Othman Wok
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Othman Wok was a former Cabinet Minister in Singapore
for 14 years. He was the Minister of Social Affairs from October 1963 to June 1977. After retiring from active politics, he was Singapore's ambassador to Indonesia
and served on the boards of the Singapore Tourism Board
and Sentosa Development Corporation
. For his political, economic and social contributions to the nation building of Singapore, the Singapore President
awarded him the Order of Nila Utama (2nd Class) in 1983.
Othman Wok completed national service with the rank of Major, with the People's Defence Force in 1980 and also retired from active politics in the same year. He has held the post of Director of various corporate companies and was also a Board member of Sentosa Development Corporation.
Othman Wok is married with four children. His hobbies include reading and writing ghost stories, one of his books being "Malayan Horror: Macabre Tales of Singapore and Malaysia in the 50s", a compilation of stories written by him.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
for 14 years. He was the Minister of Social Affairs from October 1963 to June 1977. After retiring from active politics, he was Singapore's ambassador to Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and served on the boards of the Singapore Tourism Board
Singapore Tourism Board
The Singapore Tourism Board is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore, tasked to promote the country's tourism industry.-History:...
and Sentosa Development Corporation
Sentosa Development Corporation
Sentosa Development Corporation is a statutory board in Singapore, under the purview of the Ministry of Trade and Industry....
. For his political, economic and social contributions to the nation building of Singapore, the Singapore President
President of Singapore
The President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore's head of state. In a Westminster parliamentary system, as which Singapore governs itself, the prime minister is the head of the government while the position of president is largely ceremonial. Before 1993, the President of Singapore was...
awarded him the Order of Nila Utama (2nd Class) in 1983.
Othman Wok completed national service with the rank of Major, with the People's Defence Force in 1980 and also retired from active politics in the same year. He has held the post of Director of various corporate companies and was also a Board member of Sentosa Development Corporation.
Othman Wok is married with four children. His hobbies include reading and writing ghost stories, one of his books being "Malayan Horror: Macabre Tales of Singapore and Malaysia in the 50s", a compilation of stories written by him.