Ahmad Ibrahim (Singaporean politician)
Ahmad Ibrahim | |
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Official portrait, 1950s | |
| Minister for Health | |
| In office 6 June 1959 – 24 September 1961 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | A. J. Braga (SPA) |
| Succeeded by | K. M. Byrne (PAP) |
| Minister for Labour | |
| In office 24 September 1961 – 21 August 1962 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | K. M. Byrne (PAP) |
| Succeeded by | Ong Pang Boon (PAP) |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Sembawang Constituency | |
| In office 6 April 1955 – 21 August 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Teong Eng Siong (PAP) |
| Majority | 1955: 4,281 (63.24%) 1959: 4,316 (54.69%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1927 Penang, Straits Settlements (present-day Malaysia) |
| Died | 21 August 1962 (aged 35) Singapore |
| Resting place | Bidadari Cemetery |
| Party | People's Action Party (1957–1962) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (1955–1957) |
| Children | 5 |
Ahmad bin Ibrahim (1927 – 21 August 1962) was a Singaporean politician, unionist, and firefighter who served as the minister for health from 1959 to 1961 and the minister for labour from 1961 until his death in office in 1962. Born and educated in Penang, Ahmad was a unionist with the Naval Base Labour Union and served as their vice-chairman. He made his political debut at the 1955 general election as an independent candidate, contesting against the Progressive Party's Lee Kim Kee in Sembawang Constituency.
Ahmad was successfully elected, and he served as the member of the Legislative Assembly representing Sembawang as an independent candidate before publicly joining the People's Action Party (PAP). He contested in the 1959 general election as a PAP candidate for Sembawang Constituency again, being elected in a four-way contest. He was subsequently named as the minister for health in prime minister Lee Kuan Yew's first cabinet. In 1961, he would become the minister for labour following a cabinet reshuffle. Ahmad died in office in 1962; the Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School and Masjid Ahmad Ibrahim are named in honour of him.