Mr. Othman Wok

Group members:-Tan Yi Ta-Tay Yang Qin-Jason Kuah

Background

Date of birth: 8 Oct 1924 Married with 4 children His family was one of the families who were

already living in Singapore when Sir Stamford Raffles arrived in 1819

Positions

Former Minister for Social Affairs from 1963-1977 Member of Parliament who represented Pasir Panjang

Constituency between 1963 and 1977 Prominent Malay journalist Rose to become the deputy editor of the Malay language

newspaper Join the PAP and was elected as Assemblyman of

Singapore Completed NS with a rank of Major Held the post of Director of various corporate companies

and was also a Board member of Sentosa Development Corporation

Early Life

Othman Wok was born to a teacher and principal

He got enrolled in a Japanese school during Japanese occupation

Excel in Japanese in school

Contributions to Singapore

As a member of PAP he was opposed to the pan-Malay movements (that lead to two riots in the 1960s)

He became Singapore's ambassador to Indonesia and served on the boards of the Singapore Tourism Board and Sentosa Development Corporation after retiring from active politics

What happen after he fielded as a PAP candidate in 1959 in the Malay-majority

 Some Malays accuse him of being a traitor and was a target of abuse

However, Othman Wok didn’t give up

Impact on Singapore

Introduce racial harmony Lesser racial riots Things he did was one of the factor that

led to the separation from Malaysia

Summary

In a nut shell, we could conclude that Mr Othman Wok is a great Leader with courage and perserverance. We know this because when he join the PAP, he was regarded as a ‘traitor’ to some of the malays but he persisted and continue. If he hadn’t did what he did then, there won’t be a Singapore now. This implies that Mr Othman Wok is a wonderful Leader which made what Singapore was today

Credits

http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_995_2009-07-01.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othman_Wok http://www.google.com.sg/search?tbm=isch&hl

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