Tharman Shanmugaratnam is an Indian origin Singaporean who has shown his keen interest in Singapore politics. He has been elected as President of Singapore on 2 September 2023, after winning the election with 70.40% of vote creating a history in the presidential election. Tharman was sworn as the ninth President of Singapore on 14 September 2023. Tharman is economist by profession but has served majorly in the field of Public Service related to Social and economic policies. Lets have a look at motivational success story of Tharman Shanmugaratham along with his Biography.
Basic Info of Tharman Shanmugaratnam
| Name : | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
| Date Of Birth | 25 February 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Singapore |
| Age: | 66 years |
| Height : | 5 ft 8 in |
| Weight : | 71 kg |
| Home town : | Singapore |
| Profession | Economist & Politician |
Childhood
Indian origin economist Tharman Shanmugaratnam was born and brought up in Singapore. His father is an Indian citizen setteled in Singapore. Tharman was born in Singapore to a Tamil family from India. Tharman is fourth generation Singaporean. He studied at Anglo Chinese School and went to London School of Economics for graduation, where he completed his Bachelor of Science in Economics. Later he completed his Master of {hilosophy degree in Economics from University of Cambridge and Master of Public Administration from Harvard University and was awarded Lucius N. Littauer fellow award.
Struggle & Challenges
| Graduation | Bachelor Of Science in Economic from London School of Economics |
| Masters | Master of Philosophy degree in Economics from University of Cambridge |
| Master | Master of Public Administration from Harvard University |
Tharman Shanmugaratnam, a prominent economist and politician of Indian origin who has made significant contributions to Singapore’s economic and political landscape. Tharman Shanmugaratnam has had a distinguished career in both fields. He has received number of recognition for his work as economist and Internationally played a vital role with his expertise in economic policy.
Economist
Tharman Shanmugaratnam began his career at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in 1987, as Chief Economist and further severed at various positions. He played a crucial role in shaping Singapore’s financial policies and was the Managing Director of MAS from1999 to 2001.
He joined Singapore Administrative Service and served in the Ministry of Education as Senior Deputy Secretary for Policy and rejoined Monetary Authority of Singapore in the year 1999 and resigned in 2001, to adventure new field on politics and participated in the general election as a candidate for People’s Action Party.
Political Career
He made his first appearance in the field of politics with contest of general election as a candidate for People’s Action party which he won against Jurong GRC with 79.75% and was appointed as Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Senior Minister of State for Education. Gradually rised in the political field, passing from numerous responsibilities and reached to the position of Finance Minister in year 2007. In 2011, he was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister while retaining his old portfolio of Finance and adding Manpower portfolio.
He stepped down as Minister for Finance in year 2015 after he loss in general election of 2015. He continued his Deputy Prime Minister responsibilities, adding some new responsibility and deleting some. In 2020, he regained his position of parliamentary seat by winning the general election 2020 with 74.62% of vote.
In 2023, he showed his interest for Presidential election and resigned from his all position in the government. In September, he won the presidential election and was announced the ninth President of Singapore.
He has served the Singaporean government at different positions and some important designations. He has served as the Chairman of the MAS (2011–2023), Deputy Chairman of GIC (2019–2023), Chairman of the IAC of EDB (2014–2023), Board of Trustees of the Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA), Chairs the National Jobs Council and Tharman Co-Chaired several bilateral committees to promote economic and trade relations.
He also managed some roles and responsibilities through International appointments which are Chairman of the IMFC (2011–2014), Chair of the G20 EPG (2017–2023), Chair of the Group of Thirty (2017–2022), Board of Trustees of the WEF (2019–2023), Co-Chair of the G20 HILP (2021–2023), High‑Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism (2022–2023), Co-Chair of the Global Commission on the Economics of Water (2022–2023).
Family Relation
| Parents | Father: K. Shanmugaratnam Mother: Unknown |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Wife/Husband | Jane Yumiko Ittogi |
| Children | 4 |
| Son/daughter | Maya (Daughter) and Akash, Krishna and Arjun (Son) |
| Sibling | 2 |
Tharman’s father, Professor K. Shanmugaratnam was a Medical Scientist, well known as the Father of Pathology. He was the founder of Singapore Cancer Registry and headed member of International Research for Cancer and Pathology
Tharman mother details are very rare on social media we don’t have much to share about.
Tharman wife Jane Yumiko Ittogi, is a lawyer and actively participate in social enterprises and non profit organization. Couple has been blessed by four children and all have inculpated their parents.
Maya, his elder daughter is the Co-founder of Policy Lab NGO and a lawyer by profession. Tharman’s elder son Akash, is a software engineer and Co-founder of Tech company ‘Crayon Data’. Krishna and Arjun are still students and continuing the studies as per their interest.
Controversy
Tharman was in controversy due allegation of official secret act case. He was the one, among the five named in the case, But this was not proved that he has disclosed the information about GDP to publication that’s why court released him from all allegation and this case does not affected his career.
Net Worth
Tharman estimated net worth as per publically is approx S$67 Million. His major part of the income is from his expertise in Economic and the other source is, his government service.
Social Media Engagement
| Tharman @Face | |
| Tharman @ twitt | |
| Youtube | Not available |
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| Wikipedia | Tharman @Wikki |
| Tharman @Instagram |
Interesting Facts about Tharman Shanmugaratnam
He was awarded Honorary Fellowship by London School of Economic in 2011.
He was a student activist while studying in colleges. He believes in social view which gradually evolved adding economic view to his personality.
He was honoured by many prestigious awards in his professional life. Some of most them are the Medal of Honour by National Trades Union Congress, Honorary Membership of the Singapore Medical Association.
He is passionate in writing poetry and wrote four poetry in collection name ‘We Have No Legends’, to support his friend Chew Keng Chuan and Yeoh Lam Keong to co-author the poetry book.
He was more passionate about sports during his studies and played Premier Hockey League of Singapore in the last year of his schooling.
He is one of the top ten richest politicians of Singapore.
Tharman is an animal lover and has three cats as pet.
Tharman is a big fan of singer Jay Chou.
In conclusion overall, Tharman Shanmugaratnam is one of the most appreciated leader in signapore who has gained trust and faith of his people .
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FAQ
Q1 Who is Singapore’s new Indian-origin President Tharman Shanmugaratnam?
Ans. Indian origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam is an economist and politician who belongs to a Tamil family and fourth generation Singaporean.
Q2. Who is the wife of Tharman Shanmugaratnam?
Ans. Lawyer, Jane Yumiko Ittogi, is the wife of Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
Q3. How many children does Tharman has?
Ans. Tharman has four children, one daughter and three sons.
Q4. What is the age of Tharman Shanmugaratnam?
Ans. Tharman is 66 Years old (as on 2023) according to his date of birth.