Portrait of Mr. Zainul Abidin Rasheed, Member of Kampong Kembangan Community Centre Management Committee

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This is a head-and-shoulder portrait of Mr. Haji Zainul Abidin Rasheed, Member of Kampong Kembangan Community Centre Management Committee in 1973. He was a former student at Jalan Daud Primary School (1956-1959), Opera Estate Boys' School (1960-1961) and Raffles Institution (1962-1967); Research Editor and Manager of Asia Research Bulletin (1971- 1976); Editor of Berita Harian and Berita Minggu (1976-1996) and The Sunday Times (1981-1984); Committee Member (1986-1988) and later President of MUIS (Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura) or Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Jul 1991-1996); Member of Board of Advisors (1989-Sep 1990), Chairman of Executive Committee (Oct 1990-1992) and later Chief Executive Officer of Yayasan Mendaki (Oct 1990-1993); General Manager (International) of NTUC FairPrice Co-operative Limited (1997-1998); Member of National University of Singapore Council (1980-1990), Board of Governors of Raffles Institution (1992) and Board of Directors of PSA Corporation (1997-1998); Vice-President of Lembaga Biasiswa Kenangan Maulud or LBKM (1982-1992); Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Jul 1998-Nov 2001), Minister of State (Nov 2001-May 2006) and later Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (May 2006-2011); Chairman of Cheng San Town Council (2000-2001) and Malay Heritage Foundation (2003-2010); Mayor of North East Community Development Council (Nov 2001-2009); and People's Action Party Member of Parliament for Cheng San GRC (Jan 1997-Oct 2001) and Aljunied GRC (Oct 2001-Apr 2011). He was appointed roving Ambassador to the State of Kuwait (2011). He was awarded the Outstanding Young Singaporean Gold Award by Jaycees in 1974. Title devised by Library staff.