Portrait of Mr. Abbas Abu Amin, Member of Parliament for Pasir Panjang



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This is a close-up of Major Abbas bin Abu Amin, People's Action Party Member of Parliament for Pasir Panjang (1980-1988) and Pasir Panjang GRC (1988-1991). He was also teacher at Sang Nila Utama Secondary School; Officer of the Singapore Volunteer Corps (Nov 1959); Staff Officer of the Singapore Infantry Brigade (1966); Commanding Officer of the SAF Boys’ School in Changi Air Base (1979), School of Methods of Instruction at SAFTI, and of the 145 Battalion of the People’s Defence Force (1983-1988); Adviser to the Ulu Pandan Citizens' Consultative Committee (1980s); Secretary to the National Day Parade Executive Committee (1967-1990); Council Member (Mar 1974-1983), Deputy Chairman (1983-1988), Chairman and later President (Apr 1988-Mar 1991) of the Football Association of Singapore; Vice Chairman of the Singapore Soccer Coaches Association (Dec 1971-1980) and the Brickworks Community Centre Management Committee (1982); Assistant Director of the NTUC (1980-1994); and Justice of Peace (2001). He was conferred the Public Administrative Medal (Silver) in 1970. His wife is Madam Aishah Daud. Title devised staff.