Sha'ari Tadin

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Tadin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Sha'ari.

Sha'ari bin Tadin
شءاري تادين
Personal details
Born(1932-08-02)2 August 1932
Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Federated Malay States (now Malaysia)
Died13 December 2009(2009-12-13) (aged 77)
Singapore
PartyPeople's Action Party
SpouseLatifah binte Md Tahir
Children7
EducationOutram School
Victoria School
National Institute of Education
National University of Singapore

Sha'ari bin Tadin (2 August 1932 – 13 December 2009), was a Singaporean politician and educator. Representing the People’s Action Party from 1968 to 1980, he was Parliamentary Secretary and later Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Culture, where he promoted the arts, culture, sports, and youth development. After politics, he returned to education as a principal, and later obtained a master’s degree in sociology, continuing to contribute to academia and community leadership.

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