Paul Tambyah

Paul Tambyah
பால் தம்பையா
Tambyah campaigning during the 2025 general election
8th Chairman of the Singapore Democratic Party
Assumed office
26 September 2017
Preceded byWong Souk Yee
Secretary-GeneralChee Soon Juan
Personal details
BornPaul Anantharajah Tambyah
(1965-02-05) 5 February 1965
PartySingapore Democratic Party (2015–⁠present)
Spouse
Siok Kuan Tambyah
(m. 1991)
Parents
EducationBachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Alma materNational University of Singapore
University of Wisconsin
OccupationInfectious Diseases Expert
ProfessionPhysician
WebsitePaul Tambyah on Facebook
Medical career
FieldMedicine
InstitutionsNational University Hospital
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Sub-specialtiesInfectious diseases
ResearchInfluenza
Dengue
CAUTI
COVID-19
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Paul Anantharajah Tambyah (born 5 February 1965) is a Singaporean doctor and professor of infectious diseases, a politician, and a writer who has been serving as chairman of the Singapore Democratic Party since 2017. He is the President of the Asia Pacific Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection and was the President of the International Society for Infectious Diseases from 2022 to 2025 and served as its immediate past-President.