S Dhanabalan
From Taighde
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| Company: | Temasek Holdings |
| Current Position: | Chairman
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| Current Government Position: | none
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| Nationality: | Singaporean
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| Date of Birth: | 72 years old
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Dhanabalan has been the Chairman of Temasek Holdings since September 1996, and was Chairman of DBS Group Holdings Ltd from 1999 to 2005.
Dhana began his career in the Singapore Civil Service in 1960. He was at the Economic Development Board from 1961 to 1968, during which he helped establish the Development Bank of Singapore, where he served from 1968 to 1978. He entered politics in 1976 and, while a Member of Parliament, held a number of cabinet positions from 1978 to 1994: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Culture, Minister for Community Development, Minister for National Development and Minister for Trade and Industry. From 1996 to 1998, Dhana was the Chairman of Singapore Airlines Ltd.
He holds a B.A. (Honours) in Economics from the University of Malaya, Singapore.
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