Halimah Yacob conferred Order of Temasek, tops list of National Award recipients for 2023

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SINGAPORE — Former president Halimah Yacob has been conferred the nation's highest civilian honour, the Order of Temasek (With High Distinction). She will receive the award from President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Sunday (Oct 29) at the National Awards Investiture to be held at the Institute of Technical Education College Central.

Madam Halimah will head the list of National Award recipients for 2023, said the Prime Minister’s Office in a statement on Wednesday.SINGAPORE — Former president Halimah Yacob has been conferred the nation's highest civilian honour, the Order of Temasek .

Madam Halimah, 69, will head the list of National Award recipients for 2023, said the Prime Minister's Office in a statement on Wednesday. She did not seek re-election at the Presidential Election 2023, which was won by former senior minister Mr Tharman. During her term as Singapore's eighth president, Madam Halimah was vocal about gender equality and spoke her mind on various social issues, such as the need to protect older workers.

 

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