National University of Singapore

Alumni

Since its inception in 1905, the National University of Singapore has produced many illustrious individuals. This list includes 4 Singaporean Prime Ministers and Presidents, 2 Malaysian Prime Ministers, scores of CEOs, politicians and judiciaries.

NUS counts among its graduates, heads of states Abdul Razak Hussein, Benjamin Sheares, Goh Chok Tong, Lee Kuan Yew, Mahathir Mohamad and S.R. Nathan. A number of its graduates are also notable politicians. Rais Yatim is Malaysia's current Minister for Information, Communications and Culture. Ng Eng Hen is Singapore's current Minister of Defense.

Business leaders such as CEO of the Singapore Exchange and Singapore Tourism Board Chew Choon Seng, CEO of the Hyflux group Olivia Lum, CEO of the Temasek Holdings Ho Ching and CEO of SPRING Singapore Philip Yeo.

In international politics, the school has produced the Director General of World Health Organisation Margaret Chan, former President of United Nations Security Council, Kishore Mahbubani and S Jayakumar and Vice-President of the International Olympic Committee, Ng Ser Miang.

In Singapore's legal sector, NUS served as Singapore's only law school for half a century, until SMU was set up in 2007. Therefore most of Singapore's judiciaries come from the school. This includes Singapore's Minister for Law and Foreign Affairs, K. Shanmugam, the fourth Chief Justice of Singapore, Sundaresh Menon and the third Chief Justice of Singapore, Chan Sek Keong.

In academia, NUS boasts of its current President Tan Chorh Chuan, President Emeritus of Nanyang Technological University, Su Guaning, Former Vice-President of Finance for University of Virginia and Cornell University, Yoke San Reynolds and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong, Wang Gungwu.

Alumna Goh Chok Tong Singapore's second Prime Minister.
Alumna Tony Tan (Singaporean president) Singapore's seventh President.
Alumna S. R. Nathan Singapore's sixth and longest-serving President.
Alumna Mahathir Mohamad 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Alumna Margaret Chan Director-General of the World Health Organization.
Alumna Kishore Mahbubani Former President of the United Nations Security Council.