Ahmad Mattar

Ahmad Mattar
Minister for the Environment
In office
2 January 1985 – 30 June 1993
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Goh Chok Tong
Preceded byOng Pang Boon
Succeeded byMah Bow Tan
Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs
In office
5 September 1977 – 30 June 1993
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Goh Chok Tong
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAbdullah Tarmugi
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Brickworks GRC
In office
3 September 1988 – 16 December 1996
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Majority
  • 1988: 13,893 (34.86%)
  • 1991: N/A (walkover)
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Brickworks
In office
23 December 1976 – 17 August 1988
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Majority
  • 1976: 6,401 (47.98%)
  • 1980: N/A (walkover)
  • 1984: 4,119 (32.54%)
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Leng Kee
In office
2 September 1972 – 6 December 1976
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byOw Chin Hock
Majority6,893 (43.07%)
Personal details
BornAhmad bin Mohamed Mattar
(1940-08-13) 13 August 1940
PartyPeople's Action Party
(1972–1996)
Alma materUniversity of Singapore (BSc; DSc)
University of Sheffield (MSc)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionAcademic
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Ahmad bin Mohamed Mattar (born 13 August 1940) is a former Singaporean politician and academic who served as the inaugural Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs from 1977 and 1993 and Minister for the Environment from 1985 to 1993. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leng Kee Constituency between 1972 and 1976, Brickworks Constituency between 1976 and 1988 and the Brickworks division of Brickworks Group Representation Constituency (GRC) between 1988 and 1996.