Yam Ah Mee
| Yam Ah Mee | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 July 1957 Singapore |
| Allegiance | Singapore |
| Service/branch | Singapore Armed Forces |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
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Yam Ah Mee (simplified Chinese: 杨雅镁; traditional Chinese: 楊雅鎂; pinyin: Yáng Yǎměi, born 2 July 1957) is a former Singaporean civil servant and Chief Executive Director of the People's Association. He shot to fame after Singaporeans took to his monotone voice and expressionless demeanour as the Returning Officer for the General Elections in 2011.
Yam studied at Hwa Chong Junior College and graduated from the University of New South Wales with a First Class Honours in Engineering and the Royal Military College, Duntroon in Australia, with The Queens Medal in 1980, on a Singapore Armed Forces scholarship. He also has a Masters in Business Administration degree from the National University of Singapore and a Masters in Public Administration degree from Harvard University.
Yam served in the Republic of Singapore Air Force, writing an article in the Military Journal POINTER, rising to be the chief of staff of the air staff and commanding the ground based air-defence systems, including the new Igla short range surface to air missiles, before retiring as a Brigadier-General and entering the Civil Service.
He joined the Public Service Division in August 1998 and was appointed the Deputy Secretary (Development) and the CEO & Dean of the Civil Service College. He was then posted to the Ministry of Transport as Deputy Secretary (Sea & Air) on 1 June 2004 and was appointed chief executive of Land Transport Authority on 11 May 2005. He was also President of the Singapore Youth Flying Club for 8 years from 1998 to 2006. Yam was honoured in 2008 with the Public Administration (Gold) Medal, a top National Day Award.
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