100 INSPIRING RAFFLESIANS, 1823-2003

100 INSPIRING RAFFLESIANS, 1823-2003

CONTENTS


FRONT MATTER Guan Heng Tan	i
Malaysia's Lieutenant-General - Abdul Jamil bin Haji Ahmad Guan Heng Tan	1
First Career Woman Ambassador - Zaibedah Ahmad Guan Heng Tan	5
A Thoroughbred Rafflesian - V. Ambiavagar Guan Heng Tan	9
A Disabled Artist - Johnny Ang Guan Heng Tan	11
Doctor Defies Death to Save Lives - Ang Swee Chai Guan Heng Tan	13
The ‘Cambridge Blue’ Minister - Edmund William Barker Guan Heng Tan	17
Of Rabbits and Fish Head Curry - Cham Tao Soon Guan Heng Tan	21
Lord Chan of Oxton - Michael Chan Chew Koon Guan Heng Tan	23
The Best of Both Worlds - Alan Chan Heng Loon Guan Heng Tan	25
A Star is Born - Kit Chan Guan Heng Tan	27
Like Mother Like Daughter - Betty Chen Guan Heng Tan	31
Mr POSB - Bertie Cheng Guan Heng Tan	33
Twinkletoes - Chia Boon Leong Guan Heng Tan	35
A Woman of Many Parts - Claire Chiang Guan Heng Tan	37
From Charpoy to the Bench - Choor Singh Guan Heng Tan	41
Mr Accountant-General - Chua Kim Yeow Guan Heng Tan	43
Pioneering Industrialist - Lionel Cresson Guan Heng Tan	45
Of Trade and Diplomacy - Ridzwan bin Haji Dzafir Guan Heng Tan	47
Second Prime Minister - Goh Chok Tong Guan Heng Tan	51
World Famous Dancer and Choreographer - Goh Choo San Guan Heng Tan	55
On Top of the Banking World - Euleen Goh Guan Heng Tan	57
Newspaper Editor - Han Fook Kwang Guan Heng Tan	61
Of Bricks and Mortar - Albert Hong Hin Kay Guan Heng Tan	65
Singapore's First President - Yusof Ishak Guan Heng Tan	67
Judicious Deputy Prime Minister - S. Jayakumar Guan Heng Tan	71
The Architect in Nation Building - Hijjas Kasturi Guan Heng Tan	75
The Student's Principal - Khoo Kay Chai Guan Heng Tan	79
From Bukom to Lumut - Khoo Tee Chuan Guan Heng Tan	83
Of Chemistry and Longevity - Kiang Ai Kim Guan Heng Tan	85
Chief of Armed Forces - Kirpa Ram Vij Guan Heng Tan	87
The Sky's the Limit - Koh Chai Hong Guan Heng Tan	89
International Playwright - Stella Kon Guan Heng Tan	91
The Westernised Oriental Gentleman - Kwan Sai Kheong Guan Heng Tan	93
Chief of the Navy - Kwek Siew Jin Guan Heng Tan	95
Founding Father - Lee Kuan Yew Guan Heng Tan	97
The Chinese Mandarin - Lee Siow Mong Guan Heng Tan	101
Of Mergers and Acquisitions - Lee Suet Fern Guan Heng Tan	103
Paper Wizard - Leong Cheng Chit Guan Heng Tan	107
Rags to Riches - Lim Boon Keng Guan Heng Tan	109
Nationalist and Patriot - Lim Bo Seng Guan Heng Tan	111
The Chatek Queen - Carmee Lim Guan Heng Tan	115
Reach for the Sky - Lim Chin Beng Guan Heng Tan	117
A Nuts and Bolts Minister - Lim Hng Kiang Guan Heng Tan	121
The Girl Who Guides - Lim Hsiu Mei Guan Heng Tan	125
Have Wings, Will Fly - Lim Kim Choon Guan Heng Tan	127
Of Medicine and Chess - Lim Kok Ann Guan Heng Tan	129
An Extraordinary Soldier - Lim Neo Chian Guan Heng Tan	131
Descending the Ivory Tower - Lim Pin Guan Heng Tan	135
First Woman Permanent Secretary - Lim Soo Hoon Guan Heng Tan	139
From Clerk to Chief Minister - Lim Yew Hock Guan Heng Tan	141
NCAR Astrophysicist - Low Boon Chye Guan Heng Tan	143
