Ahmad Mattar

For the Iraqi poet, see Ahmed Matar.
Ahmad Mattar
Minister for the Environment
In office
1985–1993
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Goh Chok Tong
Preceded byOng Pang Boon
Succeeded byMah Bow Tan
Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs
In office
5 September 1977 – 30 June 1993
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Goh Chok Tong
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAbdullah Tarmugi
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Leng Kee SMC
In office
2 September 1972 – 6 December 1976
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byOw Chin Hock
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Brickworks SMC
In office
23 December 1976 – 17 August 1988
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Brickworks GRC
(Brickworks)
In office
3 September 1988 – 16 December 1996
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
Ahmad bin Mohamed Mattar

(1940-08-13) 13 August 1940 (age 84)
Singapore, Straits Settlements
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Alma materUniversity of Singapore
University of Sheffield
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLecturer, academic
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mattar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Ahmad.

Ahmad bin Mohamed Mattar (born 13 August 1940)[1] is a former Singaporean politician and member of the Cabinet.[2]

  1. ^ National Library Board, Singapore. "Ahmad Mattar". Eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Raffles Alumni, your connection to the Raffles network and beyond". alumni.ri.edu.sg. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.