Othman Wok | |
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عثمان بن ووك | |
| Minister for Social Affairs | |
| In office 19 October 1963 – 30 June 1977 | |
| President | Yusof Ishak Benjamin Sheares |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Mattar |
| Minister for Culture | |
| In office 12 August 1965 – 15 April 1968 | |
| President | Yusof Ishak |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | S. Rajaratnam |
| Succeeded by | Jek Yeun Thong |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Pasir Panjang | |
| In office 21 September 1963 – 5 December 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Tee Kim Leng |
| Succeeded by | Abbas Abu Amin |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Singapore | |
| In office 2 November 1963[1] – 9 August 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1924 Singapore, Straits Settlements |
| Died | 17 April 2017 (aged 92) Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Alma mater | Raffles Institution |
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Othman bin Wok DUNU (Second Class)[2] (Jawi: عثمان بن ووك; b. 8 October 1924 – d. 17 April 2017), often known as Othman Wok, was a Singaporean politician[3] who served as Minister of Social Affairs between 1963 and 1977. After retiring from politics, he was Singapore's Ambassador to Indonesia and served on the boards of the Singapore Tourism Board and Sentosa Development Corporation. For his political, economic and social contributions to the nation building of Singapore, he was awarded the Order of Nila Utama (Second Class) in 1983 by President Devan Nair.
- ^ "PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES DEWAN RA'AYAT (HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES) OFFICIAL REPORT" (PDF). Dewan Rakyat. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL FOR MINORITY RIGHTS". Singapore Government. Ministry of Communications and Information, Singapore Government. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ Historical Dictionary of Singapore. Justin Corfield. 2010. p. 2000. ISBN 978-0810873872.