First Chief Minister - David Marshall Guan Heng Tan	145
Pioneer in Preventive Medicine - Ernest Steven Monteiro Guan Heng Tan	147
A Persian in Malacca Street - Mohamed Javad Namazie Guan Heng Tan	149
Veteran Educator - Noel Evelyn Norris Guan Heng Tan	153
Mr Speaker - George Oehlers Guan Heng Tan	155
A True Blue Rafflesian - Mae Noleen Oehlers Guan Heng Tan	157
Pioneer of Pantai Valley - Mohamed Taib bin Osman Guan Heng Tan	159
World Bank Specialist - Indra Padmanathan Guan Heng Tan	163
Enigmatic Academic and Diplomat - Pang Eng Fong Guan Heng Tan	165
Guardian of the Civil Service - Phay Seng Whatt Guan Heng Tan	167
The Lady is a Judge - Judith Prakash Guan Heng Tan	169
An Honourable Man - A. P. Rajah Guan Heng Tan	171
Deadly Striker - Quah Kim Song Guan Heng Tan	173
Author of National Pledge - S. Rajaratnam Guan Heng Tan	175
Mr Mayor - Zainul Abidin Rasheed Guan Heng Tan	177
International Art Historian - T. Kanaga Sabapathy Guan Heng Tan	181
Television Personality - V. Sadasivan Guan Heng Tan	185
Pioneering Stage Actress - Rosie Seow Guan Heng Tan	189
Father of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Benjamin Henry Sheares Guan Heng Tan	191
The Monk Who Came in from the Cold - Shi Ming Yi Guan Heng Tan	193
World-Renowned Violinist - Siow Lee Chin Guan Heng Tan	195
Father of Amateur Football - Soh Ghee Soon Guan Heng Tan	197
The Methodist Bishop - Robert Solomon Guan Heng Tan	201
Queen's Scholar - Song Ong Siang Guan Heng Tan	203
A Farewell to Arms - Su Guaning Guan Heng Tan	205
The Play's the Thing - Leaena Tambyah Guan Heng Tan	207
Taking the Nation's Pulse - Tan Cheng Bock Guan Heng Tan	209
Father of the Malayan Chinese - Tan Cheng Lock Guan Heng Tan	213
Scholar and Olympian - Tan Eng Liang Guan Heng Tan	215
Fastest Man Wins - Tan Eng Yoon Guan Heng Tan	217
Water Polo Gold Medallist - Tan Hwee Hock Guan Heng Tan	219
Chess Prodigy - Tan Lian Ann Guan Heng Tan	223
Impacting Lives Beyond the Wheelchair - William Tan Kian Meng Guan Heng Tan	227
The Toy Piano - Margaret Leng Tan Guan Heng Tan	231
PWD Director-General - Tan Swan Beng Guan Heng Tan	233
Poker King of Europe - Willie Tann Boon Guan Guan Heng Tan	235
The Speaker Speaks Out - Abdullah Tarmugi Guan Heng Tan	239
Law Professor and Human Rights Champion - Alice Tay Erh Soon Guan Heng Tan	241
Top Cop Held at Gunpoint - Tee Tua Ba Guan Heng Tan	245
First Woman Olympian - Teng Pei Wah Guan Heng Tan	247
First Woman Pilot - Teo Ah Hong Guan Heng Tan	249
National Library Chief - N. Varaprasad Guan Heng Tan	251
The People's President - Wee Kim Wee Guan Heng Tan	255
A Witness to End of Empire - Othman Wok Guan Heng Tan	259
The Consummate Journalist - Francis Wong Tze Kan Guan Heng Tan	261
Pioneer in Bioengineering and Nanotechnology - Jackie Yi-Ru Ying Guan Heng Tan	263
Dim Sum Dolly - Emma Yong Guan Heng Tan	265
High Flying Entrepreneur - Diana Young Guan Heng Tan	267
Straddling Two Cultures - Yu Chun Yee Guan Heng Tan	271
BACK MATTER Guan Heng Tan	273
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