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Appointment of Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica

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Costa Rica

14 February 2022

The Government has appointed Mr Chaly Mah Chee Kheongas Singapore’s first Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica. Mr Mah is Chairman of the Singapore Tourism Board, Surbana Jurong...

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The Government has appointed Mr Chaly Mah Chee Kheong as Singapore’s first Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica.

Mr Mah is Chairman of the Singapore Tourism Board, Surbana Jurong Pte Ltd, Netlink NBN Management Pte Ltd and the Singapore Accountancy Commission. He is also Singapore’s Non-Resident High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea.

Mr Mah currently sits on the boards of several organizations including Capitaland Investments Ltd, Monetary Authority of Singapore and National University of Singapore. In the Public Service, Mr Mah held several appointments such as board member of the Economic Development Board and Sentosa Development Corporation. He was also Chairman of the Singapore Land Authority. Mr Mah was awarded the Public Service Medal in 2014. 

Mr Mah graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne, Australia and a Graduate Diploma in Accounting from Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. He is married to Ms Penny Khong Yim Mui and they have two sons.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

15 FEBRUARY 2022

MR CHALY MAH

NON-RESIDENT AMBASSADOR

TO THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA

Mr Chaly Mah Chee Kheong is Chairman of the Singapore Tourism Board, Surbana Jurong Pte Ltd, Netlink NBN Management Pte Ltd and the Singapore Accountancy Commission. He is also Singapore’s Non-Resident High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea.

Mr Mah currently sits on the Boards of Trustee of SG Eco Fund and the National University of Singapore. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Capitaland Investments Ltd and Flipkart Pte Ltd. 

In the Public Service, Mr Mah served on the Boards of the Economic Development Board from 2015 to 2020 and Sentosa Development Corporation from 2011 to 2017. He was also Chairman of the Singapore Land Authority from 2010 to 2014. Mr Mah was awarded the Public Service Medal in 2014.

Mr Mah graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne, Australia and a Graduate Diploma in Accounting from Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. He is married to Ms Penny Khong Yim Mui and they have two sons. 

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[Photo Credit: Ministry of Communications and Information]

[Photo Credit: Ministry of Communications and Information]


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