In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ibrahim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Yaccob.
Yaacob Ibrahim
يعقوب إبراهيم
Yaacob in 2006
Minister-in-charge of Cyber Security
In office 1 November 2015 – 30 April 2018
Prime Minister
Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
S. Iswaran
Minister for Communications and Information
In office 21 May 2011 – 30 April 2018
Prime Minister
Lee Hsien Loong
Second Minister
Lawrence Wong (2014–2015)
Preceded by
Lui Tuck Yew (as Minister for Information, Communication and the Arts)
Succeeded by
S. Iswaran
Minister for the Environment and Water Resources
In office 12 August 2004 – 20 May 2011
Prime Minister
Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by
Lim Swee Say (as Minister for the Environment)
Succeeded by
Vivian Balakrishnan
Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports
In office 12 May 2003 – 11 August 2004 Acting: 25 March 2002 – 11 May 2003
Prime Minister
Goh Chok Tong Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by
Abdullah Tarmugi
Succeeded by
Vivian Balakrishnan
Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs
In office 25 March 2002 – 30 April 2018
Prime Minister
Goh Chok Tong Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by
Abdullah Tarmugi
Succeeded by
Masagos Zulkifli
Personal details
Born
(1955-10-03) 3 October 1955 (age 68)[1] Colony of Singapore
Political party
People's Action Party
Children
2
Alma mater
University of Singapore Stanford University
Occupation
Politician
engineer
professor
Yaacob bin Ibrahim (Jawi: يعقوب بن إبراهيم; born 3 October 1955)[1] is a Singaporean former politician who served as Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs between 2002 and 2018, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports between 2002 and 2004, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources between 2004 and 2011, Minister for Communications and Information between 2011 and 2018, and Minister-in-charge of Cyber Security between 2015 and 2018.[2][3][4] A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Kolam Ayer division of Jalan Besar GRC between 1997 and 2020.
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and national political establishment in British Malaya. Founded by IbrahimYaacob and Ishak Haji Muhammad, KMM grew into a prominent pre-war nationalist...
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# Name Start of term End of term Political Party 1 YaacobIbrahim 1 April 2001 23 November 2001 People's Action Party 2 Heng Chee How 24 November 2001...
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