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The following foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam in separate ceremonies at the Istana today:
(a) The High Commissioner of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
His Excellency Nasrullah Khan
(b) The Ambassador of the State of Qatar
His Excellency Abdullah Bin Ibrahim Abdulrahman Sultan Al-Hamer
(c) The Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Her Excellency Adaljiza Albertina Xavier Reis Magno
(d) The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand
His Excellency Thongchai Chasawath
Their curricula vitae are attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
28 JANUARY 2016
HE NASRULLAH KHAN
HIGH COMMISSIONER TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN
BORN: |
8 September 1958 |
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57 |
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MARITAL STATUS: |
Married with two children |
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EDUCATION: |
Bachelor of Arts (1980) and Master of Arts (1982) in Political Science, University of Peshawar
Master of Arts in Defence and Strategic Studies (2010), National Defence University of Pakistan |
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LANGUAGES: |
Urdu, Pashto, English, Persian and Italian |
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CAREER: |
Oct 1983 |
Joined Foreign Service of Pakistan |
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1983 - 1985 |
Section Officer, Foreign Service Headquarters |
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1986 - 1989 |
Diplomatic Assignment in Rome |
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1989 - 1993 |
Section Officer, Foreign Service Headquarters |
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1993 - 1994 |
Director, Foreign Service Headquarters |
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1994 - 1997 |
Consul-General in Mashhad, Iran |
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CAREER: (cont’d) |
1997 - 2001 |
First Secretary, Pakistan Embassy in Prague |
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2001 - 2002 |
Director (Southeast Asia and the Pacific) |
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2002 - 2003 |
Director (United Nations) |
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2003 - 2006 |
Counsellor and Charge D’Affaires, Pakistan Embassy in Brussels |
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2006 - 2009 |
Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission, Pakistan Embassy in Tehran
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Aug 2009 - - Mar 2012 |
Director General (Europe-I) |
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Mar 2012 Dec 2015
28 Jan 2016 |
Pakistan Ambassador to Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Suriname, and Guyana
High Commissioner to Singapore
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30 October 2015
HE ABDULLAH BIN IBRAHIM ABDULRAHMAN SULTAN AL HAMER
AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
STATE OF QATAR
BORN: |
1 January 1960 |
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AGE: |
55 |
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EDUCATION: |
Bachelor in Civil Engineering, USA, 1987 |
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CAREER: |
1987 - 1989 |
Civil Engineer, Qatar Ministry of Public Works |
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1989 - 1990 |
Geographic System Information Project Coordinator, Qatar Ministry of Agriculture and Municipal |
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1990 - 1994 |
Assistant Manager, Qatar Geographic Information Centre |
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1994 - 1997 |
Manager, Office of the Minister of Agriculture and Municipal |
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1997 |
Transferred to the Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Nov 1996 – Sept 2001 |
Manager of Information and Research Department, Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Sept 2001 – Dec 2004
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Ambassador to Syria |
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CAREER: (cont'd) |
Dec 2004 – Nov 2010 |
Ambassador to Thailand |
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Nov 2014 – Dec 2015
28 Jan 2016
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Ambassador to Vietnam
Ambassador to Singapore |
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September 2015
HE ADALJIZA ALBERTINA XAVIER REIS MAGNO
AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF TIMOR-LESTE
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Married to Rosentino dos Anjos Amado Ribeiro Hei, with whom she has one daughter, Rosejiza Nabilan Magno Hei |
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EDUCATION: |
Economics Degree, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Economic Atma Bakti (under the Sebelas Maret Foundation), Solo, Indonesia, 2000
Master in Public Management, Victoria University, New Zealand, 2013 |
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CAREER: |
1999 – June 2000 |
Popular Education Coordinator (Volunteer), The Law, Basic Rights and Justice Foundation (renamed HAK Association in 2002) |
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June 1999 – September 2001 |
Co-Founder, Sahe Institute for Liberation (SIL)
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Head, Advocacy Division, SIL
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CAREER (cont’d): |
November 1999 – June 2000 |
Advocacy Division, Communication Forum for East Timor Women (FOKUPERS) |
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2000 |
Lecturer (Human Rights), National University of Timor-Leste |
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2000 – Present |
Member, FRETILIN Party |
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2001 |
Member, Organising Committee, East Timor Women’s Network |
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June 2001 – August 2001 |
Consultant, UN Population Fund (UNFPA) |
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September 2001 – May 2002 |
FRETILIN Representative, Constituent Assembly
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2002 – 2006 |
Board Member, HAK Association |
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May 2002 – July 2005 |
Member, National Parliament
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Secretary, Committee of Economics and Finance, National Parliament |
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2004 – 2007 |
Board Member, FOKUPERS |
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July 2005 – May 2007 |
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation |
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May 2007 – August 2007 |
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation |
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CAREER (cont’d):
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February 2014 –August 2014
November 2014 to July 2015
April 2015 – November 2015
28 Jan 2016
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Appointed by Prime Minister of Timor-Leste as a Member of Commission of Preparation for CPLP summit (CPC-CPLP), February 2014-August 2014;
Member of Review Committee for Policy Leader Group, The Asia Foundation;
Appointed by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste as a Member of the Gabinete de Apoio a Presidência Rotativa da Comunidade dos Paises de Lingua Portuguesa, GAPR-CPLP, (Office to Support the Presidency of CPLP)
Ambassador to Singapore |
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LANGUAGES: |
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English, Bahasa Indonesia, Portuguese and Tetum |
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January 2016
HE THONGCHAI CHASAWATH
AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
KINGDOM OF THAILAND
Born: |
4 October 1960 |
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Age: |
55 |
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Marital Status: |
Married to Mrs Norawan Chasawath
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EDUCATION: |
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Bachelor of Arts (Spanish) Chulalongkorn University, Thailand |
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Certificate of Chinese Study, The Chinese People’s University, China |
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CAREER: |
1987
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Attaché, Southeast Asia Division Department of Political Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand (MFA) |
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1988 |
Attaché, Reception Division, Department of Protocol, MFA |
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1989 |
Third Secretary, Reception Division, Department of Protocol, MFA |
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Third Secretary, Royal Thai Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam |
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CAREER: (cont’d) |
1991 |
Second Secretary, Royal Thai Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam |
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Second Secretary, Royal Thai Embassy in Beijing, China |
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1994 |
Second Secretary, Department of East Asian Affairs, MFA |
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First Secretary, Department of East Asian Affairs, MFA |
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1995 |
First Secretary, Royal Thai Embassy in Beijing, China |
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2000 |
First Secretary, Division III, Department of East Asian Affairs, MFA |
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Counsellor, Division III, Department of East Asian Affairs, MFA |
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2003 |
Minister-Counsellor, Department of East Asian Affairs, MFA |
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2005 |
Chief, Royal Thai Consulate-General in Chengdu, China |
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2009 |
Bureau Chief, Asset Procurement and Management Bureau, Office of the Permanent Secretary, MFA |
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Apr 2012 |
Deputy Director-General, Department of East Asian Affairs, MFA |
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Oct 2012 Dec 2015
28 Jan 2016 |
Director-General, Department of Consular Affairs, MFA
Ambassador to Singapore |
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DECORATIONS: |
1992 |
Commander (Third Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand |
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DECORATIONS (cont’d) |
1996 |
Commander (Third Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant |
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2001 |
Knight Commander (Second Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand |
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2006 |
Knight Commander (Second Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant |
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2009 |
Knight Commander (First Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand |
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2012 |
Knight Commander (First Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant |
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2013 |
The Chakrabarti Mala Medal |
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January 2016