security | |
| In office 1 November 2015 – 30 April 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | S. Iswaran |
| Minister for Communications and Information | |
| In office 21 May 2011 – 30 April 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Second Minister | Lawrence Wong (2014–2015) |
| Preceded by | Lui Tuck Yew (as Minister for Information, Communication and the Arts) |
| Succeeded by | S. Iswaran |
| Minister for the Environment and Water Resources | |
| In office 12 August 2004 – 20 May 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Lim Swee Say (as Minister for the Environment) |
| Succeeded by | Vivian Balakrishnan |
| Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports | |
| In office 12 May 2003 – 11 August 2004 Acting: 25 March 2002 – 11 May 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Abdullah Tarmugi |
| Succeeded by | Vivian Balakrishnan |
| Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs | |
| In office 25 March 2002 – 30 April 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Abdullah Tarmugi |
| Succeeded by | Masagos Zulkifli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 October 1955 Colony of Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Singapore Stanford University |
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