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This is a portrait of Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim sitting amidst four computers. He is a senior civil engineering lecturer in the Department of Industrial Engineering at National University of Singapore (1990-1996). He became Board Member of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (Feb 2001); Parliamentary Secretary (Jun 1999-Apr 2001) and later Senior Parliamentary Secretary (May-Nov 2001) for Communications and Information Technology; Mayor of the Central Singapore Community Development Council (Apr-Nov 2001); Minister of State (Nov 2001-Mar 2002), Acting Minister (Mar 2002-2003) and later Minister (May 2003-Aug 2004) for Community Development and Sports; Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs (Mar 2002-to date); Minister for Environment and Water Resources (Aug 2004-to date); Vice-Chairman of People's Action Party (PAP) Central Executive Committee (Dec 2004-to date); PAP Member of Parliament for Jalan Besar GRC (Kolam Ayer) (Jan 1997-to date); Member (1993-1994), Deputy Chairman (1994-Feb 2002) and later Chairman (Mar 2002-to date) of the Board of Directors, MENDAKI; Council Member of the MUIS or Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Aug 1992-1996); and Adviser to the MESRA or People's Association Malay Activity Executive Committee Council (2001-to date). Title devised by Library staff.