Yaacob Ibrahim
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The Honourable Assoc. Prof. Dr Yaacob Ibrahim MP |
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| يعقوب إبراهيم | |
Dr Yaacob Ibrahim
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| Minister for Communications and Information | |
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Assumed office 1 November 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Himself (As Minister of Information, Communications and the Arts) |
| Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts | |
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In office 21 May 2011 – 1 November 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Lui Tuck Yew |
| Succeeded by | Himself (As Minister of Communications and Information) |
| Minister for the Environment and Water Resources | |
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In office 12 August 2004 – 20 May 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Lim Swee Say |
| Succeeded by | Vivian Balakrishnan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
3 October 1955 Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party (1997) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
University of Singapore, Stanford University |
| Profession | Engineer Lecturer, professor |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Yaacob bin Ibrahim, MP (Jawi: يعقوب بن إبراهيم; born 3 October 1955) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is the country's Minister for Communications and Information, Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs and Minister in charge of Cyber Security. A Member of Parliament (MP) since 1997, he was the Minister for Community Development and Sports from 2003 to 2004, as the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources from 2004 to 2011, and as the Minister for the Information, Communications and the Arts from 21 May 2011 to 1 November 2012.
Dr Yaacob has been active in community service since his school days and has been involved in the Association of Muslim Professionals, Jamiyah, Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura and the Nature Society (Singapore). Initially a volunteer tutor, became the Chairman of the Council for the Development of Singapore Malay/Muslim Community (Yayasan Mendaki) in March 2002.
He is married with two children. His children are Singapore citizens and attend Singapore schools.
Yaacob studied at Tanjong Katong Technical Secondary School, which turned coeducational during his time there. He graduated from the University of Singapore with an honours degree in civil engineering in 1980 and in 1989 obtained a Doctor of Philosophy from Stanford University. He was a postdoc at Cornell University. He returned to Singapore in 1990 and joined the National University of Singapore faculty in 1991. He received his department's teaching excellence award in 1994. He is currently on leave of absence from the university as an associate professor.
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