Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee

Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee (born 9 August 1954)[1] is a Singaporean who is the husband of the current president of Singapore Halimah Yacob.[2]

In this Malay name, Alhabshee is a family name, the name Abdullah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by his given name, Mohammed.
Muhammed Abdullah Alhabshee
8th Spouse of the President of Singapore
Assumed role
14 September 2017
PresidentHalimah Yacob
Preceded byMary Chee
Personal details
Born
Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee

(1954-08-09) 9 August 1954
Colony of Singapore
Spouse
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(m. 1980)​
Children5
ResidenceThe Istana
Alma materNational University of Singapore (BS)

Early life and education

A Malay Singaporean of Arab descent,[3] Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee was born in Singapore during British colonial rule.

Mohammed graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Science degree in physics. It was also where he first met Halimah Yacob.[2][4]

Personal life

Mohammed married Halimah Yacob in 1980, two years after meeting her at the National University of Singapore.[4] They both own a HDB duplex flat in Yishun, consisting of one 5-room flat and one 4-room flat joined together by demolishing the median wall.[5] They have five children together.

He is currently a retired businessman.[6]

Spouse of the President of Singapore

After his wife Halimah Yacob, had won the 2017 presidential election by an uncontested walkover and sworn into office on 14 September 2017, Mohammed took up the protocol role as the spouse of the president of Singapore.[7][8]

During Halimah's early presidency, the couple were still living in their HDB duplex flat at Yishun after Halimah had stated that she would not be moving out of her flat during her term in office.[9]

On 2 October 2017, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced that they would be moving out of the public housing apartment, due to security threats identified by security agencies from being the head of state.[10][11]

References
  1. Tham, Yuen-C (2017-09-13). "Halimah Yacob to be sworn in as Singapore's 8th president on Thursday: PMO". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  2. "Our First Gentleman to be, Mohamed Abdullah Alhabshee". The Independent Singapore News. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  3. "Getting to know Mohamed Abdullah Alhabshee, husband of Madam Halimah Yacob – THOUGHTS OF REAL SINGAPOREANS". 2017-07-29. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  4. "StackPath". theindependent.sg. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  5. "Our First Gentleman to be, Mohamed Abdullah Alhabshee | The Independent". 2017-08-17. Archived from the original on 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  6. Tham, Yuen-C (2017-09-13). "Halimah Yacob to be sworn in as Singapore's 8th president on Thursday: PMO". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  7. "Halimah Yacob set to be next President after other potential candidates fail to qualify - CNA". 2019-04-14. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  8. "Halimah Yacob to be sworn in as Singapore's 8th president on Thursday: PMO, Politics News & Top Stories - The Straits Times". 2017-12-17. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  9. Tham, Yuen-C; Seow, Joanna (2017-09-14). "Halimah wants to continue living in her HDB flat". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  10. Tian, Ang Tian (2017-10-03). "President Halimah to move out of Yishun flat". The New Paper. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  11. "President Halimah to move out from Yishun residence to a new location - The Online Citizen". 2019-02-27. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
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